Akaki Gogia

Akaki Gogia
Gogia while with FC St. Pauli in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Akaki Gogia[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992
Place of birth Rustavi, Georgia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 11
Youth career
2001 FSV 67 Halle
2001–2004 Hannover 96
2004–2011 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 VfL Wolfsburg II 9 (0)
2011–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 0 (0)
2011–2012 → FC Augsburg (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 23 (1)
2013 → FC St. Pauli II (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2015 Hallescher FC 71 (19)
2015–2017 Brentford 13 (0)
2016–2017 → Dynamo Dresden (loan) 22 (10)
2017– Union Berlin 29 (4)
National team
2010 Germany U18 4 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U19 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Akaki Gogia (Georgian: აკაკი გოგია; born 18 January 1992) is a German professional footballer of Georgian descent who plays as a midfielder for Union Berlin. He began his career in Germany with VfL Wolfsburg, before signing for Hallescher FC in 2013 and moving to England to join Brentford in 2015. Gogia won international youth caps for Germany at U18 and U19 level. His nickname is "Andy".[2]

Club career

VfL Wolfsburg

A midfielder,[2] Gogia began his career in Germany as a junior with FSV 67 Halle and Hannover 96,[3][4] before transferring to VfL Wolfsburg in 2004.[5] He came through the youth ranks and made his reserve team debut in February 2010, going on to make 9 appearances.[6] He scored prolifically for Wolfsburg's U17 and U19 teams,[7] netting 44 goals in 86 games to help the team to the U19 Bundesliga championship in the 2010–11 season and he scored in the final versus 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[8]

Along with three other reserve players, Gogia was promoted to the first team squad in December 2010 by general manager Dieter Hoeness and coach Steve McClaren,[9] who dropped Karim Ziani and Caiuby to the reserves.[10] After being included in the party for a winter training camp in Marbella,[9] Gogia was called into the senior squad for the first time for a Bundesliga match versus Bayern Munich on 15 January 2011.[11] He remained an unused substitute during the 1–1 draw and was called up twice more during the 2010–11 season.[11] He failed to win any further first team call ups and departed the club in July 2013.[12]

FC Augsburg (loan)

On 11 May 2012, it was announced that Gogia had joined Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on loan for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.[13] He made the first professional appearance of his career when he came on as a substitute for Marcel Ndjeng in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal first round win over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 30 July 2011.[6] He made 14 appearances during his spell,[6] which was cut short by torn ligaments in his left knee.[14] Gogia returned to Wolfsburg at the end of the 2011–12 season.[15]

FC St. Pauli (loan)

In July 2012, Gogia signed on loan with 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli on a season-long loan.[16] He scored the first senior goal of his career in a 3–2 win over SSV Jahn Regensburg on 8 March 2013.[6] He made 24 appearances and scored once before returning to Wolfsburg at the end of the 2012–13 season.[6]

Hallescher FC

After failed trials with SC Paderborn 07 and Heracles Almelo,[17][18] Gogia dropped down the 3. Liga to sign for hometown club Hallescher FC in July 2013 on a two-year deal.[19] He made 81 appearances and scored 26 goals during his two seasons with the club.[6] He finished the club's 2014–15 Saxony-Anhalt Cup campaign as joint-top scorer and scored in a 6–0 rout of neighbours VfL Halle 1896 in the final.[20]

Brentford

On 16 May 2015, it was announced that Gogia had signed a "long term" contract with English Championship club Brentford on a free transfer.[21] He made his debut with a start on the opening day of the 2015–16 season, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw with Ipswich Town.[22] He missed almost all of September with a thigh injury and after a change of manager and system in early October,[23][24] Gogia dropped out of the starting lineup and out of the squad altogether by December, save for two substitute appearances in January 2016.[25] A further injury in March 2016 kept him on the sidelines,[26] but he returned to make four substitute appearances in April and finished the season with 14 appearances.[25] After finding himself far down the midfield pecking order at the end of the 2016–17 pre-season,[27] Gogia left Griffin Park on a season-long loan on 8 August 2016 and departed the club in June 2017.[28]

Dynamo Dresden (loan)

On 8 August 2016, Gogia joined 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden on loan for the duration of the 2016–17 season,[27] with an option to buy.[29] 12 days later, he made his debut as a late substitute for Stefan Kutschke in a 2–2 DFB-Pokal first round draw with neighbours RB Leipzig and scored in the deciding shootout,[6] which Dynamo won.[30] He broke into the starting lineup and scored 7 goals in 17 appearances before suffering an ankle ligament injury during a league match versus 1. FC Nürnberg on 29 January 2017.[6][31] Gogia returned to action on 10 April, when he came on as a substitute for Aias Aosman after 73 minutes of a 1–0 defeat to Eintracht Braunschweig.[6] He finished his spell with 10 goals in 24 appearances and was reported by Kicker to have statistically been the best 2. Bundesliga player during the 2016–17 season.[6][32] On 30 June 2017, Gogia joined the club on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee (rumoured to be €750,000),[28] but remained for just 24 hours before departing.[33]

Union Berlin

On 1 July 2017, Gogia joined 2. Bundesliga club Union Berlin on a four-year deal.[33] He made 22 appearances and scored two goals during the 2017–18 season.[6]

International career

Gogia won seven caps for Germany at U18 and U19 level,[34][35] scoring once in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Belgium on 25 March 2011.[36] In May 2015, it was reported that Georgia had contacted Gogia about a call up.[37]

Personal life

Gogia was born in Rustavi, Georgia and moved to Halle, Germany with his parents at the age of 9 in 2001.[4][37] His parents later moved to Hanover and then Augsburg, which influenced his moves to Hannover 96 and FC Augsburg.[38]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg II 2009–10[6] Regionalliga Nord 40———40
2010–11[6] 50———50
Total 90———90
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11[6] Bundesliga 0000——00
FC Augsburg (loan) 2011–12[6] Bundesliga 12020——140
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2012–13[6] 2. Bundesliga 23110——241
FC St. Pauli II (loan) 2012–13[6] Regionalliga Nord 10———10
Hallescher FC 2013–14[6] 3. Liga 368——5[lower-alpha 1]1419
2014–15[6] 3511——5[lower-alpha 1]64017
Total 7119——1078126
Brentford 2015–16[22] Championship 1300010—140
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2016–17[6] 2. Bundesliga 221020——2410
Union Berlin 2017–18[6] 2. Bundesliga 22200——222
2018–19[6] 7 2 1 0 — — 8 2
Total 29 4 1 0 — — 30 4
Career totals 18034601010719741
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Saxony-Anhalt Cup.

Honours

Hallescher FC

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 Stefan Krause und Buttje Rosenfeld,. "Zwölf Bundesliga-Spiele: St. Pauli holt Straßenfußballer "Andy" Gogia". mopo.de. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Administrator. "STUERMERSTAR DES HFC BESUCHT SEINE FUSSBALLKINDERSTUBE". fsv67.de. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Akaki Gogia: Der Techniker ist erwachsen geworden". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". kicker online. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Akaki Gogia – 1. FC Union Berlin – Spieler – FuPa". Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Akaki Gogia – Elite Football". www.elitefootball.com. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "VfL Wolfsburg wird zum ersten Mal Deutscher Meister". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Fußball – Nachwuchs-Quartett fügt sich im Trainingslager gut ein". Altmark Zeitung. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Steve McClaren to stay as Wolfsburg boss – ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  11. 1 2 Akaki Gogia at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  13. ↑ SPOX Media GmbH. "Nachwuchsspieler aus Wolfsburg". Spox.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  14. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine. "FC Augsburg: FCA: Akaki Gogia kämpft sich zurück – FC Augsburg ++ News ++ – Augsburger Allgemeine". Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Augsburg 1 - 1 Schalke 04 Match preview - 22/04/12 Bundesliga - Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Fußball 2.Bundesliga: St. Pauli leiht Akaki Gogia vom VfL Wolfsburg – Handelsblatt". handelsblatt.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "SC Paderborn: Akaki Gogia im Probetraining – Neuer Stürmer gesucht". liga-zwei.de. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". FCUpdate.nl. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Hallescher Fussballclub e.V. "Hallescher FC e.V.: HFC verpflichtet Offensivmannn Gogia vom VfL Wolfsburg". Hallescher FC e.V. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Landespokal". FuPa.net. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Chapman, Mark. "Akaki Gogia signs for Brentford from Hallescher FC". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Akaki Gogia in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  23. ↑ FC, Brentford. "September injury update". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  24. ↑ Brett, Ciaran. "Andy Gogia looks back on his first season at Griffin Park and Brentford". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  25. 1 2 "Akaki Gogia Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  26. ↑ Moore, Tom. "Brentford's injury crisis has returned with a vengeance". getwestlondon. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  27. 1 2 FC, Brentford. "Andy Gogia joins 2.Bundesliga side Dynamo Dresden on season-long loan deal". Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  28. 1 2 "Brentford FC Gogia completes permanent switch to Dresden". Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  29. ↑ "Greift Dynamo für Gogia tief in die Tasche?". TAG24 (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  30. ↑ "Dynamo Dresden vs. RB Leipzig – 20 August 2016 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  31. ↑ Sport1.de. "Dynamo Dresden: Akaki Gogia und Erich Berko fallen vorerst aus". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  32. ↑ Germany, kicker online, Nürnberg,. "2. Bundesliga – die Topspieler 2016/17". kicker online (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  33. 1 2 "Unter Dach und Fach: Union verpflichtet Gogia". kicker Online (in German). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  34. ↑ "Spielplan". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  35. ↑ "Spielplan". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  36. ↑ "U 19 verliert in Völklingen gegen Belgien". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  37. 1 2 Tabagari, Lasha. "Akaki Gogia: "The Georgian Football Federation Contacted My Mother"". World Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  38. ↑ "Premiere in Schwarz-Gelb | Wie fühlt sich Dynamo an, Herr Gogia?". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  39. ↑ "Spielbericht Hallescher FC – VfL Halle 1896 – FuPa". FuPa. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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