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Giorgi Kvilitaia
Personal information
Date of birth	1 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Abasha, Georgia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Aris Limassol
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	Sasco Tbilisi
2013–2015	Győr
2013–2014	→ Dila Gori (loan)
2015–2016	Dinamo Tbilisi
2016–2018	Rapid Wien
2018–2021	Gent
2020−2021	→ Anorthosis (loan)
2021−2024	APOEL
2024–	Aris Limassol
International career‡
2013–2014	Georgia U21
2016–	Georgia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:17, 22 June 2024 (UTC).

Giorgi Kvilitaia (Order of Honor) (Georgian: გიორგი ქვილითაია, romanized: giorgi kvilitaia, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰʷilitʰaia], born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Aris Limassol and the Georgia national team.

Career

Kvilitaia was born in Abasha, Georgia. At age 14 he moved to Tbilisi, first to Norchi Dinamo and later to Division 2 side Sasco, where he was one of the best scorers in 2012–13.^[1]

After an unsuccessful spell at Győr, Kvilitaia played one season for Dila Gori on loan. In June 2015 he joined Dinamo Tbilisi.^[2] With 24 goals scored in 29 matches this season, Kvilitaia became a top scorer and won the special prize at a GFF award ceremony.^[3]

In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.^[4]

After two seasons he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Gent.^[5]

Since 2020 Kvilitaia has been playing in the Cypriot First Division. Initially, on 17 September 2020 he joined Anorthosis^[6] on loan from Gent and a year later he moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021.^[7] In August 2021, he was selected as a team captain.^[8] In May 2024, Kvilitaia became the winner of the league season with this club and shortly joined Aris Limassol on a three-year deal. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 October 2024^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Győr	2012–13	2	0	0	0	1	1	—		—		3	1
	2014–15	11	1	1	0	4	9	—		—		16	0
	Total	13	1	1	0	5	10	—		—		19	11
Dila Gori (loan)	2013–14	18	6	3	0	—		—		—		21	6
Dinamo Tbilisi	2015–16	29	24	7	5	—		2	0	1	0	39	29
	2016–17	0	0	0	0	—		2	1	—		2	1
	Total	29	24	7	5	—		4	1	1	0	41	30
Rapid Wien	2016–17	26	7	4	1	—		5	1	—		35	9
	2017–18	29	10	3	3	—		—		—		32	13
	Total	55	17	7	4	—		5	1	—		67	22
Gent	2018–19	11	4	1	0	—		1	0	—		13	4
	2019–20	23	1	2	2	—		8	0	—		33	3
	Total	34	5	3	2	—		9	0	—		46	7
Anorthosis (loan)	2020–21	31	14	5	0	—		1	1	—		37	15
APOEL	2021–22	23	10	3	3	—		—		—		26	13
	2022–23	30	8	3	3	—		—		—		33	11
	2023–24	30	8	1	0	—		6	1	—		37	9
	Total	83	26	7	6	—		6	1	—		96	33
Aris	2024–25	8	5	—		—		—		—		8	5
Career total		271	98	33	17	5	10	25	4	1	0	335	129

International

As of matches played on 22 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Georgia	2016	4	0
	2017	8	3
	2018	3	1
	2019	8	2
	2020	4	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	1	0
	2024	3	0
Total		38	6

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kvilitaia goal.

List of international goals scored by Giorgi Kvilitaia^[11]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 March 2017	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia	Latvia	2–0	5–0	Friendly
2	28 March 2017	Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia	Latvia	3–0	5–0	Friendly
3	24 March 2018	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia	Lithuania	2–0	4–0	Friendly
4	10 November 2017	Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia	Cyprus	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5	5 September 2019	Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	South Korea	2–2	2–2	Friendly
6	15 October 2019	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	Gibraltar	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification