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Lasha Odisharia (Georgian: ლაშა ოდიშარია, born 23 October 2002) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Latvian club RFS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RFS | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salkhino Martvili | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 27 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Merani Martvili (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi II | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | RFS | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Georgia U21 | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 November 2024 | |||
He is the winner of Georgian Erovnuli Liga with Dinamo Tbilisi. In 2024, he won the Latvian Cup and national championship with RFS.
Club career
editOdisharia spent first ten years of his football career at Salkhino's academy in Martvili where he played as a forward. Since age 16, Odisharia has been playing as a winger on both flanks.[1]
After representing Merani Martvili at U17 level, Odisharia was signed by Dinamo Tbilisi for their reserve team. Loaned for six months back to Merani, Odisharia took part in ten games in the 2nd division during the 2021 season. On 16 April, he netted his first official goal in a 2–1 loss to WIT Georgia.[2] On 2 October 2022, Odisharia made a debut for the senior team in a goalless draw against Torpedo Kutaisi.[3] He contributed to Dinamo's winning season[4] with seven league appearances and one goal.
During the 2024 winter transfer window, Odisharia signed a three-year contract with Latvian champions Rigas FS.[5] The club achieved the double this season, first winning the national cup on 30 October 2024, followed by the league trophy five days later.[6]
On 3 October 2024, Odisharia opened his goal account in European competitions by scoring an equalizer in a UEFA Europa League 2–2 draw against Galatasaray.[7]
International career
editOdisharia featured in all ten matches of Georgia U21's 2025 UEFA Championship qualifying campaign in 2023–24. As the team secured a play-off spot against Croatia, Odisharia scored against Gibraltar[8] and provided four assists.
Statistics
edit- As of 5 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Merani Martvili | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Rigas FS | 2024 | Virsliga | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Career total | 75 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Georgian Super Cup
- ^ 3 appearances in UEFA Champions League and six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Latvian Supercup
Honours
edit• Erovnuli Liga (1): 2022
• Super Cup (1): 2023
• Virsliga (1): 2024
• Latvian Cup (1): 2024
References
edit- ^ "ინტერვიუ ლაშა ოდიშარიასთან - რატომ ავიყვანე ფსიქოლოგი?". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 28 October 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "WIT Georgia vs Merani match report". soccerway.com. 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Torpedo vs Dinamo Tbilisi match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 2 October 2022.
- ^ "დინამო თბილისი საქართველოს 19-გზის ჩემპიონია!". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 3 December 2022.
- ^ "ლაშა ოდიშარია ლატვიის ჩემპიონმა წარადგინა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 22 January 2024.
- ^ "ორი ტიტული ხუთ დღეში: ლაშა ოდიშარიამ და ლუკა სილაგაძემ ლატვიის ჩემპიონატი და თასი მოიგეს". belive.ge (in Georgian). 4 November 2024.
- ^ "RFS vs Galatasaray match report". UEFA. 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Gibraltar vs Georgia match report". UEFA. 26 March 2024.
External links
edit- Lasha Odisharia at Soccerway