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Antal Yaakobishvili

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Antal Yaakobishvili
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Budapest, Hungary
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Girona B
Number 5
Youth career
Baráti Bőrlabda
2015–2017 MTK Budapest
2017–2021 Atlètic Sant Just
2021–2023 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Girona B 36 (1)
2024– Girona 1 (0)
International career
2021 Hungary U18 1 (0)
2023 Hungary U19 3 (0)
2023– Hungary U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Antal Yaakobishvili (born 12 July 2004) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish club Girona FC B.

Early life

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Yaakobishvili was born in Budapest, Hungary to Georgian Jewish father; his father was born in Georgia and spent two years in Israel, enabling Israeli citizenship; his mother is Hungarian.[1][2] His younger brother Áron is also a footballer, and plays as a goalkeeper for the youth sides of FC Barcelona.[3][1][4]

Club career

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Yaakobishvili moved to Barcelona in 2017 after his mother received a job offer in the city,[3] and joined the youth sides of Atlètic Sant Just FC along with his younger brother. In 2021, he was signed by Girona FC, joining their Juvenil squads.[5]

Yaakobishvili made his senior debut with Girona's reserves on 11 December 2022, starting in a 4–1 Tercera Federación home routing of CE L'Hospitalet. He scored his first senior goal the following 12 February, netting the B's second in a 2–0 away win over UE Tona.[6]

Yaakobishvili made his first team debut on 17 January 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute for Juanpe in a 3–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano, for the season's Copa del Rey.[7][8]

On 21 January 2024, he debuted in La Liga in a 5–1 victory over Sevilla FC on the 25 game week of the 2023–24 La Liga season.[9]

International career

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Yaakobishvili has represented Hungary at under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. In June 2023, it was reported by Israeli sports journalism outlet Sport 5 that Yaakobishvili and his brother were attempting to gain Israeli citizenship so as to represent the nation at international level.[1] However, their agent Attila Georgi denied these rumours, stating that the brothers were Hungarian and that they wanted to represent Hungary at international level.[10]

On 27 August 2024, Yaakobishvili was called up to the Hungary national team by manager Marco Rossi for a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Germany.[11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Girona B 2022–23 Tercera Federación 14 0 14 0
2023–24 Tercera Federación 22 0 22 0
Total 36 0 36 0
Girona 2023–24 La Liga 1 0 2 0 3 0
2024–25 La Liga 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 37 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c Pashchatsky, Moti; Malamud, Elhanan (22 June 2023). "שוער העתיד של ברצלונה ואחיו שיכולים לשחק בנבחרת ישראל" [The future goalkeeper of Barcelona and his brother who can play for the Israeli national team]. sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ ""Nem lőnek elég erőset!" – Lewandowskiékkal készült a Barca Magyar kapusa" ["They don't shoot hard enough!" - Barca's Hungarian goalkeeper trained with Lewandowski]. nb1.hu (in Hungarian). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "¿Quiénes son Astralaga, Kochen y Yako, los suplentes de Iñaki Peña?" [Who are Astralaga, Kochen and Yako, the replacements of Iñaki Peña?] (in Spanish). El Periódico. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Magyar futballista edzett az FC Barcelona első csapatával" [Hungarian football player trained with the first team of FC Barcelona]. magyarnemzet.hu (in Hungarian). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Magyar válogatott: spanyol élcsapatból érkezhet Marco Rossi meglepetésembere az Eb-re" [Hungarian national team: Marco Rossi's surprise man may come to the European Championship from the Spanish top team] (in Hungarian). SportPoszt.com. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ^ "El Girona B fa la feina al camp del Tona (0–2)" [Girona B get the job done at the home grounds of Tona (0–2)] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ^ "El fuego del Girona llega a la Copa" [Girona's fire reach the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Yaakobishvili, el gigante que ilusiona al Girona" [Yaakobishvili, the giant who gives hope to Girona] (in Spanish). Sport. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Yaakobishvili Antal a La Ligában is bemutatkozott, újra tarolt, és élre állt a Girona!". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Cáfol a menedzser: a Yaakobishvili testvérek nem váltanak országot" [The agent denies: the Yaakobishvili brothers are not changing countries]. sportal.blikk.hu (in Hungarian). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Válogatott: két Dárdai és több újonc Marco Rossi keretében". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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