Solomon Kvirkvelia
.jpg) With Lokomotiv in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Solomon Kvirkvelia | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Samtredia, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| 2010–2011 | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Rubin Kazan | 87 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Neftekhimik (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017– | Lokomotiv Moscow | 39 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Georgia U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Georgia U-21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014– | Georgia | 28 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Solomon "Saba" Kvirkvelia (Georgian: სოლომონ "საბა" კვირკველია, translit.: solomon "saba" k'virk'velia, pronounced [sɔlɔmɔn sɑbɑ kʼvirkʼvɛliɑ]; born 6 February 1992) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow and the Georgia national team.
Club career
Rubin Kazan
After spending a season with Zenit Saint Petersburg, Kvirkvelia joined another Russian club, FC Rubin Kazan in 2011. He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Rubin Kazan on 22 July 2011 in a game against FC Terek Grozny.[1]
Lokomotiv Moscow
In February 2017, FC Rubin Kazan and Lokomotiv Moscow agreed a loan deal for Kvirkvelia until the end of the season.[2] Kvirkvelia became a regular member of the team, participating 12 games until the end of the season. Lokomotiv won Russian Cup during this season, which was the first title for the Georgian with his new club.[3]
On 30 June 2017, he moved to Lokomotiv on a permanent basis, signing a four-year contract.[4]
International career
On an international level, he debuted for Georgia in a friendly match against Liechtenstein on 5 March 2014.
Honours
Club
- Rubin Kazan
- Lokomotiv Moscow
Individual
- Georgian Footballer of the Year: 2014, 2017
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 May 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2011–12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 87 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 3 | |
| Neftekhimik (loan) | 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2016–17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| Total | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 3 | |
| Career total | 146 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 6 | |
- 1.^ Includes Russian Super Cup.
International
- As of 27 March 2018[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | |||
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Game report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011.
- ↑ FC Rubin and FC Lokomotiv made a loan deal for Kverkvelia
- ↑ Lokomotiv win the 2017 Russian Cup Final in Sochi
- ↑ Кверквелия перешёл в «Локо» (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 30 June 2017.
- ↑ Solomon Kvirkvelia at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "Kvirkvelia, Solomon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
External links
- Profile by RFPL
- Solomon Kvirkvelia at Soccerway
- UEFA Profile