Davit Khocholava

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Davit Khocholava
დავით ხოჭოლავა
Davit Khocholava2018.jpg
Khocholava playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2009 Saburtalo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Saburtalo Tbilisi 0 (0)
2010 → Olimpi Rustavi (loan) 2 (0)
2011 → Sioni Bolnisi (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi 11 (0)
2014 → Kolkheti Poti (loan) 6 (1)
2014–2015 Shukura Kobuleti 25 (1)
2015–2017 Chornomorets Odesa 42 (3)
2017–2021 Shakhtar Donetsk 56 (3)
2021– Copenhagen 8 (1)
National team‡
2009–2010 Georgia U-17 13 (3)
2010–2011 Georgia U-19 5 (0)
2011–2012 Georgia U-21 5 (0)
2017– Georgia 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2019

Davit Khocholava (Georgian: დავით ხოჭოლავა, romanized: davit khoch'olava, pronounced [dɑvitʰ χɔt͡ʃʼɔlɑvɑ]; born 8 February 1993 in Tbilisi) is a professional Georgian football player for Copenhagen and the Georgia national team.

Club career[]

Early years[]

Khocholava started his career in Saburtalo, where his first manager was Giorgi Devdariani.[1] Later some of the members of his team, including Valeri Kazaishvili, Giorgi Chanturia and Lasha Parunashvili, became successful players and members of Georgia national football team.[1] Khocholava was a striker during his youth career. However, Devdariani later offered him to play in defense and Davit accepted.[1]

Khocholava with Chornomorets Odesa in 2016

The first success came when Khocholava signed for Dinamo Tbilisi in 2011. However, the player found it difficult to become a member of the starting line-up, having a six-month loan spell at Kolkheti Poti in order to get some more playing time.[2] So in 2014, he decided to leave Tbilisi-based club and moved to Shukura Kobuleti.[3] He was offered to the club after the recommendation of famous Georgian footballer Revaz Chelebadze, who played for Dinamo Tbilisi in Soviet era. He was the sporting director of the club.[1]

Khocholava spent a single season with the club and signed for Chornomorets Odesa in summer 2015.[4] Davit became the regular member of the starting line-up. He was even named in the symbolic team of the Ukrainian Premier League in March 2017.[5]

Shakhtar Donetsk[]

In April 2017, Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed that Khocholava signed a five-year deal with the club, joining them at the start of the following season.[6]

Copenhagen[]

On 6 July 2021, Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen announced they had signed Khocholava on a four year deal.[7]

On 8 August he scored his first goal for the club in a 4-2 victory in the Copenhagen Derby against rivals Brøndby I.F.

International career[]

He was named in Georgia's senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria in September 2016.[8] Khocholava made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against Uzbekistan.[9]

Honours[]

Olimpi Rustavi
Dinamo Tbilisi
Shakhtar Donetsk

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 26 June 2020
Club Season League Cup Champions
League 		Europa
League 		Super Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpi Rustavi (loan) 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Dinamo Tbilisi 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2012–13 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2013–14 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 11 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
Kolkheti Poti (loan) 2013–14 Pirveli Liga 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Total 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Shukura Kobuleti 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 25 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 2
Total 25 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 2
Chornomorets Odesa 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
2016–17 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2
Total 42 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 3
Shakhtar Donetsk 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 14 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
2018–19 25 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 33 2
2019–20 10 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 16 0
2020–21 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 52 3 8 0 9 0 6 0 1 0 76 3
Career total 138 8 17 1 9 0 5 0 1 0 166 9

International[]

As of 2 June 2019
Georgia national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 9 0
2018 7 0
2019 5 0
2020 2 0
Total 23 0

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Interview with David Khocholava". Sportall.ge. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "News of "Kolkheti" Poti". Worldsport.ge. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Dinamo confirmed changes". Worldsport.ge. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Chornomorets confirm two more signings". Football.ua. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Khocholava - in the Symbolic Team of the Month in Ukraine". Worldsport.ge. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Khocholava to continue his career at Shakhtar". Shakhtar.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. ^ "DAVID KHOCHOLAVA SIGNS FOR F.C. COPENHAGEN". fck.dk. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Georgia vs Austria". Sky Sports. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Uzbekistan draws with Georgia in friendly". The Tashkent Times. 24 January 2017.

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