Saba Goglichidze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Torpedo | 30 | (0) |
| 2024– | Empoli | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Georgia U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022 | Georgia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Georgia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 | |||
Saba Goglichidze (Georgian: საბა გოგლიჩიძე; born 25 June 2004) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Empoli and the Georgia national team.
Club career
[edit]Goglichidze started his career with Georgian side Torpedo. On 7 July 2021, he made a first league appearance for the club against Saburtalo.[1] The next year, even though he did not feature in the final, Goglichidze was a member of the squad that won the national cup.[2]
In 2024, he signed for Italian Serie A side Empoli.[3]
International career
[edit]Goglichidze made his debut for the Georgia national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Czechia at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. He substituted Giorgi Gvelesiani in the 88th minute of Georgia's 4–1 victory.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Goglichidze mainly operates as a defender. He can operate as a center-back and right-back.[5]
Statistics
[edit]- As of match played 14 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torpedo | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Empoli | 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Torpedo
Personal life
[edit]Goglichidze was born in 2005 in Georgia. His grandfather was a supporter of Georgian side Torpedo.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saburtalo vs Torpedo match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Torpedo vs Locomotive-2 match report". Georgian Football Federation. 7 December 2022.
- ^ ""მცველის ფუნქციებზე ჩემი ხედვა 100 პროცენტით შეცვლილია, იმდენად განსხვავებული მიდგომები აქვთ იტალიაში"... საბა გოგლიჩიძე "ემპოლიში" რჩება და მომავალ სეზონს იმედით უყურებს..." lelo.ge.
- ^ "Georgia v Czechia game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.
- ^ ""Mi ispiro a Maldini". Goglichidze si presenta". quotidiano.net.
- ^ "- ამბები ინტერვიუ გულწრფელი იტალიური უცნობი გოგლიჩიძის ყველაზე". crystalsport.ge.
External links
[edit]Saba Goglichidze at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kutaisi
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Torpedo Kutaisi players
- Empoli FC players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Serie A players
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Italy