Giorgi Papunashvili

Giorgi Papunashvili (Georgian: გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი, translit.: giorgi p'ap'unashvili, pronounced [ɡiɔrɡi pʼɑpʼunɑʃvili]; born 2 September 1995), commonly known as Papu, is Georgian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Racing de Santander and the Georgian national team as a winger.

Giorgi Papunashvili
Personal information
Full name Giorgi Papunashvili
Date of birth (1995-09-02) 2 September 1995
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Racing de Santander
Number 14
Youth career
2004–2012 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Dinamo-2 Tbilisi 5 (0)
2013–2017 Dinamo Tbilisi 64 (26)
2015–2016 → Werder Bremen II (loan) 20 (2)
2017– Zaragoza 51 (9)
2020– → Racing de Santander (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Georgia U17 10 (2)
2013–2014 Georgia U19 5 (3)
2014–2016 Georgia U21 6 (2)
2014– Georgia 14 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Dinamo Tbilisi

Papunashvili started his career in his hometown club Dinamo Tbilisi. In 2013, after having spent a single season with the reserve side of the Georgian club, Papunashvili was promoted to the first team and in November he made his debut in Erovnuli Liga against Tskhinvali.[1]

During the 2014–15 season, Papunashvili became the key figure at Dinamo, scoring 16 goals in all tournaments with the club, including his first career hat-trick against Tskhinvali in October 2014.[2] Dinamo won Georgian Cup at the end of the season as well, with Papunashvili scoring two goals in the final against Samtredia.[3]

In summer 2015, Papunashvili signed a season-long loan deal with Werder Bremen.[4] He joined the reserve side of the club and played in 3. Liga.[5] The loan spell was unsuccessful, as Papunashvili missed 12 games due to injury and was only able to make 20 appearances for the club, scoring 2 goals.[6]

Real Zaragoza

In June 2017, Papunashvili signed four-year deal with Real Zaragoza.[7][8][9] Papunashvili made his debut for the Spanish club against Granada CF in 28 August, 2017, replacing Oliver Buff.[10] On January 12, 2020 he joined Racing de Santander on loan till June 30 to help the club avoid relegation to Segunda B.[11]

International career

Papunashvili made his debut for the national team in a 1–0 friendly loss against the United Arab Emirates on 3 June 2014.[12][13]

He also represented Georgia national under-17 football team in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovenia.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 9 July 2019[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo-2 Tbilisi2012–13Pirveli Liga50——50
Total 50000050
Dinamo Tbilisi2013–14Umaglesi Liga15330—183
2014–15211452—2616
2015–16——2121
20161031060173
201716620—186
Total 6226112818129
Werder Bremen II (loan) 2015–16 3. Liga 202——202
Real Zaragoza 2017–18 Segunda División 28731—318
2017–18 13211—143
Total 41942—4511
Career total 128371548115142

International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[16]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 March 2018Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Lithuania1–04–0Friendly
2.7 June 2019Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilissi, Georgia Gibraltar2–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3.19 November 2019Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia Croatia1–01–2Friendly

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

References
  1. "Tskhinvali - Dinamo Tbilisi (Match Report)". soccerway.com. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. "Dinamo Tbilisi - Tskhinvali (Match Report)". soccerway.com. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. "Dinamo beat Samtredia to make it three in a row". UEFA.com. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  4. "Papunashvili verstarkt Werders U23". werder.de. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in German)
  5. "Ein Neuer aus Georgien". kreiszeitung.de. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in German)
  6. "გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი: იანვარში "ვერდერის" პირველ გუნდს შეკრებაზე მივყვები". sportall.ge. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in Georgian)
  7. "Giorgi Papunashvili nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza para las 4 próximas temporadas". realzaragoza.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in Spanish)
  8. "Velocidad y gran golpeo de balón: así es Giorgi Papunashvili". realzaragoza.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in Spanish)
  9. "Giorgi Papunashvili will play in Real Zaragoza". fcdinamo.ge. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  10. "Zaragoza - Granda (Match Report)". soccerway.com. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  11. "Papunashvili se va cedido al Racing hasta final de temporada". Marca.com (in Spanish). 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  12. "FRIENDLY: UAE 1-0 GEORGIA". the-afc.com. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  13. "Header from Habib Fardan seals deal for UAE in friendly against Georgia". the-afc.com. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  14. "Delighted Georgian duo have that Friday feeling". UEFA.com. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  15. "Giorgi Papunashvili". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  16. "Papunashvili, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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