Irakli Kobalia (born 13 March 1992) is a
Georgian
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* 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 ...
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
player, who plays as a
striker for
Guria Lanchkhuti
FC Guria is a Georgian association football club from Lanchkhuti, which competes in Liga 3, the third tier of the national league.
Being one of the strongest Georgian teams in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Guria have taken part in the Soviet ...
in the
Umaglesi Liga
The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა - lit. National League) is the top division of professional football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football ...
.
Career
Kobalia started his career with
Baia
Baia (german: Baja, Stadt Molde, or Moldenmarkt; hu, Moldvabánya; lat, Civitas Moldaviae) is a commune in Suceava County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania with a population of 6,793 (2002 census).[Rustavi
Rustavi ( ka, რუსთავი ) is a city in the southeast of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli and southeast of capital Tbilisi. It has a population of 130,100 (2021), making it the fourth most populous city in Georgia. Its economy is ...]
in 2011. He was a starter in Rustavi's first
2011–12 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round against Armenian club
Banants F.C. in which Rustavi won the opening leg 1–0, with Kobalia scoring the only goal in the 48th minute.
References
External links
UEFA Profile*
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Footballers from Georgia (country)
1992 births
Living people
FC Zugdidi players
FC Metalurgi Rustavi players
FC Zestafoni players
FC Kolkheti Khobi players
Association football forwards
Georgia (country) international footballers
Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers