Saba Khvadagiani (Georgian: საბა ხვადაგიანი; born 30 January 2003) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi.
Career
Khvadagiani is a product of Dinamo Tbilisi academy. He made an Erovnuli Liga debut with this club on 27 February 2021 in an opening match of the season against Samgurali.[1] His first league goal scored against Telavi on 16 May 2021 turned out a winner.[2]
In January 2022, the player signed a new two-year contract with Dinamo.[3] Overall, during four seasons between 2020 and 2024, he twice won the league.
On January 30, 2024, Khvadagiani joined Israeli Premier League club Maccabi Netanya for a transfer fee of €500,000, which is the highest transfer fee Netanya has ever paid for a foreign player.[4]
International career
Khvadagiani took part in all four matches of the national U21 team in 2023 European championship. As the team began a new 2023–24 qualifying campaign, he was selected as the captain.
Khvadagiani made his Georgia national football team debut on 8 September 2021 in a friendly against Bulgaria, a 1–4 away loss.[5]
Statistics
- As of match played 19 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | – | 4[a] | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | |||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi 2 | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Netanya | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 90 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 4 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifiers and two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifiers and two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
- Georgian Super Cup: 2021, 2023
References
- ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi vs Samgurali". soccerway.com. 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi vs Telavi". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 16 May 2021.
- ^ ""დინამო თბილისმა" შვიდ ფეხბურთელთან კონტრაქტი გაახანგრძლივა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "היכרות ראשונה" [First acquaintance]. www.fcmn.co.il (in Hebrew). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Bulgaria v Georgia game report". ESPN. 8 September 2021.
External links
- Saba Khvadagiani at Soccerway
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