Giorgi Guliashvili

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Giorgi Guliashvili

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|9|5}}

| birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgia

| height = 1.79 m

| position = Second striker

| currentclub = Sarajevo

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019

| youthclubs1 = Sabutarlo

| years1 = 2019–2023

| clubs1 = Saburtalo

| caps1 = 79

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2023–

| clubs2 = Sarajevo

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 16

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = → Velež Mostar (loan)

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 8

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2020

| nationalteam1 = Georgia U19

| nationalcaps1 = 18

| nationalgoals1 = 11

| nationalyears2 = 2020–2023

| nationalteam2 = Georgia U21

| nationalcaps2 = 20

| nationalgoals2 = 8

| nationalyears3 = 2025–

| nationalteam3 = Georgia

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 29 March 2025

| nationalteam-update = 23 March 2025

}}

Giorgi Guliashvili ({{lang-ka|გიორგი გულიაშვილი|tr}}; born 5 September 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a second striker for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo and the Georgia national team.

Club career

Guliashvili started playing for Saburtalo after having advanced into the first team through the academy ranks. He made a debut in Erovnuli Liga on 28 May 2019 when at the age of 17 he came on the pitch as a substitute in a 3–0 win against WIT Georgia.{{cite web |title="საბურთალოს" 17 წლის თავდამსხმელი: ეროვნულ ლიგაში თამაში ძალიან მაგარი შეგრძნება იყო |url=https://sportall.ge/sporti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/130139-qsaburthalosq-17-tslis-thavdamskhmeli-erovnul-ligashi-thamashi-dzalian-magari-shegrdzneba-iyo.html |website=sportall.ge (in Georgian) |date=29 May 2019}} At the end of this season Guliashvili won two nominations at the annual awards ceremony organized by the Football Federation - Goal of the Season for the goal scored in a 2–0 win over Croatia U19s and the Alexander Chivadze Golden award for under-19 players.{{cite web |title=GFF AWARDS 2019 |url=https://europop.ge/article/18926-gff-awards-2019-mtavari-jildoebi-jaba-kankavam-da-jovinom-miighes |website=europop.ge (in Georgian) |date=27 December 2019}}

He gradually secured a place in the team, playing for Saburtalo as a regular squad member during the next three seasons. Guliashvili netted his first top-league goal on 24 July 2020 against Torpedo Kutaisi.{{cite web |url=https://www.erovnuliliga.ge/en/game/5020-tor-sab |title=Torpedo vs Saburtalo |date=24 July 2020 |language=KA}}

He left the club in January 2023 and moved to Bosnian side Sarajevo for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news | url = https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/giorgi-guliashvili-fk-sarajevo-transfer-pojacanje/442511 | title = FK Sarajevo ozvaničio najzvučniji transfer u Premijer ligi ove zime! | newspaper = Sportsport | date = 17 January 2023 | access-date = 19 January 2023}}{{cite web | url = https://europop.ge/article/50188-saburtalodan-bosniashi-giorgi-guliashvili-saraevoshi-itamashebs | title = საბურთალოდან ბოსნიაში - გიორგი გულიაშვილი სარაევოში ითამაშებს | website = europop.ge | date = 17 January 2023 | access-date = 19 January 2023}} In August 2023, he was loaned to Velež for one season. While the latter finished 3rd in the league, Guliashvili was selected among the best eleven players of the season.{{cite web |title=გიორგი გულიაშვილი ბოსნიის ჩემპიონატის საუკეთესო თერთმეტეულში მოხვდა |url=https://www.belive.ge/fexburti/giorgi-guliashvili-bosniis-chempionatis-sauketeso-tertmeteulshi-mokhvda |website=belive.ge |date=25 May 2024 |access-date=11 July 2024 |language=KA}}

International career

Guliashvili was a member of the Georgia national under-21 team. He took part in UEFA 2023 under 21 championship, scoring a leveller against Belgium.{{cite web |title=Georgia vs Belgium |url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/match/2036130--georgia-vs-belgium/ |website=UEFA |date=24 June 2023}}

He has represented Georgia at all youth levels.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcsaburtalo.ge/en/georgian-youth-team-hosted-azerbaijan-and-defeated-the-rivals/|title=Georgian youth team hosted Azerbaijan and defeated the rivals.|date=15 October 2020|access-date=19 January 2023|language=en|website=fcsaburtalo.ge}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{Updated|match played 2 April 2025}}{{cite web|title=G. Guliashvili|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/giorgi-guliashvili/463545/|website=Soccerway|access-date=29 March 2025}}{{cite web|title=Giorgi Guliashvili » Club matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/giorgi-guliashvili/|website=worldfootbal.net|access-date=29 March 2025}}

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Georgian Cup, Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup}} !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Other !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=6\|Saburtalo Tbilisi \|2018 \|Erovnuli Liga \|0	0	1	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	1	0
2019 \|Erovnuli Liga \|4	0	0	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	4	0
2020 \|Erovnuli Liga \|14	4	3	0	1{{efn\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}	1	colspan=2\|—	18	5
2021 \|Erovnuli Liga \|26	3	3	0	colspan=2\|—	1{{efn\|Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup}}	0	30	3
2022 \|Erovnuli Liga \|35	4	3	0	4{{efn\|name=UECL\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	0	colspan=2\|—	42	4
colspan=2\|Total !79	11	10	0	5	1	1	0	95	12
rowspan=4\|Sarajevo \|2022–23 \|Bosnian Premier League \|10	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	10	0
2023–24 \|Bosnian Premier League \|1	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=UECL}}	0	colspan=2\|—	2	0
2024–25 \|Bosnian Premier League \|23	16	5	4	4{{efn\|name=UECL}}	1	colspan=2\|—	32	21
colspan=2\|Total !34	16	5	4	5	1	colspan=2\|—	44	21
Velež Mostar (loan) \|2023–24 \|Bosnian Premier League \|22	8	2	2	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	24	10
colspan=3\|Career total !135	35	17	6	10	2	1	0	163	43

=International=

{{updated|match played 23 March 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=33060|title=Giorgi Guliashvili|website=eu-football.info|accessdate=23 March 2025}}