Giorgi Papunashvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Radnički Niš | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 64 | (26) |
| 2015–2016 | → Werder Bremen II (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Zaragoza | 53 | (9) |
| 2020 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Apollon Limassol | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 6 | (0) |
| 2022— | Radnički Niš | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Georgia U17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Georgia U19 | 5 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2014– | Georgia | 14 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 14 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Giorgi Papunashvili (Georgian: გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი, romanized: giorgi p'ap'unashvili, pronounced [ɡiɔɾɡi pʼɑpʼunɑʃvili]; born 2 September 1995), commonly known as Papu, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Radnički Niš and Georgian national team as a winger.
Club career
Dinamo Tbilisi
Papunashvili started his career in his hometown club Dinamo Tbilisi. In 2013, after having spent a single season with the reserve side of the Georgian club, Papunashvili was promoted to the first team and in November he made his debut in Erovnuli Liga against Tskhinvali.[1]
During the 2014–15 season, Papunashvili became the key figure at Dinamo, scoring 16 goals in all tournaments with the club, including his first career hat-trick against Tskhinvali in October 2014.[2] Dinamo won Georgian Cup at the end of the season as well, with Papunashvili scoring two goals in the final against Samtredia.[3]
In summer 2015, Papunashvili signed a season-long loan deal with Werder Bremen.[4] He joined the reserve side of the club and played in 3. Liga.[5] The loan spell was unsuccessful, as Papunashvili missed 12 games due to injury and was only able to make 20 appearances for the club, scoring two goals.[6]
Real Zaragoza
In June 2017, Papunashvili signed four-year deal with Real Zaragoza.[7][8][9] He made his debut for the Spanish club against Granada CF on 28 August, replacing Oliver Buff.[10]
On 12 January 2020, Papunashvili joined fellow second division side Racing de Santander on loan until the end of the season.[11]
Apollon Limassol
On 24 December 2020, Zaragoza announced the transfer of Papunashvili to Cypriot club Apollon Limassol FC.[12]
International career
Papunashvili made his debut for the national team in a 1–0 friendly loss against the United Arab Emirates on 3 June 2014.[13][14]
He also represented Georgia national under-17 football team in the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovenia.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 July 2019[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 2012–13 | Pirveli Liga | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | 26 | 16 | |||
| 2015–16 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | |||
| Total | 62 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 81 | 29 | ||
| Werder Bremen II (loan) | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 20 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Real Zaragoza | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 41 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | 45 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 151 | 42 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Papunashvili goal.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2018 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Lithuania |
1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 June 2019 | Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilissi, Georgia |  Gibraltar |
2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 3 | 19 November 2019 | Stadion Aldo Drosina, Pula, Croatia |  Croatia |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
References
- ^ "Tskhinvali - Dinamo Tbilisi (Match Report)". soccerway.com. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi - Tskhinvali (Match Report)". soccerway.com. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Dinamo beat Samtredia to make it three in a row". UEFA.com. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Papunashvili verstarkt Werders U23". werder.de. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in German)
- ^ "Ein Neuer aus Georgien". kreiszeitung.de. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in German)
- ^ "გიორგი პაპუნაშვილი: იანვარში "ვერდერის" პირველ გუნდს შეკრებაზე მივყვები". sportall.ge. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in Georgian)
- ^ "Giorgi Papunashvili nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza para las 4 próximas temporadas". realzaragoza.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Velocidad y gran golpeo de balón: así es Giorgi Papunashvili". realzaragoza.com. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Giorgi Papunashvili will play in Real Zaragoza". fcdinamo.ge. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Zaragoza - Granda (Match Report)". soccerway.com. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Papunashvili se va cedido al Racing hasta final de temporada". Marca.com (in Spanish). 12 January 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Acuerdo para el traspaso de Giorgi Papunashvili al Apollon Limassol" [Agreement for the transfer of Giorgi Papunashvili to Apollon Limassol] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "FRIENDLY: UAE 1-0 GEORGIA". the-afc.com. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Header from Habib Fardan seals deal for UAE in friendly against Georgia". the-afc.com. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Delighted Georgian duo have that Friday feeling". UEFA.com. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Giorgi Papunashvili". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Papunashvili, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
External links
- Giorgi Papunashvili at BDFutbol
- Giorgi Papunashvili at National-Football-Teams.com
- Giorgi Papunashvili – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Giorgi Papunashvili at Soccerway
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