Giorgi Kvilitaia ( ka, გიორგი ქვილითაია, tr, , born 1 October 1993) is a
Georgian
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Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...
club
APOEL
APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...
and the
Georgia national team.
Career
Kvilitaia was born in
Abasha
Abasha ( ka, აბაშა) is a town in western Georgia with a population of 4,941. It is situated between the rivers of Abasha and Noghela, at 23m above sea level and is located some to the west of Tbilisi. The settlement of ''Abasha'' acq ...
,
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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.
In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for
Austrian Bundesliga club
Rapid Wien
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.
On 17 September 2020 he joined
Anorthosis
Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fo ...
.
He moved to
APOEL
APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...
on 3 June 2021.
Career statistics
Club
International goals
:''Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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MLSZHLSZ
1993 births
Living people
People from Abasha
Footballers from Georgia (country)
Georgia (country) international footballers
Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers
Association football forwards
Győri ETO FC players
FC Dila Gori players
Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
Expatriate footballers in Hungary
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Hungary
FC Sasco players
FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
SK Rapid Wien players
Erovnuli Liga players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Austria
K.A.A. Gent players
Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players
APOEL FC players
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Cyprus
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