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Giorgi Chakvetadze

{{short description|Georgian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Giorgi Chakvetadze

| image =

| caption = Chakvetadze with Georgia

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|8|29}}

| birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgia

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Attacking midfielder, left winger

| currentclub = Watford

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = 2007–2010

| youthclubs1 = Norchi Dinamoeli

| youthyears2 = 2010–2016

| youthclubs2 = Dinamo Tbilisi

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Dinamo Tbilisi

| caps1 = 29

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2017–2024

| clubs2 = Gent

| caps2 = 50

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = → Hamburger SV (loan)

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = → Slovan Bratislava (loan)

| caps4 = 25

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = → Watford (loan)

| caps5 = 23

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Watford

| caps6 = 50

| goals6 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam1 = Georgia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 2016

| nationalteam2 = Georgia U18

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam3 = Georgia U19

| nationalcaps3 = 14

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2017

| nationalteam4 = Georgia U21

| nationalcaps4 = 3

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2018–

| nationalteam5 = Georgia

| nationalcaps5 = 37

| nationalgoals5 = 10

| club-update = 5 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 23 March 2025

}}

Giorgi Chakvetadze ({{post-nominals|post-noms=Order of Honor}}) ({{lang-ka|გიორგი ჩაკვეტაძე}}; born 29 August 1999) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for {{English football updater|Watford}} club Watford, and the Georgia national team.{{cite web|title=G.Chakvetadze|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/giorgi-chakvetadze/427702/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=1 September 2018}}

Chakvetadze has earned the Footballer of the Year award in Georgia. He has also won the Slovak First League with Slovan Bratislava.

Club career

=Early career and Dinamo Tbilisi=

Born in Tbilisi, Chakvetadze started his career with Norchi Dinamo.{{cite web | url = https://www.worldsport.ge/ge/page/156356_tamaz-kostava-giorgi-chakvetadzeze-aseti-nichieri-aravin-myolia | title = თამაზ კოსტავა გიორგი ჩაკვეტაძეზე: "ასეთი ნიჭიერი არავინ მყოლია" | website = Worldsport.ge |language=ka | date = 6 July 2017 | access-date = 3 March 2018}} His first manager was former footballer Tamaz Kostava, who described Chakvetadze as a hardworking player.

In 2010, after some successful seasons in the youth championships of Georgia, Chakvetadze moved to Dinamo Tbilisi, where he won U15 and U17 championships.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcdinamo.ge/en/news?n=2598 | title = Both teams won in Youth League | website = Dinamo Tbilisi | date = 28 March 2014 | access-date = 3 March 2018}} In 2015, Chakvetadze signed a three-year deal with Dinamo.{{cite web | url = http://fcdinamo.ge/en/news?n=4006 | title = Giorgi Chakvetadze prolonged contract | website = Dinamo Tbilisi | date = 18 November 2015 | access-date = 3 March 2018}}

Chakvetadze was promoted to the first team in 2016, making his debut against Locomotive Tbilisi on 18 November 2016, replacing Otar Kiteishvili.{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/18/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-dinamo-tbilisi/fc-lokomotivi-tbilisi/2349062/ | title = Dinamo Tbilisi-Locomotive Tbilisi 4-0 (Match Report) | website = Soccerway | date = 18 November 2016 | access-date = 3 March 2018}} That season the young midfielder made 5 appearances for Dinamo. In the following season, Chakvetadze became a key figure of the club, scoring five goals in 24 appearances with the club, with two of them against Dila Gori.{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/04/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-dinamo-tbilisi/fc-dila-gori/2526954/ | title = Dinamo Tbilisi-Dila Gori 5-0 (Match Report) | website = Soccerway | date = 4 August 2017 | access-date = 3 March 2018}}

=Gent=

At the end of summer 2017, Chakvetadze signed with Gent.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcdinamo.ge/ge/news?n=101859 | title = ეს ბიჭებიც და ტრანსფერებიც თბილისის "დინამოსია" | website = Dinamo Tbilisi |language=ka | date = 16 September 2017 | access-date = 3 March 2018}} The president of the Georgian club, Roman Pipia confirmed that the Belgian club was not the only one interested in signing the young player, declaring that Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen tried to sign him as well.

Following the 2017 season, the Georgian Football Federation named Giorgi Chakvetadze the best young player of the year after his prolific performance both at the club and U19 Euro Championship.{{cite news |title=გიორგი ჩაკვეტაძეს კუთვნილი ჯილდო გადასცეს |url=https://1tv.ge/news/giorgi-chakvetadzes-kutvnili-jildo-gadasces/ |publisher=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |date=30 December 2017}}

In April 2018, he topped the list of seven young distinguished players based on votes from Belgian football fans.{{cite news |title=ჩაკვეტაძე ბელგიის წლის აღმოჩენებში ლიდერობს |url=https://1tv.ge/news/chakvetadze-belgiis-wlis-aghmochenebshi-liderobs/ |publisher=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |date=25 April 2018}}

Early next year Chakvetadze was included by UEFA in the list of 50 perspective players of 2019 among U21 players.{{cite news |title=50 for the future: UEFA.com's ones to watch for 2019|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/024d-0e9955b70a87-150e15df50f7-1000--50-for-the-future-uefa-com-s-ones-to-watch-for-2019/|publisher=UEFA |date=15 January 2019}} Also, he was named in the symbolic team of Belgium's top division following the first half of the 2018–19 season.{{cite news |title=გიორგი ჩაკვეტაძე პირველი წრის სიმბოლურში უპრობლემოდ მოხვდა |url=https://fortuna.ge/autoradio/post/giorgi-chakvetadze-pirveli-wris-simbolurshi-uproblemod-mokhvda |publisher=fortuna.ge (in Georgian)|date=11 January 2019}}

Around the same time, Giorgi Chakvetadze received the Best Player of the Year award in Georgia, especially given his several impressive games in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League campaign.{{cite news |title=GFF AWARDS 2018 – სეზონის საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელად გიორგი ჩაკვეტაძე დასახელდა |url=https://fanebi.com/gff-awards-2018-sezonis-sauketheso-phekhburthelad-giorgi-chakvetadze-dasakhelda/ |publisher=fanebi.com (in Georgian)|date=29 December 2018}}

In December 2018, Chakvetadze suffered a knee injury, which later required a surgery. It saw him out of action for a long time.{{cite news |title=გიორგი ჩაკვეტაძის ოპერაციამ კარგად ჩაიარა, ტრანსფერი გამორიცხული არ არის |url=https://europop.ge/article/12238-giorgi-chakvetadzis-operatsiam-kargad-chaiara-transperi-gamoritskhuli-ar-aris |publisher=europop.ge (in Georgian) |date=2 May 2019}}

His surname is transliterated as Tsjakvetadze in Dutch.{{cite news |title=18-jarige Georgiër loodst AA Gent naar zege tegen Lokeren |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/live/voetbal/263482 |accessdate=6 September 2018 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |date=21 January 2018 |language=Dutch}}

==Loan to Hamburger SV==

On 27 January 2022, Chakvetadze joined Hamburger SV on loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Hamburger SV|url=https://www.hsv.de/news/hsv-leiht-giorgi-chakvetadze-aus|title=HSV LEIHT GIORGI CHAKVETADZE AUS|date=27 January 2022|access-date=7 February 2022|language=de}} He participated in ten matches with this 2.Bundesliga club, scoring once.

==Loan to Slovan Bratislava==

On 4 July 2022, Slovan Bratislava signed Giorgi Chakvetadze on a one-year loan.{{cite news |title=ოფიციალურად: გიორგი ჩაკვეტაძე ბრატისლავის სლოვანის ფეხბურთელია |url=https://www.live.ge/fexburti/ophitsialurad-giorgi-chakvetadze-bratislavis-slovanis-phekhburthelia/ |publisher=live.ge (in Georgian) |date=4 July 2022}} He debuted with his new club as a second-half substitute on 6 July during the UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round game against Dinamo Batumi.{{cite news |title=Slovan Bratislava vs Dinamo Batumi |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/champions-league/2022-2023/live-slovan-bratislava-dinamo-batumi_mtc1351051/live-lineup.shtml |publisher=eurosport.com |date=6 July 2022}}

During this season Chakvetadze took part in 47 matches in all competitions and became a champion with Slovan. He played in eight UEFA Conference League games, providing four assists.{{cite news |title=UEFA Conference League player statistics |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/statistics/players/ |publisher=UEFA }}

Before the start of the next season, Slovan intended to purchase him, but the sides failed to reach an agreement on his transfer fee.{{cite web |title="მოგვატყუეს, აგენტს და ამ ადამიანს ჩაკვეტაძეზე დიდი გავლენა აქვს და "უოტფორდში" გადასვლა აიძულეს" - ვაისი ქართველის გამოსყიდვაზე |url=https://sportall.ge/fekhburthi/fekhburthii/legionerebi/165581-qmogvatyues-agents-da-am-adamians-chakvetadzeze-didi-gavlena-aqvs-da-quotfordshiq-gadasvla-aidzulesq-vaisi-qarthvelis-gamosyidvaze.html |website=sportall.ge (in Georgian) |date=25 July 2023}}

=Watford=

In July 2023, Chakvetadze joined Watford on a year-long loan.{{cite web |title=Watford sign Georgia star Chakvetadze on loan from KAA Gent |url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/23684436.watford-sign-georgia-star-chakvetadze-loan-kaa-gent/ |website=watfordobserver.co.uk |date=2 August 2023 |access-date=2 August 2023}} He scored his first EFL Championship goal on Boxing day against Bristol City.{{cite news |title=Watford vs Bristol City, statistics |work=BBC Sport |date=26 December 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67756822 |access-date=28 December 2023}} On 1 February 2024, Watford confirmed that they had completed the permanent signing of Chakvetadze {{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/news/official-chakvetadze-loan-made-permanent|title=Official: Chakvetadze Loan Made Permanent|website=www.watfordfc.com|date=1 February 2024|accessdate=1 February 2024}} with the contract extended to another five-year period later in September.{{cite web |title=Chakvetadze signs for Watford until 2029 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/chakvetadze-signs-for-watford-until-2029/ar-AA1rgFBV?ocid=BingNewsSerp |website=msn.com |date=27 September 2024 |access-date=30 September 2024}}

Having played 37 games in all competitions during his first year, Chakvetadze had a memorable start to the 2024–25 season. As the club secured two wins from two Championship games, he not only scored and assisted, but also made it into the team of the week.{{cite web |title=Five of WhoScored's top performers in the Sky Bet Championship |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2024/august/19/five-of-whoscored-s-top-performers-in-the-sky-bet-championship/ |website=efl.com |access-date=21 August 2024}} Later, when some of the media outlets summed up the first half of this season, Chakvetadze was selected as best player of the team.{{cite web |title=Championship mid-season review: Who will be playing in the Premier League next season? |url=https://www.flashscore.com/news/soccer-championship-championship-mid-season-review-who-will-be-playing-in-the-premier-league-next-season/lEQl0oVP/ |website=flashscore.com |date=10 January 2025}}

According to some estimates made in December 2024, Chakvetadze had a 150% increase in his wages compared to his loan period, which made him the Hornets' fifth-highest earner.{{cite news |title=Giorgi Chakvetadze's estimated weekly wages at Watford |url=https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/giorgi-chakvetadze-watford-fc-weekly-earnings-as-leicester-everton-wolves-circle/?utm_source=Flashscore.com&utm_medium=newsfeed |publisher=footballleagueworld.com |date=23 December 2024}}

International career

Chakvetadze scored his debut goal of his senior career in a friendly match against Lithuania on 24 March 2018 in Tbilisi, where Georgia achieved a 4–0 win over its guests.

On 6 September 2018, Chakvetadze opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Kazakhstan, the first goal in the history of the UEFA Nations League.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/0253-0d8226f62167-bb95306965de-1000--who-scored-the-first-goals-in-uefa-s-competitions/ |title=Chakvetadze scores first goal in UEFA Nations League |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=6 September 2018 |access-date=6 September 2018}} On 19 November 2018, he assisted and scored again for Georgia in his country's 2–1 win over Kazakhstan{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Amy |title=Georgian Football Team Victorious Against Kazakhstan |url=http://georgiatoday.ge/news/13267/Georgian-Football-Team-Victorious-Against-Kazakhstan |accessdate=22 November 2018 |work=Georgia Today |date=20 November 2018}} which confirmed the country as the winner of its group.{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Paul |last2=Gozzi |first2=Laura |title=Nations League: What have other countries made of Uefa's new competition? |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46274022 |accessdate=22 November 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 November 2018}}

On 25 March 2023, Chakvetadze bagged a brace in a 6–1 win over Mongolia.{{cite web |url=https://1tv.ge/news/giorgi-chakvetadzem-nakrebshi-goli-otkhi-wlisa-da-127-dghis-shemdeg-gaitana-video-1tvsport/ |title=გიორგი ჩაკვეტაძემ ნაკრებში გოლი ოთხი წლისა და 127 დღის შემდეგ გაიტანა|website=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |date=25 March 2023}}

A year later he took part in both UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches and made a vital contribution to Georgia's first major international achievement.{{cite web |title=Georgia breakthrough built on years of development |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/028b-1a82861777b8-02b917bac211-1000--georgia-breakthrough-built-on-years-of-development/ |website=UEFA |date=27 March 2024 |access-date=1 June 2024}} He participated in all four games that the national team held in the tournament. On 2 July 2024, Chakvetadze was awarded the Order of Honour along with his teammates.{{cite web |title=პრეზიდენტი - მინდა, ერთობის სახელით, ეს ჯილდო გადავცე ბიჭებს და ვუსურვო, რომ გზა მათი გამარჯვებისა უსასრულო ყოფილიყოს |url=https://president.ge/index.php?m=209&news_id=2229&lng=geo |website=president.ge |date=2 July 2024 |access-date=6 July 2024 |language=KA}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 5 April 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Dinamo Tbilisi

|2016

|rowspan="2"|Erovnuli Liga

|5

0colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–50
2017

|24

520colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–265
colspan="2"|Total

!29

5200000315
rowspan="6"|Gent

|2017–18{{cite web |title=Giorgi Chakvetadze » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/giorgi-chakvetadze/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |accessdate=22 November 2018}}

|rowspan="5"|Belgian First Division A

|10

1colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–90191
2018–19

|20

4414031316
2019–20

|9

0003000121
2020–21

|3

000100040
2021–22

|8

01160colspan="2"|–151
colspan="2"|Total

!50

55280121818
Hamburger SV (loan)

|2021–22

|2. Bundesliga

|10

120colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–121
Slovan (loan)

|2022–23

|Super Liga

|25

160160colspan="2"|–471
Watford (loan)

|2023–24

|EFL Championship

|24

100colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–231
rowspan="3"|Watford

|2023–24

|rowspan="2"|EFL Championship

|11

030colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–140
2024–25

|39

210colspan="2"|–10412
colspan="2"|Total

!50

2400010552
colspan="3"|Career total

!187

1519230013124918

=International=

{{Updated|matches played on 23 March 2025}}{{NFT|70837}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|Georgia

|2018

75
201900
202020
202140
202210
202383
2024131
202521
colspan="2"|Total||37||10

:Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chakvetadze goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Giorgi Chakvetadze

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Cap

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|24 March 2018

|Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia

|{{fb|LTU}}

|align="center"|1

|align="center"|4–0

|align="center"|4–0

|Friendly

align="center"|2

|6 September 2018

|Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan

|{{fb|KAZ}}

|align="center"|2

|align="center"|1–0

|align="center"|2–0

|2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

align="center"|3

|16 October 2018

|Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia

|{{fb|LAT}}

|align="center"|5

|align="center"|3–0

|align="center"|3–0

|2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

align="center"|4

|15 November 2018

|Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra

|{{fb|AND}}

|align="center"|6

|align="center"|1–0

|align="center"|1–1

|2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

align="center"|5

|19 November 2018

|Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia

|{{fb|KAZ}}

|align="center"|7

|align="center"|2–0

|align="center"|2–1

|2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

align="center"|6rowspan="2" | 25 March 2023rowspan="2" | Batumi Arena, Batumi, Georgiarowspan="2" | {{fb|Mongolia}}rowspan="2" align="center" | 15align="center" | 2–1rowspan="2" align="center" | 6–1rowspan="2" | Friendly
align="center"|7

|align="center"|3–1

align="center"|8

|8 September 2023

|Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia

|{{fb|ESP}}

|align="center"|17

|align="center"|1–4

|align="center"|1–7

|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

align="center"|9

|7 September 2024

|Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia

|{{fb|CZE}}

|align="center"|30

|align="center"|2–0

|align="center"|4–1

|2024–25 UEFA Nations League

align="center"|10

|23 March 2025

|Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia

|{{fb|ARM}}

|align="center"|37

|align="center"|3–0

|align="center"|6–1

|2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-off

Honours

Individual

  • Player of the Year in Georgia: 2018

Team

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Soccerway|427702}}
  • {{NFT|70837}}

{{Watford F.C. squad}}

{{Georgian Footballer of the Year}}

{{Georgia squad UEFA Euro 2024}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chakvetadze, Giorgi}}

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