Lasha Kasradze

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| name = Lasha Kasradze

| image =

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tbilisi, Georgia

| height = {{height|m=1.86}}

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Rustavi

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = WIT Georgia

| years1 = 2010–2014 | clubs1 = WIT Georgia | caps1 = 96 | goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = AZAL | caps2 = 46 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Inter Baku | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = Sioni Bolnisi | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = Samtredia | caps5 = 33 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = Zhetysu | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019 | clubs7 = Taraz | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2020 | clubs8 = Torpedo Kutaisi | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2020 | clubs9 = Torpedo Kutaisi | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2022 | clubs10 = Samtredia | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2022–2023 | clubs11 = Shukura Kobuleti | caps11 = 17 | goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2023–2024 | clubs12 = Zhenis | caps12 = 14 | goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2024– | clubs13 = Rustavi | caps13 = 3 | goals13 = 0

| club-update = 6 April 2024

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Lasha Kasradze ({{lang-ka|ლაშა კასრაძე}}; born 28 July 1989) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rustavi.{{Soccerway|lasha-kasradze/131374}}

Career

Kasradze's career got underway in 2010 with WIT Georgia, making his debut in the club's penultimate fixture of the 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga season against Baia. He netted his first goal in December 2010 during a Georgian Cup victory over Tskhinvali. In total, Kasradze remained for five campaigns and made one hundred and twenty-four appearances in all competitions; scoring seven times. AZAL of the Azerbaijan Premier League completed the signing of Kasradze in 2014.{{cite news|title=Kasradze will Play in Azerbaijan|url=https://worldsport.ge/en/page/kasradze-azerbaidjanshi-itamashebs|accessdate=16 September 2018|work=World Sport|date=25 January 2014}} He would score twice, versus Sumgayit and Neftchala, in forty-nine appearances over two seasons. 2015 saw Kasradze join fellow Azerbaijan club Inter Baku.{{cite news|title=ლაშა კასრაძე: "ინტერში" იმიტომ გადავედი, რომ იქ ქართველი მწვრთნელია|url=https://sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/legionerebi/80107-lasha-kasradze-qintershiq-imitom-gadavedi-rom-iq-qarthveli-mtsvrthnelia.html|accessdate=16 September 2018|work=Sportall|date=24 June 2015}}

Twenty appearances followed in 2015–16 as Inter Baku finished fourth. Kasradze made a return to Georgian football in June 2016 by agreeing to join Sioni Bolnisi. A year later, Samtredia became Kasradze's fifth club. He featured thirty-six times and netted once in his sole season with them. In 2018, Kasradze joined Kazakhstan Premier League side Zhetysu.{{cite news|title=Лаша Касрадзе: Мы будем бороться за места в верхней части турнирной таблицы|url=https://www.sports.kz/news/lasha-kasradze-myi-budem-borotsya-za-mesta-v-verhney-chasti-turnirnoy-tablitsyi|accessdate=16 September 2018|work=Sports|date=6 February 2018}} He made his professional debut on 11 March during a loss to Tobol. Kasradze left Zhetysu at the end of 2018, subsequently moving across the country to newly-promoted top-flight team Taraz.{{cite news|title=Шестой клуб КПЛ продлил контракт с экс-игроком сборной Казахстана по футболу|url=http://vesti.kz/kazfutbol/259497/|accessdate=28 January 2019|work=Vesti|date=4 January 2019}}{{cite news|title=Легионер «Жетысу» подписал контракт с «Таразом»|url=https://www.sports.kz/news/legioner-jetyisu-podpisal-kontrakt-s-tarazom|accessdate=28 January 2019|work=Sports|date=28 January 2019}} He returned to Georgia after eighteen matches, signing with Torpedo Kutaisi in early 2020.{{cite news|title=გიორგაძე ტორპედოს დაცვის გასაძლიერებლად, კასრაძე უცხოეთისკენ...|url=http://lelo.ge/article/%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%AB%E1%83%94-%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%AA%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1-%E1%83%92%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%AB%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%93,-%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%AB%E1%83%94-%E1%83%A3%E1%83%AA%E1%83%AE%E1%83%9D%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%99%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C-23829/|accessdate=25 September 2020|work=Lelo}}

Kasradze's first and last match for Torpedo Kutaisi came against Dila Gori, with the latter winning both matches. He terminated his contract in September 2020. However, in October, the defender rejoined Torpedo Kutaisi on a contract until the succeeding December.{{cite news|title=ის აქ არის - „ტორპედოს“ პრეზიდენტმა ქუთაისამდე ჩააღწია|url=https://1tv.ge/news/is-aq-aris-torpedos-prezidentma-qutaisamde-chaaghwia/|accessdate=20 October 2020|work=1TV|date=10 October 2020}} Kasradze scored on his first appearance back with the club, netting a stoppage time winner versus Merani Tbilisi on 17 October.

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 17 October 2020}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|WIT Georgia \|2009–10 \|rowspan="5"\|Umaglesi Liga \|1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	1	0
2010–11 \|32	0	4	1	1Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League	0	1Appearance(s) in the Georgian Super Cup	0	38	1
2011–12 \|18	2	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	13Appearance(s) in the Umaglesi Liga play-offs	2	35	4
2012–13 \|27	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	31	0
2013–14 \|18	2	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	19	2
colspan="2"\|Total !96	4	13	1	1	0	14	2	124	7
rowspan="3"\|AZAL \|2013–14 \|rowspan="2"\|Azerbaijan Premier League \|13	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	13	1
2014–15 \|33	0	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	36	1
colspan="2"\|Total !46	1	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	49	2
rowspan="1"\|Inter Baku \|2015–16 \|rowspan="1"\|Azerbaijan Premier League \|20	0	3	1	6	0	0	0	29	1
rowspan="1"\|Sioni Bolnisi \|2016 \|rowspan="2"\|Erovnuli Liga \|12	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	16	0
rowspan="1"\|Samtredia \|2017 \|33	1	2	0	2Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League	0	1	0	38	1
rowspan="1"\|Zhetysu \|2018 \|rowspan="2"\|Kazakhstan Premier League \|21	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	21	0
rowspan="1"\|Taraz \|2019 \|17	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	18	0
rowspan="1"\|Torpedo Kutaisi \|2020 \|rowspan="1"\|Erovnuli Liga \|10	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	11	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !255	7	25	1	9	0	17	2	306	10