Giorgi Mamardashvili
![]() Mamardashvili with Valencia in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giorgi Mamardashvili | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valencia | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Gagra | ||
2012–2018 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Rustavi (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Locomotive Tbilisi (loan) | 29 | (0) |
2021– | Valencia | 56 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Georgia U17 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Georgia U21 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Georgia | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 |
Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgian: გიორგი მამარდაშვილი, romanized: giorgi mamardashvili; born 29 September 2000) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Valencia and the Georgia national team.
Club career
Dinamo Tbilisi
Born in Tbilisi, Mamardashvili joined Dinamo Tbilisi's youth setup in 2012, from Gagra.[1] After featuring as an unused substitute in the first team for the most of the 2018 season, he was loaned to Rustavi for the 2019 campaign.
Rustavi
Mamardashvili made his senior debut on 2 March 2019, starting in a 4–1 away loss against Locomotive Tbilisi.[2] After contributing with 28 appearances and helping his side to avoid relegation, he moved to Locomotive also on loan.
Locomotive Tbilisi
The goalkeeper was widely hailed during Locomotive's UEFA Europa League campaign in 2020. According to newspaper Marca, his great performance against Granada drew attention from Spanish scouts.[3]
In late December he received the Best Goalkeeper of the Year award from Georgian Football Federation.[4]
His great skills did not go unnoticed at the UEFA, either, when it published a list of 50 young talents expected to shine in 2021.[5]
Valencia
On 7 June 2021, Mamardashvili joined Spanish club Valencia on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause, and was initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División RFEF.[6][7] He made the pre-season with the main squad, impressing the manager José Bordalás[8] and earning himself the starting spot in the league opener against Getafe on 13 August, which ended 1–0 for Los Che.[9]
On 31 December 2021, Valencia confirmed the permanent signing of Mamardashvili on a contract until 2024, with an option for a further year.[10]
During this season Giorgi Mamardashvili participated in 18 league matches with eight clean sheets. He recorded 560 minutes in a row without conceding a goal.[11] He was twice included in the La Liga's symbolic team of the week (Matchweeks 1 and 35). Additionally, he received the King of the Match award on three occasions.[12]
In May 2022, Marca named Mamardashvili in the La Liga's Discovery of the Season team.[13]
The next season Mamardashvili took part in all 38 league games without being substituted. He was three times selected in the La Liga's team of the week.[14] Based on votes from Valencia fans, Mamardashvili was named the best player in 2023. A year ago, he had come 2nd behind Gonçalo Guedes.[15]
International career
After making three appearances for the Georgia U21 team, Mamardashvili made his debut for the senior national team against Bulgaria in a 4–1 friendly defeat on 8 September 2021.[16]
He played his first official match against N.Macedonia in a Nations League 3–0 win on 9 June 2022.[17] Due to his performance in the return leg (2–0) in September, Mamardashvili was named in Team of the Week after round 5,[18][19] and whoscored.com included him in monthly and seasonal Best XI of Group C.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 June 2023[21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dinamo Tbilisi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Rustavi (loan) | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
Locomotive Tbilisi (loan) | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
Valencia | 2021–22 | La Liga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | La Liga | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Total | 56 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
Career total | 113 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 130 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Erovnuli Liga relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
- 2018 Erovnuli Liga runner up
Valencia
- 2021-22 Copa Del Rey runner up
References
- ^ "გაგრელი მწვრთნელის ხსოვნას ტურნირი მიეძღვნა" [The tournament was dedicated to the memory of Gagreli coach] (in Georgian). Worldsport.ge. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "LOKOMOTIVI TBILISI VS. RUSTAVI 4 - 1". Global Sports Media. Soccerway. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "MARCA: მამარდაშვილმა ესპანელების ყურადღება „გრანადასთან" მატჩში მიიპყრო". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 29 May 2021.
- ^ "საუკეთესო მოთამაშეები პოზიციების მიხედვითაც გაირკვა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2020.
- ^ "50 for the future: UEFA.com's ones to watch for 2021". uefa.com. 19 January 2021.
- ^ "VCF Academy reaches agreement for the signing of Giorgi Mamardashvili". Valencia CF. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Mamardashvili ya está en València" [Mamardashvili is already in Valencia] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Mamardashvili se hace gigante" [Mamardashvili grows big] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Bordalás y Mamardashvili se divierten en la locura de Mestalla" [Bordalás and Mamardashvili enjoy themselves in the madness of Mestalla] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Comunicado oficial | Giorgi Mamardashvili" [Official statement | Giorgi Mamardashvili] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "მშრალი სერია 560-ე წუთზე შეწყდა - მამარდაშვილმა ესპანეთში მორიგი ტოპ-მატჩი ჩაატარა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 12 April 2022.
- ^ "სეზონში მეორედ: გიორგი მამარდაშვილი ტურის საუკეთესო მეკარედ დასახელდა". sport4me.ge (in Georgian). 10 May 2022.
- ^ "მამარდაშვილი სეზონის აღმოჩენათა გუნდში დასახელდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 24 May 2022.
- ^ "მამარდაშვილი მესამედ გახდა ესპანეთში ტურის საუკეთესო მეკარე". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Los oyentes votan a Giorgi Mamardashvili como ganador del Trofeo Jugador 99.9 Plaza Radio 2022-2023" (in Spanish). Valenciaplaza. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Mamardashvili derriba otro muro con dolor: Goleada en su debut" [Mamardashvili's painful achievement: concedes several on his debut] (in Spanish). ElDesmarque.com. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "North Macedonia vs Georgia (Match Report))". uefa.com. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "UEFA Nations League statistics". sofascore.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Nations League statistics". fotmob.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE C". whoscored.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Giorgi Mamardashvili at Soccerway
External links
- Profile at the Valencia CF website
- Giorgi Mamardashvili at BDFutbol
- Giorgi Mamardashvili at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- Erovnuli Liga players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Metalurgi Rustavi players
- FC Locomotive Tbilisi players
- La Liga players
- Valencia CF players
- Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Spain