Gia Grigalava
 Grigalava with Arsenal Tula in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gia Grigalava | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal Tula | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Rostov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Rostov | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 25 | (2) |
| 2009 | → FC Moscow (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Rostov (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 50 | (1) |
| 2013 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 22 | (1) |
| 2015 | Pafos | 16 | (1) |
| 2016 | Ethnikos Achna | 9 | (0) |
| 2017– | Arsenal Tula | 62 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Russia U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011– | Georgia | 23 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2017 | |||
Gia Aleksandrovich Grigalava (Georgian: გია გრიგალავა, romanized: gia grigalava, pronounced [giɑ grigɑlɑvɑ]; Russian: Гиа Александрович Григалава; born 5 August 1989) is a professional Georgian footballer who plays as left-back or centre-back for FC Arsenal Tula. He also holds Russian citizenship.
Career
The Russian-Georgian started his career at FC Rostov, who made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2007. In January 2010 SKA Rostov loaned the left-back to FC Rostov for one season and returns after six years to his youth club. Since April 2009 and until December 2009 he was on loan at FC Moscow.
In February 2015, Grigalava tested positive for banned substances.[1] On the 12th of the same month, Grigalava was released by Anzhi.[2]
International career
Grigalava was a part of the Russia U-21 side that was competing in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 May 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rostov | 2006 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| SKA Rostov-on-Don | 2008 | FNL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||
| Moscow | 2009 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Rostov | 2010 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total (2 spells) | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Anzhi Makhachkala | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | FNL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Pafos | 2015–16 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| Ethnikos Achna | 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal Tula | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 166 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 194 | 7 | ||
Notes
References
- ^ "FC Anji official statement". FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Anji and Grigalava end labour relationship". FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Russia U-21'2009". Rusteam.permian.ru. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
External links
- Profile on the official RFPL site (in Russian)
- Gia Grigalava at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
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- Georgia (country) international footballers
- Russian footballers
- Georgian emigrants to Russia
- Russia under-21 international footballers
- Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Russian Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Pafos FC players
- FC Rostov players
- FC SKA Rostov-on-Don players
- FC Moscow players
- FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod players
- FC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
- FC Anzhi Makhachkala players
- Ethnikos Achna FC players
- FC Arsenal Tula players
- Georgia (country) football biography stubs