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Giorgi Papunashvili (Georgian: გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი, romanized: giorgi p'ap'unashvili, pronounced [ɡiɔɾɡi pʼɑpʼunɑʃvili]; born 2 September 1995), commonly known as Papu, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Radnički Niš and Georgian national team as a winger.

Giorgi Papunashvili

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Radnički Niš
Number	19
Youth career
2004–2012	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Dinamo-2 Tbilisi	5	(0)
2013–2017	Dinamo Tbilisi	64	(26)
2015–2016	→ Werder Bremen II (loan)	20	(2)
2017–2020	Zaragoza	53	(9)
2020	→ Racing Santander (loan)	4	(0)
2021–2022	Apollon Limassol	8	(0)
2022	Torpedo Kutaisi	6	(0)
2022—	Radnički Niš	3	(0)
National team‡
2011–2012	Georgia U17	10	(2)
2013–2014	Georgia U19	5	(3)
2014–2016	Georgia U21	6	(2)
2014–	Georgia	14	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Dinamo Tbilisi

Papunashvili started his career in his hometown club Dinamo Tbilisi. In 2013, after having spent a single season with the reserve side of the Georgian club, Papunashvili was promoted to the first team and in November he made his debut in Erovnuli Liga against Tskhinvali.[1]

During the 2014–15 season, Papunashvili became the key figure at Dinamo, scoring 16 goals in all tournaments with the club, including his first career hat-trick against Tskhinvali in October 2014.[2] Dinamo won Georgian Cup at the end of the season as well, with Papunashvili scoring two goals in the final against Samtredia.[3]

In summer 2015, Papunashvili signed a season-long loan deal with Werder Bremen.[4] He joined the reserve side of the club and played in 3. Liga.[5] The loan spell was unsuccessful, as Papunashvili missed 12 games due to injury and was only able to make 20 appearances for the club, scoring two goals.[6]

Real Zaragoza

In June 2017, Papunashvili signed four-year deal with Real Zaragoza.[7][8][9] He made his debut for the Spanish club against Granada CF on 28 August, replacing Oliver Buff.[10]

On 12 January 2020, Papunashvili joined fellow second division side Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the season.[11]

Apollon Limassol

On 24 December 2020, Zaragoza announced the transfer of Papunashvili to Cypriot club Apollon Limassol FC.[12]

International career

Papunashvili made his debut for the national team in a 1–0 friendly loss against the United Arab Emirates on 3 June 2014.[13][14]

He also represented Georgia national under-17 football team in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovenia.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 July 2019[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo-2 Tbilisi	2012–13	Pirveli Liga	5	0	—		—		5	0
Dinamo Tbilisi	2013–14	Umaglesi Liga	15	3	3	0	—		18	3
	2014–15		21	14	5	2	—		26	16
	2015–16		—		—		2	1	2	1
	2016		10	3	1	0	6	0	17	3
	2017		16	6	2	0	—		18	6
	Total		62	26	11	2	8	1	81	29
Werder Bremen II (loan)	2015–16	3. Liga	20	2	—		—		20	2
Real Zaragoza	2017–18	Segunda División	28	7	3	1	—		31	8
	2017–18		13	2	1	1	—		14	3
	Total		41	9	4	2	—		45	11
Career total			128	37	15	4	8	1	151	42

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Papunashvili goal.[17]

List of international goals scored by Giorgi Papunashvili

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2018	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Lithuania	1–0	4–0	Friendly
2	7 June 2019	Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilissi, Georgia	Gibraltar	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3	19 November 2019	Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia	Croatia	1–0	1–2	Friendly

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

• Umaglesi Liga: 2013–14
• Georgian Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
• Georgian Super Cup: 2014

References

External links

• Giorgi Papunashvili at BDFutbol
• Giorgi Papunashvili at National-Football-Teams.com
• Giorgi Papunashvili – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Giorgi Papunashvili at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Giorgi Papunaschwili

Giorgi Papunaschwili (georgisch გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი; * 2. September 1995 in Tiflis; FIFA-Schreibweise laut englischer Transkription Giorgi Papunashvili) ist ein georgischer Fußballspieler. Der Mittelfeldspieler steht momentan bei Real Saragossa unter Vertrag, ist derzeit allerdings an Racing Santander verliehen.

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- [en] Giorgi Papunashvili

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[es] Giorgi Papunashvili

Giorgi Papunashvili (en georgiano, გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი; Tiflis; 2 de septiembre de 1995) es un futbolista georgiano que juega como delantero en el F. C. Torpedo Kutaisi de la Erovnuli Liga.

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[fr] Giorgi Papunashvili

Giorgi Papunashvili (en géorgien : გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი) est un footballeur international géorgien né le 2 septembre 1995 à Tbilissi. Il évolue au poste de milieu offensif avec le Racing Santander, en prêt du Real Saragosse.

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[it] Giorgi Papunashvili

Giorgi Papunashvili (in georgiano: გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი?; Tbilisi, 2 settembre 1995) è un calciatore georgiano, centrocampista della Torpedo Kutaisi.

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[ru] Папунаишвили, Георгий

Георгий Папунаишвили (груз. გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი; 2 сентября 1995, Тбилиси, Грузия) — грузинский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Реал Сарагоса».

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