David Targamadze

David Targamadze (Georgian: დავით თარგამაძე; born 22 August 1989) is a Georgian international footballer who plays as a winger for FC Sioni Bolnisi.

David Targamadze
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sioni Bolnisi
Number 20
Youth career
1998–2006 Dinamo Tbilisi
2006–2008 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 SC Freiburg 8 (0)
2010–2012 PFC Oleksandria 35 (12)
2012–2016 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (0)
2012–2014 → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 51 (5)
2015–2016 → PFC Oleksandria (loan) 10 (0)
2018 Saburtalo Tbilisi 7 (1)
2019– Sioni Bolnisi 11 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Georgia U19 6 (1)
2009 Georgia U21 2 (0)
2011– Georgia 20 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 November 2015

Career

Born in Tbilisi, Targamadze played youth football in Georgia with FC Dinamo Tbilisi before moving to German side SC Freiburg in 2006. Targamadze made his senior debut for Freiburg on 28 September 2008, in a match against Aachen.[2] He made a total of 6 league appearances for Freiburg that season, helping them win promotion to the Bundesliga.[2][3][4][5] Targamadze made a further two first team appearances for Freiburg the following season,[3] before signing for Ukrainian club PFC Oleksandria in the summer of 2010. He played 18 league games and scored 8 goals during 2010-11, helping Oleksandria win the Ukrainian First League and gain promotion to the top division.[6]

On 30 December 2011, Shakhtar Donetsk officially announced Targamadze's capture on its official website.[7] He signed on loan for PFC Oleksandria in August 2015.[8]

In July 2018, after missing two years due to knee injuries, he returned to Georgia and signed for FC Saburtalo Tbilisi.[9] He left the club at the end of 2018.

Honours

Personal life

David is the brother of Irakli Targamadze, a fellow professional footballer.

Career statistics

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2011Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Greece1–1DrawUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2.24 May 2012Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria Turkey1–3LossFriendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015[10]

References
  1. David Targamadze at Soccerway
  2. "David Targamadze - SC Freiburg - 2008". Football-Lineups.com.
  3. "David Targamadze - SC Freiburg - 2009". Football-Lineups.com.
  4. "Player profile" (in German). Fußballdaten.de.
  5. "SC Freiburg 2009/09". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. "D. Tarmagadze". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  7. "David Targamadze signed for Shakhtar!". shakhtar.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  8. "David Targamadze signed for Oleksandria". Oleksandria official web-page. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. "დავით თარგამაძეს, რომელსაც ტრავმის გამო ორი წელი გაუცდა" (in Georgian). FC Saburtalo Tbilisi. 20 July 2018.
  10. Football PLAYER: Davit Targamadze
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