Giorgi Kvilitaia
Personal information
Full name	Giorgi Kvilitaia
Date of birth	(1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Abasha, Georgia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	APOEL
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Sasco Tbilisi	16	(22)
2013–2015	Győr	13	(1)
2013–2014	→ Dila Gori (loan)	18	(6)
2015–2016	Dinamo Tbilisi	29	(24)
2016–2018	Rapid Wien	55	(17)
2018–2021	Gent	34	(5)
2020−2021	→ Anorthosis (loan)	31	(13)
2021−	APOEL	69	(23)
International career^‡
2013–2014	Georgia U21	6	(1)
2016–	Georgia	35	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:17, 4 April 2023 (UTC).

Giorgi Kvilitaia (Georgian: გიორგი ქვილითაია, romanized: giorgi kvilitaia, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰʷilitʰaia], born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cypriot First Division club APOEL 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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 January 2024^[9]

Club	Season	League		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	16	5	1	0	—		6	1	—		23	6
	Total	69	23	7	6	—		6	1	—		782	30
Career total		249	90	33	17	5	10	25	4	1	0	313	121

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.^[10]

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