Giorgi Zaria
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aktobe | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Sasco Tbilisi | 6 | (4) |
| 2015–2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 66 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Dinamo Batumi | 87 | (14) |
| 2024–2025 | Kairat | 41 | (11) |
| 2026 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 9 | (0) |
| 2026– | Aktobe | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Georgia U-21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021– | Georgia | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Giorgi Zaria (Georgian: გიორგი ზარია; born 14 July 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Aktobe as a midfielder. He is the five-time winner of the top Georgian league. Zaria has also won the Kazakhstan Premier League.
Club career
[edit]Zaria took first steps in professional football at second-division club Sasco in 2013. He drew interest from Dinamo Tbilisi where he spent next six seasons. Zaria netted his first top-league goal in a 1–0 away win over Torpedo Kutaisi on 26 November 2016.[1]
In late December 2020, Zaria signed a three-year contract with Dinamo Batumi.[2] During this period he twice won the champion's titles. Also, the Erovnuli Liga recognized Zaria's individual performance in 2023 by naming him in Team of the Season.
At the end of this season, he moved to Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat on a deal until the end of 2025.[3] Zaria opened his goal scoring account in the very first game of the season with a long-range strike against Kyzylzhar, which helped his new team snatch a narrow victory.[4] On the last matchday, he converted from the spot against Atyrau which turned out not only a game winner but also a title decider in favour of Kairat.[5] Overall, Zaria contributed to his new club with six goals and four assists. Apart from being included in Team of the Year, he was named Midfielder of the Year and best new player of the season.[6][7]
On 6 March 2026, Zaria re-signed for Dinamo Tbilisi.[8]
International career
[edit]Zaria made his debut for the Georgia national team on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Spain. He started the game and was substituted after 57 minutes.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 30 May 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sasco Tbilisi | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 66 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 7 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 41 | 9 | ||
| Total | 87 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 106 | 15 | ||
| Kairat | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 26 | 7 |
| 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| Total | 41 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 12 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2026 | Erovnuli Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Career total | 209 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 254 | 38 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Youth League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Kazakhstan League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Kazakhstan Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 23 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Torpedo vs Dinamo Tbilisi". Soccerway. 26 November 2016.
- ↑ "'დინამო ბათუმის საფეხბურთო ფილოსოფიას კარგად ვიცნობ' - ინტერვიუ გიორგი ზარიასთან". europop.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2020.
- ↑ "გიორგი ზარია ყაზახეთში ითამაშებს! გიორგი ზარია ყაზახეთში ითამაშებს!". footballnews.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ "«Кайрат» вырвал победу в стартовом матче КПЛ-2024". sports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ↑ "Пенальти и удаление решили судьбу чемпионства в КПЛ-2024". sports.kz (in Russian). 10 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "Гиорги Зариа - обладатель номинации имени Вахида Масудова". qfl.kz (in Russian). 20 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "Кто стал открытием сезона в КПЛ?". sports.kz (in Russian). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ "ზარია დინამოში დაბრუნდა". fcdinamo.ge/ (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 6 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Spain v Georgia game report". FIFA. 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Giorgi Zaria statistics". soccerway.
External links
[edit]- Giorgi Zaria at Soccerway
- Giorgi Zaria at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Footballers from Kutaisi
- Living people
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Sasco Tbilisi players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Dinamo Batumi players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- FC Kairat players
- FC Aktobe players