Lasha Dvali

Lasha Dvali
Dvali after being awarded the Order of Honor by the President of Georgia, 2024.
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 APOEL
Number 5
Youth career
2001–2008 Saburtalo
2008–2012 Metalurgi Rustavi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Skonto 5 (0)
2013–2015 Reading 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Skonto (loan) 32 (3)
2015 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 10 (1)
2015 MSV Duisburg 1 (0)
2016–2017 Śląsk Wrocław 34 (2)
2017 → Irtysh Pavlodar (loan) 16 (0)
2017–2018 Pogoń Szczecin 46 (3)
2017 Pogoń Szczecin II 1 (0)
2019–2022 Ferencváros 40 (2)
2022– APOEL 58 (7)
International career‡
2011–2012 Georgia U17 8 (0)
2012–2013 Georgia U19 10 (0)
2014–2016 Georgia U21 8 (0)
2015– Georgia 39 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Lasha Dvali (Order of Honor) (Georgian: ლაშა დვალი, romanized: lasha dvali, pronounced [laʃa dʷali]; born 14 May 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Cypriot First Division club APOEL and the Georgia national team.

Club career

In June 2013, Dvali moved to Latvian Higher League side FC Skonto,[1] before moving again three months later to English Championship side Reading.[2][3] Reading loaned Dvali back to Skonto in February 2014, for the 2014 season,[4] before he was again loaned out in February 2015, this time to Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[5]

On 31 August 2015, Dvali signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second, with German 2. Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg.[6] The contract was voided on 21 December 2015.[7] He joined Śląsk Wrocław on 13 January 2016.[8]

On 3 March 2017, he was loaned to Irtysh Pavlodar,[9] with the deal expiring on 11 June 2017.[10]

On 24 July 2017, he moved to Pogoń Szczecin.[11]

On 30 January 2019, Dvali transferred to Ferencváros.[12] On 16 June 2020, he became champion with Ferencváros by beating Budapest Honvéd at the Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion on the 30th match day of the 2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season.[13] On 20 April 2021, he won the 2020-21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Ferencváros by beating archrival Újpest FC 3–0 at the Groupama Arena.[14]

In July 2022, Dvali joined Cypriot club APOEL as a free agent on a year-long deal.[15] The 2024 season turned out especially memorable as he secured the league and the Super Cup titles with the team.[16]

International career

Dvali was called up for the Georgian national team in October 2014 for the game against Gibraltar, having previously missed out on the squad to face Scotland due to visa problems in travelling to Scotland.[17]

He made his debut on 29 March 2015 in a European qualifier against reigning World Cup champions Germany, replacing the injured Aleksandre Amisulashvili after four minutes in a 2–0 defeat at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in his native Tbilisi.[18]

On 13 November 2017, Dvali netted his first goal for the team in a friendly match against Belarus held in Kutaisi.[19]

On 26 March 2024, Dvali scored Georgia's fourth penalty in the penalty shoot-out against Greece in a 0–0 (4–2 after penalties) win that sent Georgia to UEFA Euro 2024, the first major tournament in the country's history.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Skonto Riga 2013 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 0
2014 32 3 1 0 2 0 35 3
Total 35 3 4 0 2 0 41 3
Kasımpaşa 2014–15 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
MSV Duisburg 2015–16 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Śląsk Wrocław 2015–16 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
2016–17 19 1 2 0 — 21 1
Total 34 2 2 0 — 36 2
Irtysh Pavlodar 2017 16 0 1 0 — 17 0
Pogoń Szczecin 2017–18 33 2 2 0 — 35 2
2018–19 13 1 1 0 — 14 1
Total 46 3 3 0 — 49 3
Pogoń Szczecin II 2017–18[22] 1 0 — — 1 0
Ferencváros 2018–19 12 2 4 0 0 0 16 2
2019–20 3 0 1 0 10 0 14 0
2020–21 21 0 0 0 6 0 27 0
2021–22 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
Total 40 2 6 0 17 0 63 2
APOEL 2022–23 25 4 3 0 0 0 28 4
2023–24 28 3 1 0 6 1 35 4
2024–25 7 0 1 0 7 0 15 0
Total 60 7 5 0 13 1 78 8
Career total 243 17 21 0 32 1 306 18

International

As of match played 10 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Georgia 2015 3 0
2016 2 0
2017 1 1
2018 6 0
2019 1 0
2020 3 0
2021 6 0
2022 3 0
2023 4 0
2024 11 0
Total 40 1
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[23]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 November 2017 Ramaz Shengelia Stadium, Kutaisi, Georgia  Belarus 2–1 2–2 Friendly

Honours

APOEL

Ferencvárosi

References

  1. ^ "Jūrmala atlaiž vairākus leģionārus, Skonto pievienosies Anzhi spēlētājs". sportacentrs.com/ (in Latvian). sportacentrs. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Lasha Dvali Joined Reading". worldsport.ge/. Worldsport. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Laša Dvali pārceļas uz Reading". skontofc.com/ (in Latvian). FC Skonto. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  4. ^ "LASHA DVALI". skontofc.com/ (in Latvian). Skonto FC. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Lasha Dvali Kasımpaşamızda". en.kasimpasa.com.tr/ (in Turkish). Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Zebras verpflichten ablösefrei Abwehrspieler Lasha Dvali". msv-duisburg.de/ (in German). MSV Duisburg. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Heimweh: Zebras lösen Kontrakt mit Lasha Dvali auf" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 21 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Lasha Dvali na testach medycznych w Śląsku Wrocław" (in German). futbolnews.pl. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Lasza Dwali wypożyczony do Irtyszu Pawłodar" (in Polish). 90minut. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  10. ^ "СРОК АРЕНДЫ ДВАЛИ ИСТЕК". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Lasza Dwali w Pogoni" (in Polish). 90minut. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Lasha Dvali, Latest News & Player Profile | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  13. ^ "NBI: A Honvéd legyőzésével bajnok lett a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport. 16 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Ismét bajnok lett a Fradi, ráadásul éppen az Újpest legyőzésével!". Nemzeti Sport. 20 April 2021.
  15. ^ "ოფიციალურად: ლაშა დვალი "აპოელის" ფეხბურთელია". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  16. ^ "ჩემპიონატის შემდეგ სუპერ თასი: ლაშა დვალის მეორე ტიტული კვიპროსში". belive.ge (in Georgian). 26 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ^ "The Georgian National Team Lacks Daushvili but Adds Dvali". worldsport.ge/. Worldsport.ge. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  18. ^ "Dominant Germany win in Georgia". UEFA. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  19. ^ "Georgia vs Belarus match report". Soccerway. 13 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Georgia 0-0 Greece (Mar 26, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  21. ^ "L.Dvali". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  22. ^ "Sezon 2017/18". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Dvali, Lasha". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 November 2017.