Giorgi Tabatadze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vejle | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Saburtalo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Iberia 1999 | 31 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Iberia 1999 B | 6 | (4) |
| 2025– | Vejle | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Georgia U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2022 | Georgia U18 | 1 | (1) |
| 2023 | Georgia U19 | 4 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 August 2025 | |||
Giorgi Tabatadze (Georgian: გიორგი ტაბატაძე; born 29 October 2005) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Vejle.
He has won the Erovnuli Liga with Iberia 1999 and represented his country in the youth national teams.
Club
Giorgi Tabatadze is a product of the academy of Iberia 1999. Having played for their youth teams, he was promoted to the senior team in 2024. Tabatadze made his Erovnuli Liga debut against Gagra on 29 May 2024 when he came on the pitch to replace Shota Nonikashvili.[1] As his club won the league title for the second time in history, Tabatadze contributed to this triumph with 11 appearances. In the same season, he helped the reserve team with four goals to gain its first ever promotion to the 2nd division.
On the first day of a new season, Tabatadze opened his goal-scoring account for the team, sealing a 2–0 win over Telavi.[2] Later in August, he bagged a brace against Dila,[3] making it overall three goals and eight assists for the team. He also made three appearances in UEFA European competitions, the first being a Champions League qualifier against Swedish side Malmö FF.[4]
On 19 August 2025, Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub announced the signing of a five-year deal with Tabatadze.[5][6]
International
Tabatadze has played for each of Georgia's youth teams. He was first called up to the national U17 team for two friendlies against Azerbaijan in June 2021. Tabatadze's curling long-distance shot from a free kick in a 2–1 win was labeled by one of the sport outlets as a masterpiece.[7] In early 2022, he scored in a Development Cup match against Moldova held in Minsk.[8]
After four more appearances for U17s, Tabatadze became a member of the U19 team. He took part in all three games of the 2023 UEFA European under-19 Championship qualifying campaign.
Career statistics
- As of 17 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | European | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Iberia 1999 | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 20 | 3 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Iberia 1999 B | 2024 | Liga 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifiers and one appearance in UEFA Conference League qualifier
- ^ Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in Liga 2/3 playoffs
Honours
Club
Iberia 1999
Individual
- Aleksandre Chivadze silver medal for U17 players: 2021[9]
References
- ^ "Gagra vs Iberia 1999 match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Iberia 1999 vs Telavi match report". flashscore.com. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "ექვსქულიანების ტური". sarbieli.com (in Georgian). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Iberia 1999 vs Malmo match report" (in Georgian). BBC. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "გიორგი ტაბატაძე დანიის სუპერლიგის გუნდის ფეხბურთელი გახდა" [Giorgi Tabatadze set to play for a Danish Superliga club]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "Vejle Boldklub køber georgisk ungdomslandsholdsspiller" [Vejle Boldklub buys Georgian youth national team player] (in Danish). Vejle Boldklub. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "ეს აუცილებლად ნახეთ - საქართველოს 17-წლამდელთა ნაკრების ფეხბურთელის მიერ გატანილი საჯარიმო [VIDEO]" [Watch how a Georgia U17 player scores from a free kick]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 9 June 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "7:0 მოლდოვასთან - საქართველოს 17-წლამდელთა ნაკრებმა მინსკის ტურნირი დაასრულა [ვიდეო]" [After a 7:0 win with Moldova, Georgia U17 wraps up participation in the Minsk tournament]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 13 February 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "ალექსანდრე ჩივაძის მედლის მფლობელები გაბრიელ სიგუა და საბა ხვადაგიანი გახდნენ" [Gabriel Sigua and Saba Khvadagiani win the Aleksandre Chivadze golden medals]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 29 December 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
External links
- Giorgi Tabatadze at Soccerway