Solomon Kvirkvelia
 Kvirkvelia with Rotor Volgograd in 2021 | |||
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gloria Samtredia | |||
| 2005– | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Tengiz Sulakvelidze Academy Tbilisi | |||
| 2009–2010 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2017 | Rubin Kazan | 87 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Neftekhimik (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 68 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021– | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Georgia U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Georgia U-21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014– | Georgia | 41 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019 | |||
Solomon "Saba" Kvirkvelia (Georgian: სოლომონ "საბა" კვირკველია, romanized: 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 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and 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]
Loan to Rotor Volgograd[]
On 20 August 2020, he joined Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2020–21 season.[5]
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[7]
| 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[8]
| 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.
- ^ "Соломон Кверквелия стал игроком "Ротора"" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 20 August 2020.
- ^ ""Локомотив" - обладатель Олимп-Кубка России по футболу" [Lokomotiv is the winner of the Olimp-Russian Cup] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 22 May 2019.
- ^ Solomon Kvirkvelia at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Kvirkvelia, Solomon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
External links[]
- Solomon Kvirkvelia at Russian Premier League
- Solomon Kvirkvelia at Soccerway
- UEFA Profile
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- Association football central defenders
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) international footballers
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- Russian Premier League players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
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- Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
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- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
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- FC Rotor Volgograd players
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