Valerian Gvilia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valerian Yaroslavovych Gvilia | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Zugdidi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Metalist Kharkiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 26 | (1) |
| 2016 | Minsk | 15 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | BATE Borisov | 23 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Luzern | 23 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Górnik Zabrze (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2019– | Legia Warsaw | 31 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Ukraine U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | Georgia | 27 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Valerian "Vako" Gvilia (Georgian: ვალერიან "ვაკო" გვილია, pronounced [vɑlɛriɑn vɑkʼɔ ɡviliɑ]; Ukrainian: Валеріане Ярославович Гвілія; born 24 May 1994) is a Georgian football midfielder who also has Ukrainian citizenship. As of 2019, he plays for Legia Warsaw.
Club career
Gvilia is product of youth team system FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. He made his debut for FC Metalurh entering as a second time playing against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 15 August 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2] Gvilia signed a contract with Belarusian club BATE Borisov in early July 2016.[3]
In January 2018, Gvilia signed a three-year deal with Swiss Super League side Luzern.[4]
International career
Gvilia was named in Georgia's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Republic of Ireland and Wales in October 2016.[5]
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
5 September 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Austria |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2
|
16 October 2018 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
3
|
7 June 2019 | Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Gibraltar |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
BATE Borisov
References
- ^ "Валериане Ярославович Гвилия". FC BATE Borisov official website. July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 4 тур. Матч № 24 15.08.2014. (in Ukrainian). Official UPL Site. 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Валериане Гвилия — футболист БАТЭ". FC BATE Borisov official website. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "VALERIANE GVILIA WECHSELT ZUM FC LUZERN" (in German). Luzern Official Statement. 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Expanded Squad Named for the Upcoming Qualifiers". gff.ge. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Gvilia, Valerian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
External links
- Profile at FFU Official Site (Ukr)
- Valerian Gvilia at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) international footballers
- Georgia (country) youth international footballers
- Ukrainian footballers
- Ukrainian expatriates in Switzerland
- Ukraine youth international footballers
- Georgian emigrants to Ukraine
- Expatriates from Georgia (country) in Switzerland
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate footballers in Belarus
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- FC Metalurh Zaporizhya players
- FC Minsk players
- FC BATE Borisov players
- FC Luzern players
- Górnik Zabrze players
- Legia Warsaw players