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Luka Zarandia

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Luka Zarandia
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-17) 17 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2006–2008 Shevardeni Tbilisi
2008–2010 School No. 35 Tbilisi
2010–2012 Locomotive Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Locomotive Tbilisi 21 (10)
2014–2016 Genk 0 (0)
2016–2017 Locomotive Tbilisi 10 (0)
2017–2019 Arka Gdynia 50 (6)
2019–2022 Zulte Waregem 18 (0)
2020FC Tobol (loan) 2 (1)
2022 Korona Kielce 15 (1)
2023 Dinamo Batumi 0 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Georgia U17 6 (5)
2013–2015 Georgia U19 14 (3)
2016–2018 Georgia U21 11 (4)
2018 Georgia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2022

Luka Zarandia (Georgian: ლუკა ზარანდია; born 17 February 1996) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Early life

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As a child, Zarandia played tennis.[1]

Club career

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After starting career in hometown club Locomotive Tbilisi, Zarandia moved to Poland in 2017 and joined Arka Gdynia.[2] He made his debut for the club in April 2017 in the Polish Cup game against Wigry Suwałki.[3]

In July 2019, Zulte Waregem announced the signing of the Zarandia on a three-year agreement.[4]

On 29 March 2022, he joined Polish I liga side Korona Kielce, led by Leszek Ojrzyński with whom he previously worked with at Arka, until the end of the season.[5] He stayed with the team following their promotion to Ekstraklasa before terminating his contract by mutual consent on 2 November 2022, shortly after Ojrzyński's dismissal.[6]

International

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He made his debut for Georgia national team on 16 October 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D game against Latvia.[7]

Honours

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Arka Gdynia

Korona Kielce II

References

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  1. ^ Niedaleko zabijano moich rodaków. Jak można mówić, że wojna mnie nie dotknęła? weszlo.com
  2. ^ Luka Zarandia w Arce! (Arka sign Luka Zarandia); Arka's official website, 14 January 2017 (in Polish)
  3. ^ "23. urodziny Luki Zarandii". www.arkowcy.pl. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  4. ^ Essevee stelt met Luka Zarandia derde aanwinst voor (Zulte signed Luka Zarandia); Zulte Waregem's official website, 2 July 2019 (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "Luka Zarandia piłkarzem Korony Kielce" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Luka Zarandia odchodzi z Korony!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Latvia v Georgia game report". UEFA. 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ "IV liga 2021/2022, grupa: świętokrzyska". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Zawodnik: Luka Zarandia". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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