Aleksandre Kalandadze (Georgian: ალექსანდრე კალანდაძე; born 9 May 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi, and the Georgia national team.

Aleksandre Kalandadze
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Dinamo Tbilisi
Number 3
Youth career
Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Dinamo Tbilisi 60 (3)
2020–2021Diósgyőri II (loan) 21 (0)
2023 Dinamo Tbilisi II 3 (0)
International career
2018 Georgia U17 7 (0)
2019–2020 Georgia U19 13 (0)
2021–2023 Georgia U21 15 (0)
2023– Georgia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:31, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Kalandadze is a youth product of the Georgian club Dinamo Tbilisi. He began his senior career on a loan with the Hungarian club Diósgyőri for the 2020–21 season, where he played with their reserves.[2] He returned to Dinamo Tbilisi the following season, where he became their starting centre-back and helped them win the 2022 Erovnuli Liga and 2023 Georgian Super Cup. On 25 January 2022 he extended his contract with the club until the end of 2024.[3]

International career

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Kalandadze is a youth product of Georgia, having played up to the Georgia U21s.[4] On 12 September 2023, he debuted with the senior Georgia national team in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Norway national team on 12 September 2023.[5][6]

Honours

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Club

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Dinamo Tbilisi

References

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  1. ^ "Aleksandre Kalandadze - Dinamo Tbilisi - Aktuelles Spielerprofil". sport.bild.de.
  2. ^ "თუკი ტალანტებს საქართველოში ვერ გვიზრდიან, იქნებ, წასვლა სჯობდეს!.. უნგრეთში ორი ქართველი ახალგაზრდა წარადგინეს". Lelo.Ge.
  3. ^ "[დინამო თბილისი] ახალი კონტრაქტები და მზადება უკრაინელებთან ამხანაგური მატჩისთვის..." Lelo.Ge.
  4. ^ "Trabzonspor'a Gürcü defans mı geliyor!". Trabzon Haber, Son dakika Trabzon Haberleri. 20 July 2023.
  5. ^ "სანდრო კალანდაძე - საქართველოს ნაკრებში გამოძახებით ძალიან ვამაყობ #1TVSPORT". 1TV.
  6. ^ "Live Commentary - Norway vs Georgia | 12.09.2023". Sky Sports.
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