Jaba Dvali

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jaba Dvali

| image = Dvali.JPG

| image_size = 220

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|02|08}}

| birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgia

| height = {{height|meters=1.76}}

| currentclub = Zestaponi (General Director)

| clubnumber =

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 2000–2001

| youthclubs1 = Tbilisi

| youthyears2 = 2001–2002

| youthclubs2 = Norchi Dinamoeli

| youthyears3 = 2002–2004

| youthclubs3 = Dinamo Tbilisi

| years1 = 2004–2007 | clubs1 = Dinamo Tbilisi | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 23

| years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = → Sioni (loan) | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 11

| years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = → Chikhura (loan) | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = → Olimpi (loan) | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2007–2009 | clubs5 = Dacia Chişinău | caps5 = 48 | goals5 = 20

| years6 = 2009–2012 | clubs6 = Zestaponi | caps6 = 98 | goals6 = 45

| years7 = 2012–2014 | clubs7 = Dinamo Tbilisi | caps7 = 51 | goals7 = 27

| years8 = 2014 | clubs8 = → Qarabağ (loan) | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = Zestaponi | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 10

| years10 = 2014–2016 | clubs10 = Dacia Chișinău | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 1

| years11 = 2015 | clubs11 = → Saburtalo (loan) | caps11 = 8 | goals11 = 2

| years12 = 2016 | clubs12 = → Sapovnela (loan) | caps12 = 9 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2016–2017 | clubs13 = Tskhinvali | caps13 = 11 | goals13 = 7

| years14 = 2017–2018 | clubs14 = Sioni | caps14 = 48 | goals14 = 23

| years15 = 2018 | clubs15 = Telavi | caps15 = 9 | goals15 = 0

| years16 = 2019 | clubs16 = Chiatura | caps16 = | goals16 =

| years17 = 2020 | clubs17 = Zestaponi | caps17 = 13 | goals17 = 8

| years18 = 2022 | clubs18 = Vazisubani | caps18 = | goals18 =

| nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Georgia | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 26 December 2022

| nationalteam-update = 6 February 2013

}}

Jaba Dvali (born 8 February 1985) is a Georgian former football player and current manager.

Dvali has played in three countries as a forward. He is the four-time winner of the national league and two-time winner of the Georgian Cup. Dvali was a main goalscorer at Zestaponi during their "golden time" when the club twice in a row won the national league. He is also a member of the 100 club of Georgian players with a hundred and more goals.

Career

Dvali started his professional career at Dinamo Tbilisi. After being loaned to three clubs, he moved to Moldovan side Dacia.

He spent three prolific seasons at Zestaponi during the height of their success in the early 2010s. Dvali personally played a vital role in the club. He became a top goalscorer of the league in 2011–12.{{cite web |title=Umaglesi Liga topscorers |url=https://www.besoccer.com/competition/historical-season/umaglesi_liga/2022/top-scorers |website=besoccer.com}}

While at Dinamo Tbilisi, Dvali scored his 100th goal in the top division against Torpedo on 4 May 2013, entering the topscorers' club.{{cite news |title=ჯაბა დვალი - 100 |url=https://fcdinamo.ge/ge/news?n=1625 |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=fcdinamo.ge |date=4 May 2013 |language=KA}}

In January 2014, Dvali agreed to join Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Qarabağ on a six-month loan deal.{{cite web|title=Qarabağ gürcü hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzalayır|url=http://www.azerisport.com/az/futbol/20140123010439641.html|publisher=azerisport.com/|accessdate=23 January 2014|language=Azerbaijani}}{{cite web|title=Qarabağın yeni hücumçusu icarə əsasında çıxış edəcək|url=http://www.azerisport.com/az/futbol/20140123042514540.html|publisher=azerisport.com/|accessdate=23 January 2014|language=Azerbaijani}} In June 2014, at the end of Dvali's loan deal with Qarabağ, he signed a 2-year contract with Zestaponi in Georgia.{{cite web|title=Qarabağ gürcü hücumçu ilə müqavilə imzalayır|url=http://www.azerisport.com/az/futbol/20140123010439641.html|publisher=azerisport.com/|accessdate=23 January 2014|language=Azerbaijani}}{{cite web|title=Qarabağın yeni hücumçusu icarə əsasında çıxış edəcək|url=http://www.azerisport.com/az/futbol/20140123042514540.html|publisher=azerisport.com/|accessdate=23 January 2014|language=Azerbaijani}} In December 2014, Dvali signed 2-year contract with Dacia Chișinău which came into force on 20 January 2015.{{cite web|title=Dvali Is Back in "Dacia"|url=http://www.worldsport.ge/en/page/45069_dvali-is-back-in-dacia|publisher=worldsport.ge/|accessdate=10 December 2014}}

Between 2015 and 2019 Dvali played for five domestic clubs. Especially noteworthy during these short-term stints was his great contribution to Sioni's promotion to the Erovnuli Liga, including in a 3–2 play-off victory over Dinamo Batumi where Dvali scored a hat-trick.{{cite web |title=სიონმა” ბათუმის “დინამო” დვალის ჰეთ-თრიქით დაამარცხა |url=https://1tv.ge/news/sionma-batumis-dinamo-dvalis-het-triqit-daamarckha/ |website=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |date=30 November 2017}}

In March 2020, Dvali returned to football after a year-long pause as director general of Zestaponi. At one point in 2021, when this fourth-tier club was plagued with injuries and suspensions, he appeared in the starting line-up and even scored from the penalty spot.{{cite web |title=“ზესტაფონისთვის” გოლს დირექტორი ჯაბა დვალიც იტანს |url=https://fanebi.com/zestaphonisthvis-gols-direqtori-jaba-dvalits-itans-video/ |website=fanebi.com (in Georgian) |date=18 October 2021}}

Along with the management at the club, Dvali also took charge of Zestaponi Youth Academy.{{cite web |title=ჯაბა დვალი "ზესტაფონის" მენეჯერად იმუშავებს |url=https://1tv.ge/news/jaba-dvali-zestafonis-menejerad-imushavebs/ |website=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |date=6 March 2020}}

Honours

= Club =

Dinamo Tbilisi
Georgian Premier League: 2004–05, 2012–13
Georgian Cup: 2003–04
Georgian Super Cup: Runner-up 2013–14
Zestaponi
Georgian Premier League: 2010–11, 2011–12
Georgian Cup: 2012–13, Runner-up 2011–12
Georgian Super Cup: 2011–12
Dacia Chișinău
Moldovan National Division Runner-up: 2007–08, 2008–09
Moldovan Cup Runner-up: 2008–09
Qarabağ
Azerbaijan Premier League: 2013–14

= Individual =

Georgian Premier League top scorer (2): 2005/2006 (21 goals), 2011/2012 (20 goals)
Author of first "UEFA Europa League" hat-trick.{{cite web|title=Dvali celebrations after historic haul|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01db-0e726526b9e5-051273616602-1000--dvali-celebrations-after-historic-haul/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=10 July 2009}}

Goals at European cups UCL&UEL

09–07–09 Zestaponi 6–0 Lisburn Distillery (3)

23–07–09 Helsingborg 2–2 Zestaponi (1)

01–07–10 Zestaponi 5–0 Faetano (2)

15–07–10 Zestaponi 3–0 Dukla (2)

13–07–11 Zestaponi 3–0 Dacia (2)

18–08–11 Zestaponi 3–3 Club Brugge (1)

24–07–12 Zestaponi 2–2 Neftçi (1)

16–07–13 Dinamo Tbilisi 6–1 EB / Streymur (1)

23–07–13 EB / Streymur 1–3 Dinamo Tbilisi (1)

Career statistics

{{updated|7 April 2014}}{{NFT player|id=49350}}{{cite web|title=J. DVALI|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jaba-dvali/83115/|publisher=uk.soccerway.com/|accessdate=23 January 2014}}

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| SuperCup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
2004–05	Dinamo Tbilisi	rowspan="6"\|Umaglesi Liga	23	9			colspan="2"
\|3	0	26	9
rowspan="2"\|2005–06	Sioni Bolnisi (loan)	15	11			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|15	11
rowspan="2"\|Dinamo Tbilisi	12	10			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|12	10
rowspan="2"\|2006–07	11	3			colspan="2"
\|		11	3
Chikhura Sachkhere (loan)	11	2			colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|11	2
2007–08	Metalurgi Rustavi (loan)	2	0			colspan="2"
\|2	0	4	0
2007–08	rowspan="2"\|Dacia Chișinău	rowspan="2"\|Divizia Naţională	32	13			colspan="2"
\|		32	13
2008–09	16	7			colspan="2"
\|2	0	18	7
2009–10	rowspan="4"\|Zestaponi	rowspan="6"\|Umaglesi Liga	33	12	3	2	colspan="2"
\|3	4	39	18
2010–11	34	12	4	1	colspan="2"
\|6	4	44	17
2011–12	31	20	7	4	colspan="2"
\|6	3	44	27
rowspan="2"\|2012–13	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
rowspan="2"\|Dinamo Tbilisi	27	20	9	2	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|29	22
2013–14	17	5	1	0	1	0	5	2	24	7
2013–14	Qarabağ (loan)	Azerbaijan Premier League	5	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|5	0
rowspan=3 \| Total ! colspan=2 \| Georgia !216\|\|104\|\|24\|\|9\|\|1\|\|0\|\|27\|\|14\|\|268\|\|127
colspan=2 \| Moldova !48\|\|20\|\| \|\| \|\|colspan="2"
\|2	0	50	20
colspan=2 \| Azerbaijan !5\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|colspan="2"
\|colspan="2"
\|5	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !269\|\|124\|\|24\|\|9\|\|1\|\|0\|\|29\|\|14\|\|323\|\|147

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110709202606/http://fczestafoni.ge/Eng/Club/dvali.htm Player profile at official web-site of Zestaponi]
{{NFT player|id=49350}}
{{Soccerway|jaba-dvali/83115}}
{{UEFA|94526}}

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:Men's footballers from Georgia (country)

Category:Men's association football defenders

Category:Erovnuli Liga players

Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players

Category:Moldovan Super Liga players

Category:FC Dinamo Tbilisi players

Category:FC Sioni Bolnisi players

Category:FC Chikhura Sachkhere players

Category:FC Metalurgi Rustavi players

Category:FC Dacia Chișinău players