Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgian: ზურიკო დავითაშვილი, romanized: zurik'o davitashvili; born 15 February 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 2 club Bordeaux, on loan from Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi, and the Georgia national team. He also plays as an attacking midfielder.
![]() Davitashvili with Arsenal Tula in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Bordeaux (on loan from Dinamo Batumi) | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 29 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Rubin Kazan | 28 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Arsenal Tula | 20 | (3) |
2022– | Dinamo Batumi | 14 | (6) |
2022– | → Bordeaux (loan) | 5 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016–2018 | Georgia U17 | 28 | (24) |
2017–2018 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (0) |
2019– | Georgia | 19 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:11, 1 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:07, 5 June 2022 (UTC) |
Davitashvili made his career debut for Dinamo Tbilisi on 29 September 2017 in a match against Kolkheti Poti. He came on the pitch in the 72nd minute.[1]
In 2018, he moved to Locomotive Tbilisi.[2] In the same year The Guardian named Davitashvili among 60 best young players worldwide.[3]
As a distinguished player of the Georgian U17 team, he received a golden medal from the Football Federation.[4] Тhis acknowledgement resulted from his highly prolific performance in two qualifying rounds of 2018 European U17 championship. Being captain of the team, he scored seven goals in six matches, including a poker against N.Macedonia.[5]
A year later he was named as the best young Georgian football player of the season.[6]
On 29 June 2019, Davitashvili signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.[7] He made his Russian Premier League debut for Rubin on 15 July 2019 in the season opener against Lokomotiv Moscow, as a starter.[8]
UEFA included Zuriko Davitashvili in the list of fifty young talents in early 2020.[9]
On 20 August 2020, Davitashvili joined Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2020–21 season.[10] On 16 July 2021, his contract with Rubin was terminated by mutual consent.[11] Four days later, he signed for Arsenal Tula.[12]
On 23 March 2022, Davitashvili signed with Dinamo Batumi. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA gave foreign players playing in Russia the permission to terminate their contract immediately.[13]
On 2 September 2022 Davitashvili moved to Bordeaux on a one-year loan deal.[14] His goal in a debut game helped his new club to secure victory over Dijon on 17 September.[15]
Before 2016, Davitashvili played for the Georgia under-17s. After 2017, he played for the Georgia under-19s.[citation needed] He made his debut for Georgia national team on 5 September 2019 in a friendly against South Korea, as a starter.[16]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dinamo Tbilisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Locomotive Tbilisi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 3 | |
2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
Rubin Kazan | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
Arsenal Tula | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 23 | 4 | |
Dinamo Batumi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 18 | 7 |
Bordeaux (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | |
Career total | 122 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 130 | 18 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 September 2021 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | ![]() | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly |
2. | 12 October 2021 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 5 June 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
Georgia U17
Individual
FC Girondins de Bordeaux – current squad | |
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