Lasha Dvali ( ka, ლაშა დვალი, tr, ; born 14 May 1995) is a

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professional

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who plays as a centre-back for

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club

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and the Georgia national team.

Club career

In June 2013, Dvali moved to

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side FC Skonto, before moving again three months later to English

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side

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. Reading loaned Dvali back to Skonto in February 2014, for the 2014 season, before he was again loaned out in February 2015, this time to

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side Kasımpaşa for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. On 31 August 2015, Dvali signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with German

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side

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. The contract was voided on 21 December 2015. He joined

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on 13 January 2016. On 3 March 2017, he was loaned to Irtysh Pavlodar, with the deal expiring on 11 June 2017. On 24 July 2017, he moved to

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Ferencváros

On 30 January 2019, Dvali transferred to Ferencváros. On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating

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at the

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on the 30th match day of the

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season. On 20 April 2021, he won the

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season with Ferencváros by beating archrival

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3-0 at the

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. The goals were scored by Myrto Uzuni (3rd and 77th minute) and Tokmac Nguen (30th minute).

International career

Dvali was called up for the

national team in October 2014 for the game against

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, having previously missed out on the squad to face

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due to visa problems in travelling to Scotland. He made his debut on 29 March 2015 in a European qualifier against reigning World Cup champions

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, replacing the injured

Aleksandre Amisulashvili Aleksandre Amisulashvili ( ka, ალექსანდრე ამისულაშვილი; born 20 August 1982 in Tbilisi) is a retired Georgian international footballer. Career In June 2014 Amisulashvili signed for Inter Baku Shama ...

after four minutes in a 0–2 defeat at the

Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena ( ''Boris P’aich’adzis erovnuli st’adioni''), formerly known as Boris Paichadze National Stadium, is a stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the home stadium of Dinamo Tbilisi, Georgia national rugby union team and ...

in his native Tbilisi.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Ferencvárosi *

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: (3) 2019–20,

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, 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22

References

External links

UEFA U-17 ProfileUEFA U-19 Profile
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Kasımpaşa Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dvali, Lasha 1995 births Living people Footballers from Tbilisi Footballers from Georgia (country) Georgia (country) international footballers Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers Association football defenders Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country) Skonto FC players Reading F.C. players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers MSV Duisburg players Śląsk Wrocław players FC Irtysh Pavlodar players Pogoń Szczecin players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Ekstraklasa players Kazakhstan Premier League players Süper Lig players 2. Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Expatriate footballers in Latvia Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Latvia Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in England Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Turkey Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Poland Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Kazakhstan Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Hungary