Giorgi Chanturia (footballer)

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For the Georgian politician, see Giorgi Chanturia.

Giorgi Chanturia
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ural Yekaterinburg
Number 39
Youth career
2004–2010 Saburtalo Tbilisi
2009–2010 → Barcelona (loan)
2010–2011 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Vitesse 37 (5)
2012–2013 → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) 6 (0)
2014 CFR Cluj 7 (1)
2014–2015 Verona 0 (0)
2014–2015 → CFR Cluj (loan) 25 (5)
2015–2016 MSV Duisburg 22 (4)
2016– Ural Yekaterinburg 7 (0)
International career‡
2008–2009 Georgia U-17 9 (5)
2010–2012 Georgia U-19 6 (4)
2011–2014 Georgia U-21 14 (5)
2014– Georgia 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2016

Giorgi Chanturia (Georgian: გიორგი ჭანტურია) (born 11 April 1993) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a winger for FC Ural Yekaterinburg.

Career

Spain

Chanturia began his career on Saburtalo Tbilisi, and was loaned to Barcelona in June 2009.[1] He was filled into Barça's Juvenil B squad, and scored 11 goals to help the Catalans to the league title.[2]

Vitesse

In August 2010, after being linked with Chelsea,[3] Chanturia signed with Vitesse Arnhem.[4] In April 2011 he signed a three-year deal with the club.[5]

Chanturia made his competitive debut for Vitesse on the opening day of the 2011–12 Eredivisie season, as a starter in their 0–0 away draw against ADO Den Haag on 7 August.[6] He scored his first goal for the Arnhem side in his second official match, against VVV-Venlo in a 4-0 win.

In December 2012, Chanturia was loaned to Alania Vladikavkaz until the end of the season.[7] He returned to Vitesse at the end of the season, and was reintagrated to first-team squad for the 2013–14 season.

CFR Cluj

On 19 February 2014, CFR Cluj have confirmed the signing of Vitesse midfielder Giorgi Chanturia for an undisclosed fee.[8]

Hellas Verona

On 12 June 2014, Chanturia joined Hellas Verona from Cluj.[9]

Return to Cluj on loan

However, in September Chanturia returned to Cluj on loan with Hellas sporting director Scala Sogliano stating that the club had "decided to give [Chanturia] the opportunity to find his best form" and that Chanturia wanted "his debut with the Verona [to live] up to expectations".[10]

MSV Duisburg

On 25 September 2015, 2. Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg announced their signing of free agent Chanturia on a contract running until the end of the season including the option for further two years.[11][12]

Ural Yekaterinburg

On 5 July 2016, he moved to Russia, signing with FC Ural Yekaterinburg.[13]

International career

He made his first international appearance for Georgia in a friendly match against Liechtenstein on 5 March 2014. He scored only 25 minutes into his debut.

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitesse Arnhem 2011–12 28 4 3 0 0 0 31 4
2012–13 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
2013–14 8 1 2 1 2 0 12 2
Total 37 5 5 1 5 0 47 6
Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) 2012–13 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
CFR Cluj
2013–14 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
2014–15 22 4 4 2 — 26 6
Total 29 5 4 2 0 0 33 7
Verona 2014–15 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
MSV Duisburg 2015–16 22 4 0 0 — 22 4
Career Total 94 14 9 3 5 0 108 17

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 March 2014 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Giorgi Chanturia (15 años) ya es nuevo jugador del FC Barcelona" (in Spanish). joinFutbol. 23 June 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Introducing Giorgi Chanturia - 'The Georgian Lionel Messi' who left Barcelona for Vitesse". Goal.com. 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ Chelsea To Seal Chanturia Deal?; The Chels, 8 August 2010
  4. ^ Official: Giorgi Chanturia joins Dutch outfit Vitesse; TotalBarca, 19 August 2010
  5. ^ "Giorgi 'Gio' Chanturia eindelijk Vitessenaar" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 11 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "ADO Den Haag 0-0 Vitesse". Voetbal International. Weekbladpers Groep. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Vitesse verhuurt Chanturia aan Alania Vladikavkaz" (in Dutch). de Gelderlander. 22 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Giorgi Chanturia la CFR" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj Official Website. 19 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Chanturia makes Verona switch". sportal.com.au. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Chanturia ancora non si sente pronto per il Verona: andrà nuovamente in prestito al Cluj". goal.com/it (in Italian). 6 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  11. ^ "MSV: Der neue Hoffnungsträger heißt Chanturia" (in German). Kicker Online. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Offensiv-Verstärkung: Giorgi Chanturia wird ein Zebra!" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 25 September 2015.
  13. ^ ГЕОРГИЙ ЧАНТУРИЯ - НОВИЧОК «УРАЛА»! (in Russian). fc-ural.ru. 5 July 2016.

External links

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