Sandro Altunashvili () ( ka, სანდრო ალთუნაშვილი; born 19 May 1997) is a Georgian professional

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er who plays as a midfielder for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC. He is the two-time winner of the

Erovnuli 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 F ...

. Altunashvili has also won the Georgian Cup once and

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twice. Individually, he has been twice recognized as the Erovnuli Liga Midfielder of the Year and three times named in Team of the Season.

Club career

Altunashvili started his career at second-division club Saburtalo in 2014. He was a regular player of the team that first gained promotion, gradually established itself and started winning trophies in

. His club secured the league title in 2018. A year later Altunashvili lifted the national Cup as well. This season he was selected in Team of the Year for the first time. In early 2021, Altunashvili moved to

Dinamo Batumi FC Dinamo Batumi is a Georgian football club based in Batumi, Adjara, and current vice-champion of Erovnuli Liga, the top division of Georgian football system. The club has won the league (2021), the Georgian Cup ( 1997-98) and Super Cup (1997 ...

on a two-year deal. For two consecutive years he won a nomination for the best midfielder of the league, drawing interest from the national team. In June 2023, he left his native Georgia to join

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club Wolfsberger AC on a two-year contract with the option for a further year.

International career

He made his debut for the Georgia national team on 5 September 2021 in a

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against Spain, a 0–4 away loss. He substituted

Giorgi Aburjania Giorgi Aburjania ( ka, გიორგი აბურჯანია, tr, ; born 2 January 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Portuguese club Gil Vicente F.C. and the Georgia national team. Clu ...

in the 69th minute.

Career statistics

Honours

Saburtalo Tbilisi *

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* Georgian Cup:

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: 2020 Dinamo Batumi * Erovnuli Liga:

* Georgian Super Cup: 2022 Individual * Erovnuli Liga Midfielder of the Year: 2021, 2022

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Altunashvili, Sandro 1997 births Living people Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Footballers from Tbilisi Men's association football midfielders UEFA Euro 2024 players Georgia (country) men's international footballers Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers Erovnuli Liga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players FC Iberia 1999 players FC Dinamo Batumi players Wolfsberger AC players Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Recipients of the Order of Honor (Georgia)