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Georgian footballer (born 2004)
Saba Goglichidze
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Empoli
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Torpedo 30 (0)
2024– Empoli 16 (0)
International career
2022 Georgia U18 7 (1)
2022 Georgia U19 4 (0)
2023– Georgia U21 7 (0)
2024– Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024

Saba Goglichidze (Georgian: საბა გოგლიჩიძე; born 25 June 2004) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Empoli and the Georgia national team.

He has secured the Georgian Cup with Torpedo Kutaisi.

Club career

Goglichidze started his career with Georgian side Torpedo. On 7 July 2021, he made a first league appearance for the club against Saburtalo. The next year, even though he did not feature in the final, Goglichidze was a member of the squad that won the national cup.

In 2024, he signed for Italian Serie A side Empoli. Goglichidze made a debut for his new club in a 1–1 draw against Bologna on 31 August. After taking part in first four matches in full, the player received a first recognition as he was selected by Sofascore in U21 Team of the Month among the top five European leagues.

International career

Goglichidze made his debut for the Georgia national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Czechia at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. He substituted Giorgi Gvelesiani in the 88th minute of Georgia's 4–1 victory.

Style of play

Goglichidze mainly operates as a defender. He can operate as a center-back and right-back.

Statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Torpedo 2021 Erovnuli Liga 1 0 – – – 1 0
2022 Erovnuli Liga 15 0 2 0 – – 17 0
2023 Erovnuli Liga 14 0 – – – 14 0
Total 30 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0
Empoli 2024–25 Serie A 16 0 – – – 16 0
Career total 46 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 0

Honours

Torpedo

Personal life

Goglichidze was born in 2004 in Georgia. His grandfather was a supporter of Georgian side Torpedo.

References

  1. "Saburtalo vs Torpedo match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 7 July 2021.
  2. "Torpedo vs Locomotive-2 match report". Georgian Football Federation. 7 December 2022.
  3. ""მცველის ფუნქციებზე ჩემი ხედვა 100 პროცენტით შეცვლილია, იმდენად განსხვავებული მიდგომები აქვთ იტალიაში"... საბა გოგლიჩიძე "ემპოლიში" რჩება და მომავალ სეზონს იმედით უყურებს..." lelo.ge.
  4. "Bologna 1-1 Empoli: Another Rossoblu stumble". football-italia.net. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. "გოგლიჩიძე, ბელინგემი, იამალი - Sofascore-ის თვის საუკეთესო U21 გუნდი". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. "Georgia v Czechia game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.
  7. ""Mi ispiro a Maldini". Goglichidze si presenta". quotidiano.net.
  8. "- ამბები ინტერვიუ გულწრფელი იტალიური უცნობი გოგლიჩიძის ყველაზე". crystalsport.ge.

External links

Saba Goglichidze at Soccerway

Empoli FC – current squad
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