Giorgi Popkhadze (Georgian: გიორგი ფოფხაძე; born 25 September 1986) is a Georgian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | |||
| Häcken | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Tbilisi | 26 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Olympiacos (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Viborg FF | 74 | (0) |
| 2011 | Zestaponi | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Sturm Graz | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Baku | 19 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 26 | (0) |
| 2013 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Sioni Bolnisi | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Flamurtari Vlore | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 21 | (1) |
| 2017 | Dila Gori | 16 | (1) |
| 2018 | Kyzylzhar | 28 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Georgia U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2006–2015 | Georgia | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIn the summer of 2012, Popkhadze signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side FK Baku.[2][3] After making 24 appearances in all competitions, Popkhadze was released at the end of the 2012–13 season.
International career
editPopkhadze made his debut for Georgia on 1 March 2006, in a 2–0 friendly win against Malta.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of 17 June 2014[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tbilisi | 2004–05 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 2 | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | |||||
| Olympiacos (loan) | 2005–06 | Alpha Ethniki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Viborg FF | 2006–07 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Danish 1st Division | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Danish 1st Division | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Danish 1st Division | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 79 | 1 | |||
| Zestaponi | 2010–11 | Umaglesi Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Sturm Graz | 2011–12 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| FK Baku | 2012–13[6] | Azerbaijan Premier League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Career total | 171 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 197 | 3 | ||
International
edit- As of 1 January 2012.[5]
| Georgia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
Honors
edit- Zestaponi
References
edit- ^ Giorgi Popkhadze at Soccerway
- ^ http://fcbaku.com/content.php?lang=en&page=2&sid=&nid=1714&n=6[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://fcbaku.com/content.php?lang=en&page=2&sid=&nid=1719&n=6[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Giorgi Popkhadze profile". European Football. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ a b Giorgi Popkhadze at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Premier League Stats 2012/13" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
External links
edit- Giorgi Popkhadze at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Giorgi Popkhadze at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- Profile at londonhearts.com
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