Valerian Gvilia

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Yaroslavovych and the family name is Gvilia.
Valerian Gvilia
Valerian Gvilia 2015.jpg
Gvilia with Ukraine U21 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Valerian Yaroslavovych Gvilia
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Zugdidi, Georgia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Raków Częstochowa
Number 88
Youth career
2011–2014 Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Metalurh Zaporizhya 26 (1)
2016 Minsk 15 (4)
2016–2017 BATE Borisov 23 (5)
2018–2019 Luzern 23 (2)
2019 → Górnik Zabrze (loan) 17 (1)
2019–2021 Legia Warsaw 54 (8)
2021– Raków Częstochowa 13 (0)
National team‡
2015 Ukraine U21 4 (0)
2016 Georgia U21 4 (0)
2016– Georgia 37 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:07, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Valerian "Vako" Gvilia (Georgian: ვალერიან "ვაკო" გვილია, pronounced [vɑlɛriɑn vɑkʼɔ ɡviliɑ]; Ukrainian: Валеріане Ярославович Гвілія; born 24 May 1994) is a Georgian football midfielder who also has Ukrainian citizenship. Besides Ukraine, he has played in Belarus, Switzerland, and Poland.[2] As of 2021, he plays for Raków Częstochowa from Polish Ekstraklasa.

Club career[]

Gvilia is product of youth team system FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. He made his debut for FC Metalurh entering as a second time playing against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 15 August 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[3] Gvilia signed a contract with Belarusian club BATE Borisov in early July 2016.[4]

In January 2018, Gvilia signed a three-year deal with Swiss Super League side Luzern.[5] In 2019-2021, he played for the Polish Legia Warsaw, with which he won two national championships.[6] On 31 August 2021, he was announced as a player of the Polish vice-champion, Raków Częstochowa.[7]

International career[]

Gvilia was named in Georgia's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Republic of Ireland and Wales in October 2016.[8]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 18 June 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Metalurh Zaporizhya 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
2015–16 14 1 1 0 — — 15 1
Total 26 1 3 1 — — 29 1
Minsk 2015 Premier League 15 4 4 0 — — 18 4
BATE Borisov 2016 14 4 — — — 14 4
2017 9 1 5 1 2 0 1 0 17 2
2018 — 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Total 23 5 6 1 3 0 1 0 33 6
Luzern 2016–17 Swiss Super League 12 1 — — — 12 1
2018–19 11 1 2 1 2 0 — 15 2
Total 23 2 2 1 2 0 — 27 3
Górnik Zabrze (loan) 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 17 1 1 0 — — 18 1
Legia Warsaw 2019–20 35 8 4 2 8 1 — 47 11
2020–21 19 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 23 0
Total 54 8 5 2 11 1 0 0 70 11
Career total 158 26 21 4 16 1 1 0 196 26

International goals[]

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 5 September 2017 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria  Austria 1–0 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
 16 October 2018 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–0 3–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3
 7 June 2019 Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Gibraltar 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours[]

BATE Borisov

References[]

  1. ^ "Валериане Ярославович Гвилия". FC BATE Borisov official website. July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. ^ Oferta Ferencvarosu była atrakcyjna, ale bardziej kręci mnie wyzwanie w Legii weszlo.com
  3. ^ Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 4 тур. Матч № 24 15.08.2014. (in Ukrainian). Official UPL Site. 16 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Валериане Гвилия — футболист БАТЭ". FC BATE Borisov official website. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  5. ^ "VALERIANE GVILIA WECHSELT ZUM FC LUZERN" (in German). Luzern Official Statement. 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Gwilia został piłkarzem Rakowa". legia.net (in Polish). 31 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Walerian Gwilia w Rakowie". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  8. ^ "Expanded Squad Named for the Upcoming Qualifiers". gff.ge. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Gvilia, Valerian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

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