Andria Bartishvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kolkheti 1913 | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Kolkheti 1913 | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Georgia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Georgia U17 | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 June 2025 | |||
Andria Bartishvili (Georgian: ანდრია ბართიშვილი, born on 30 March 2009) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Kolkheti 1913 and the national youth teams.
Bartishvili is regarded as one of the most talented players of his generation. Gifted with technical abilities, he plays as a winger or second striker, equally uses both feet, develops a good flexibility, speed and ball control, displays quick and unpredictable movements while attacking.[1]
Career
[edit]Bartishvili is a product of the youth academy of Dinamo Tbilisi. He was as young as ten years old when he was named Player of the 2018 Bendela Cup held among U10 and U11 teams.[2] The next autumn, Bartishvili shone first at the Qabala Unity Cup as the best striker and topscorer,[3] followed by the U11 Ateitis Cup tournament, organized by Lithuania, where he was selected as the best midfielder.[4]
In 2022, while Dinamo U13 won an international tournament in Batumi, Bartishvili was voted as the best player.[5]
In April 2023, Bartishvili received the same recognition in Italy despite his U14 team finishing 4th at another international competition.[6] A year later, at an annual awards ceremony held by the Georgian Football Federation, he was presented with the Aleksandre Chivadze silver medal for U17 players.[7]
As Bartishvili moved to Kolkheti 1913 prior to the 2025 season, he was named by La Gazzetta Georgia among the six promising young players expected to shine this year.[8] He made his first Erovnuli Liga appearance in a 1–0 away win over Samgurali on 1 April 2025, becoming the youngest player of the season at 16 years and two days.[9][10]
International
[edit]Bartishvili was initially a member of the national U15 team which took part in an international tournament held in Yerevan in May 2023.[11] A year later, he joined the U16s for UEFA Development Cup games hosted by Chișinău.[12]
In September 2024, Bartishvili was called up for U17 friendlies against Slovakia and Moldova.[13] He was also in a starting line-up for all five qualifying matches that Georgia played during the 2024–25 season, scoring twice. His debut goal came against Slovenia on 9 October 2024.[14]
In June 2025, Bartishvili was dubbed the new Kvaratskhelia following his stunning individual performance and a brace against Kazakhstan U17 during a three-team international tournament held in Qabala.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "იუვე იმედოვნებს, რომ ბართიშვილი კვარა ახალი იქნება" [Juve expects Bartishvili to become a new Kvara] (in Georgian). crystalsport.ge. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Academy finished season with Cup and triumph". FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Success in Gabala". fcdinamo.ge. 6 September 2019.
- ^ "ჩემპიონობა გოლის გაუშვებლად!" [Dinamo wins the tournament without conceding a goal]. lelo.ge (in Georgian). 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Dinamo won Ateitis Cup". fcdinamo.ge. 10 February 2022.
- ^ "საუკეთესო ბართიშვილი გახდა" [Bartishvili named the best player]. crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 26 April 2023.
- ^ "GFF Awards 2024". gff.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2024.
- ^ Saginashvili, Salome (14 February 2025). "6 ფეხბურთელი, რომელთაც ახალ საფეხბურთო სეზონში უნდა დავაკვირდეთ" [Six players to be watched in new football season] (in Georgian). lagazzeta.ge. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "Samgurali vs Kolkheti 1913 match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 1 April 2025.
- ^ "ეროვნული ლიგა 2025. I წრის შეჯამება" [Summary of 2025 Erovnuli Liga part 1]. lelo.ge (in Georgian). 24 April 2025.
- ^ "15-წლამდე ნაკრები ერევანში საერთაშორისო ტურნირზე მიიღებს მონაწილეობას" [U15 team set to take part in Yerevan tournament]. nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 2 May 2023.
- ^ "16-წლამდე ვაჟთა ნაკრებმა უეფას განვითარების თასზე გამოსვლა დაასრულა" [U16 team wraps up its UEFA Development Cup campaign]. nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). 19 April 2025.
- ^ "17 და 19-წლამდე ვაჟთა გუნდები სექტემბერში ამხანაგურ მატჩებს გამართავენ" [U17 and U19 teams set to play their September friendlies]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Georgia U17 vs Slovenia U17 match report". UEFA. 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Обвёл полкоманды. Появилось видео голов «нового Кварацхелии» в ворота Казахстана" [A video of goals scored by "new Kvaratskhelia" against Kazakhstan]. sports.kz (in Russian). 11 June 2025.