Iva Gelashvili
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-04-08) 8 April 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Batumi | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | ABC Braník | ||
2011–2015 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
2016–2021 | Sparta Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Sparta Prague B | 20 | (1) |
2022– | Dinamo Batumi | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Sioni (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2023 | → Saburtalo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → Spezia (loan) | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2018 | Georgia U17 | 19 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Georgia U19 | 12 | (1) |
2020–2023 | Georgia U21 | 14 | (0) |
2023– | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023 |
Iva Gelashvili (Georgian: ივა გელაშვილი; born 8 April 2001) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defender for Dinamo Batumi and the Georgia national team.
Career
Gelashvili started his career with Czech side Sparta Prague B, where he was regarded as a prospect.[1]
In the summer of 2022, Gelashvili signed with Dinamo Batumi, although moved to Sioni on a loan deal.[2] He started the next season at Saburtalo and opened his top-league goal account in a 3–3 draw against Samtredia.[3]
He took part in all four matches for Georgia U21s in the 2023 UEFA European Championship co-hosted by his country.
On 23 August 2023, Serie B club Spezia announced the signing a year-long loan contract with Gelashvili.[4] His injury-time header against Modena salvaged Spezia a point on 26 December 2023.[5]
Personal life
Gelashvili attended university in the Czech Republic.[6]
Gelashvili is the younger brother of Georgian skier Jaba Gelashvili.[7]
References
- ^ "Iva Gelashvili" (in Czech). eFotbal.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ "ბათუმის გელაშვილი ივა დინამო ითამაშებს რიგებში". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Samtredia vs Saburtalo, statistics". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "ოფიციალურად: ივა გელაშვილი "სპეციას" ფეხბურთელია". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 23 August 2023.
- ^ "ივა გელაშვილმა სერია B-ში სადებიუტო გოლით "სპეცია" წაგებისგან იხსნა (+VIDEO)". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "ივა გელაშვილი სპარტას მთავარ გუნდში: ერთი დღით ადრე მითხრეს, სელტიკთან განაცხადში იქნებიო..." lelo.ge.
- ^ "Gelašvili: V Praze jsme žili kvůli lyžování" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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- 1 Turmanidze
- 2 Mali
- 4 Kapianidze
- 5 Santos
- 7 Gomis
- 9 Mujiri
- 11 Blesa
- 13 Kharatishvili
- 14 Kharabadze
- 16 Silva
- 19 Mara
- 21 Tambedou
- 22 Inaishvili
- 23 Kobakhidze (c)
- 25 Wanderson
- 26 Gelashvili
- 29 Victor
- 30 Kvaskhvadze
- 31 Injgia
- 35 Chiteishvili
- 36 Baladze
- 37 Putkaradze
- 38 Gugushvili
- 40 Pachulia
- Manager: Demchenko
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