Valeri Qazaishvili
 Qazaishvili with Vitesse in 2016. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeri Qazaishvili | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Ozurgeti, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Legia Warsaw (on loan from Vitesse) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Metalurgi Rustavi (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Sioni (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | Vitesse | 104 | (25) |
| 2016– | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Georgia U17 | 6 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Georgia U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2014– | Georgia | 21 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2016. | |||
Valeri 'Vako' Qazaishvili (Georgian: ვალერი ყაზაიშვილი, born 29 January 1993) is a Georgian international footballer who plays for Legia Warsaw on loan from Vitesse, as an attacking midfielder. [1]
He debuted for Georgia's national team on 5 March 2014 in a friendly match against Liechtenstein.
Club career
Vitesse
Starting his footballing career in his native country, Georgia. Qazaishvili made several appearances for Metalurgi Rustavi and Sioni whilst on loan from Saburtalo Tbilisi before joining Dutch side Vitesse in 2011.[2] [3] After impressing with the Vitesse youth sides, Qazaishvili was given his debut on 27 November 2011, in a 0–0 draw with Twente, starting the fixture before being replaced by Georgian team-mate Giorgi Chanturia in the 65th minute.[4] A week later, Qazaishvili scored his first Vitesse goal in a 4–0 victory over RKC Waalwijk, netting in the 21st minute to make it 2–0.[5] In the later years of Qazaishvili's spell with Vitesse, he became a key figure, especially in their 2014–15 and 2015–16 campaigns, netting nineteen times between the two.[6]
Legia Warsaw (loan)
On 31 August 2016, Qazaishvili joined Polish side Legia Warsaw on a season-long loan.[7] On 14 September 2016, Qazaishvili made his Legia Warsaw debut in a 6–0 home defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the opening matchday of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[8] On 1 October 2016, Qazaishvili made his league debut for Legia Warsaw in a 3–0 victory over Lechia Gdańsk, replacing Guilherme in the 76th minute.[9]
International career
Qazaishvili has represented Georgia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before making his senior debut in 2014 in 2–0 victory over Liechtenstein, in which he replaced Avtandil Ebralidze at half-time.
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 March 2015 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Malta | | | Friendly |
| 2. | 4 September 2015 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Scotland | | | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 3. | 8 October 2015 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Gibraltar | | | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
| 4. | 12 November 2016 | Boris Paichadze Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Moldova | | | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metalurgi Rustavi (loan) | 2009–10 | Umaglesi Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Umaglesi Liga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Vitesse | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 40 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 36 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 104 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 121 | 28 | ||
| Legia Warsaw (loan) | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 116 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 137 | 29 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in 2013–14 Eredivisie European play-offs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in 2014–15 Eredivisie European play-offs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
References
- ↑ Vako Qazaishvili joins Legia!
- ↑ "Valeri Qazaishvili". From Arnhem With Love. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Vitesse legt Kazaishvili voor 3 jaar vast; Vitesse official web-site, 9 August 2011
- ↑ "Twente vs. Vitesse". Soccerway. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Vitesse vs. RKC Waalwijk". Soccerway. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "V. Qazaishvili". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Vitesse Qazaishvili rents to Legia Warsaw". NU Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Legia Warszawa vs. Borussia Dortmund". Soccerway. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Legia Warszawa vs. Lechia Gdańsk". Soccerway. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
External links
- Valeri Qazaishvili profile at Soccerway
- UEFA profile
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)