Vato Arveladze
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vakhtang Arveladze[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Homburg, Germany[2] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Sasco Tbilisi | 4 | (2) |
2014 | FS 35 Sapekhburto Skola | 2 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Kasımpaşa II | ||
2015–2018 | Locomotivi Tbilisi | 40 | (8) |
2018–2020 | Korona Kielce | 27 | (4) |
2020 | Locomotivi Tbilisi | 5 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Fatih Karagümrük | 21 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Neftçi | 16 | (0) |
2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 | (0) |
2024– | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | Georgia U17 | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Georgia U19 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Georgia U21 | 13 | (3) |
2019 | Georgia | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2024 |
Vakhtang "Vato" Arveladze (Georgian: ვატო არველაძე; born 4 March 1998) is a Georgian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Georgian club Kolkheti-1913 Poti.
Club career
In May 2018, Arveladze joined Polish club Korona Kielce from Locomotivi Tbilisi, signing a two-year contract lasting until 2020, with an option of extending for another year.[3] He made his professional debut for Korona in the Ekstraklasa on 28 July 2018, coming on as a substitute for Elhadji Pape Diaw in the 70th minute of the home match against Legia Warsaw, which finished as a 1–2 loss.[4]
Neftçi
On 8 August 2022, Neftçi announced the signing of Arveladze to a one-year contract, with the option of a second, from Fatih Karagümrük.[5] On 22 June 2023, Arveladze left Neftçi.[6]
Dinamo Tbilisi
On 16 August 2023, Arveladze signed for Dinamo Tbilisi until the end of the 2023 season.[7] On 8 January 2024, Dinamo Tbilisi announced that Arveladze had left the club following the expiration of his contract.[8]
International career
Arveladze was included in the squad of hosts Georgia for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where the team were eliminated in the group stage.[9] He was called up to the senior national team for the first time in March 2019 for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Switzerland and the Republic of Ireland.[10] He made his debut on 26 March 2019, when he started in the game against Ireland.[11]
Personal life
Arveladze is the son of retired professional footballer Revaz Arveladze. Vato was born in the German city of Homburg, Saarland, where his father played. Both of his father's younger twin brothers, Shota and Archil, were also professional footballers, with all three appearing for the Georgia national team. Shota, now a manager, is the all-time top scorer for Georgia, having scored 26 goals for the country.[2]
Career statistics
International
- As of 26 March 2019[12]
Georgia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[13]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 June 2019 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
References
- ^ "Vakhtang Arveladze focista" [Vakhtang Arveladze footballer]. focikatalogus.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b "ვატო არველაძე: რაიოლა დამეხმარება თუ თავს დიდებულად წარმოვაჩენ" [Vato Arveladze: "Raiola will help me do well"]. crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Wato Arweladze piłkarzem Korony" (in Polish). 90minut. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Korona Kielce – Legia Warszawa 1:2 (Ekstraklasa 2018/2019, 2. Round)". WorldFootball.net. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ ""Neftçi"dən növbəti transfer". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Vato Arveladzeyə uğurlar arzulayırıq". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "ვატო არველაძე დინამოში ითამაშებს". fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "დინამო თბილისი შვიდმა ფეხბურთელმა დატოვა". fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "U19. საქართველოს ნაკრები: ორმხრივი მატჩი, მზადება ევროპის ჩემპიონატისთვის" [U19 Georgia team: friendly match, preparation for the European Championship]. SportAll.ge (in Georgian). 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Tsiklauri, Lasha (12 March 2019). "შოთა არველაძე: ვატო, ვამაყობთ შენით... ისტორია გრძელდება!" [Shota Arveladze: Vato, proud of you... history continues!]. popsport.com (in Georgian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "Ireland v Georgia game report". UEFA. 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Vato Arveladze". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Vato Arveladze". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
External links
- Vato Arveladze – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Vato Arveladze at FootballDatabase.eu
- Vato Arveladze at WorldFootball.net
- Vato Arveladze at National-Football-Teams.com
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