Lado Akhalaia (born 1 July 2002) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a striker for Virton on loan from Torino.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Moldova | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Virton (on loan from Torino) | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2018 | Dacia Buiucani | ||
2019–2021 | Inter | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Torino | 0 | (0) |
2022– | → Virton (loan) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a youth player, Akhalaia joined the youth academy of Moldovan second tier side Dacia Buiucani.[1][2][3] In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Inter in the Italian Serie A after trialing for the youth academies of Ukrainian club Shakhtar (Donetsk) and Sporting in Portugal.[4][5]
In 2021, he signed for Italian Serie A team Torino.[6] In 2022, Akhalaia was sent on loan to Virton in the Belgian second tier.
He is the son of Georgia international Vladimir Akhalaia and the grandson of Moldova international and manager Alexandru Spiridon.[7][8]
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