Tatia Gabunia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | WFC Lanchkhuti | (0) | |
| 2023 | Amed SFK | (0) | |
| 2024 | Kvartali FC | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Georgia U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Georgia U-19 | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | Georgia | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 31 July 2024(UTC) | |||
Tatia Gabunia (Georgian: თათია გაბუნია, born 7 July 2000) is a Georgian footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper. She is currently a part of Kvartali FC, Tbilisi, whilst representing Georgia women's national team.
Club career
[edit]Gabunia played in her country for WFC Lanchkhuti,[1] but in December 2022, she moved to Turkey, and signed with the Diyarbakir-based club Amed SFK to play in the second half of the 2022–23 Super League.[2][3] After only one appearance for Amed SFK, she returned home on 3 March 2023.[2] She is now currently playing for Kvartali FC and has 13 appearances for the club with only 6 goals conceded. With the club currently being on the top of the Georgia women's football championship.
International career
[edit]Gabunia is not only a star for her club, but also a star for her national team, defending her nation's goal with number 12 on her jersey every single game. Gabunia has been capped for the Georgia national team,[4] appearing for the team during the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying cycle.[5] She has also been called up in the national team in 2023-2024 seasons, in which she has been the starting goalkeeper for all the matches. She was a part of the legendary win against Luxembourg and an astonishing win against Lithuania, which led the national team into the European qualification's play off. Because of the win against Lithuania, Georgia will now face Ireland for the first round of European qualification's play off's.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Mitaishvili, Nika (9 December 2020). "ბურთი - მოიგერია გმირი მეკარემ გაბუნია ლანჩხუთის 21 თათია" [21 Tatia of Lanchkhuti - the hero saved the ball]. Crystalsport (in Georgian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Tatia Gabunia" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Tatia Gabunia Amedspor'umuzda". Güneydoğu Güncel (in Turkish). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ Salome, Saginashvili (18 September 2021). "ვაჩვენებთ" ვარ, შედეგს თათია გაბუნია: "დარწმუნებული საუკეთესო" ["We'll show you," Tatia was surprised by the result: "It's the best for sure."]. Crystalsport (in Georgian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Georgia – Squad – UEFA Women's Euro". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/draws/
External links
[edit]- Tatia Gabunia – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Tatia Gabunia at WorldFootball.net
- Tatia Gabunia at Soccerway
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- Georgia (country) women's international footballers
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- Turkish Women's Football Super League players
- Amed S.K. (women) players
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