Tornike Gaprindashvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arka Gdynia | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Sasco Tbilisi | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Gagra | 83 | (14) |
| 2019–2022 | Dinamo Batumi | 79 | (14) |
| 2022–2024 | Zagłębie Lubin | 27 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Zagłębie Lubin II | 7 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Arka Gdynia (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Arka Gdynia | 34 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Georgia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:08, 29 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Tornike Gaprindashvili (Georgian: თორნიკე გაფრინდაშვილი; born 20 July 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Arka Gdynia.
Club career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Gaprindashvili began his career at Sasco Tbilisi, where he played until 2015. On 1 January 2016, he moved to Gagra, where he played for three years.
Dinamo Batumi
[edit]On 1 January 2019, Gaprindashvili joined Dinamo Batumi on a free transfer. He made his debut for the team on 5 March 2019, in a 0–2 loss against Torpedo Kutaisi, playing the entire second half. On 13 April 2019, he scored his first goal for Dinamo in the 82nd minute of a 2–0 victory over Rustavi. He recorded his first assist a week later in a 2–1 win against Locomotive Tbilisi, assisting a goal by Flamarion in the 90th minute. In total, he made 79 league appearances, scoring 14 goals and providing 10 assists. With Dinamo, he won the club's first-ever Georgian championship in 2021.[1]
Zagłębie Lubin
[edit]On 17 July 2022, Gaprindashvili joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin.[2][3] On 23 July 2022, he made his debut in an away match of the 2nd round against Legia Warsaw, which ended in a 0–2 defeat, playing 85 minutes.[4] He scored his first goal on 29 July 2022 in a 1–0 victory over Piast Gliwice.[5] He found the net in the 61st minute, and three minutes later, he received a red card.[5][6]
Arka Gdynia
[edit]In mid-January 2024, he was loaned to Arka Gdynia for a year with a priority transfer option included, as he had fewer first team appearances at Zagłębie.[7] He returned from loan at the end of the 2023–24 season but was quickly brought to Arka on a permanent basis in July.[8]
At Arka, he became one of the leading assisting players in the league.[9] Until April 2025, he nearly always played on the right wing, before being moved to the attacking midfielder role.[9]
International career
[edit]In 2014, he played one match for the Georgia under-17 team.
Playing style
[edit]He most often plays as a right winger but can also occupy other attacking positions. He is left-footed but can also play well with his right foot.[10] He is technically skilled, likes to dribble, and tends to cut inside towards the penalty area.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sasco Tbilisi | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Gagra | 2015–16 | Pirveli Liga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | Pirveli Liga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Total | 83 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 91 | 14 | |||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Total | 79 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Zagłębie Lubin II | 2022–23 | II liga | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | II liga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Arka Gdynia (loan) | 2023–24 | I liga | 14 | 0 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Arka Gdynia | 2024–25 | I liga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 250 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 276 | 38 | ||
- ^ Includes Georgian Cup, Polish Cup
- ^ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga promotion/relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Georgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in I liga promotion play-offs
Honours
[edit]Dinamo Batumi[11]
- Erovnuli Liga: 2021
- Georgian Super Cup: 2022
Arka Gdynia
References
[edit]- ^ Tonio Krogeri (28 November 2021), ისტორია დაიწერა! დინამო ბათუმი საქართველოს ჩემპიონობას ზეიმობს (in Georgian), europop.ge, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ Dżimi Olseni (17 July 2022), 'პირველი არჩევანი იყო' - გიორბელიძე კარიერას პოლონეთში გააგრძელებს (in Georgian), europop.ge, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ Tomasz Górski (17 July 2022), Tornike Gaprindashvili nowym zawodnikiem Zagłębia Lubin. Nie zagra... z Lechem Poznań (in Polish), gol24.pl, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ PKO Ekstraklasa: Legia 2-0 Zagłębie L. (in Polish), 90minut.pl, 23 July 2022, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ a b Wojciech Todur (29 July 2022), Piast Gliwice zawiódł w meczu z Zagłębiem Lubin. Porażka na własne życzenie (in Polish), wyborcza.pl, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ "Strzelił gola i wyleciał z boiska. Absurdalny występ piłkarza" [Scored a goal, then immediately got ejected from the pitch. A footballer's absurd performance], przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish), Przegląd Sportowy via onet.pl, 29 July 2022, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ Maciej Kurek (14 January 2024), Tornike Gaprindaszwili nowym zawodnikiem Arki Gdynia (in Polish), Weszło
- ^ Jakub Kowalikowski, To już oficjalne. Ważny zawodnik wraca do Arki [It's official. An important player returns to Arka] (in Polish), Kanał Sportowy
- ^ a b Jacek Główczyński (2 April 2025), Arka Gdynia wzmocniła ofensywę. Tornike Gaprindaszwili po rewolucyjnej zmianie [Arka Gdynia has strengthened their attack. Tornike Gaprindashvili after a revolutionary change] (in Polish), trojmiasto.pl
- ^ a b Przemysław Chlebicki (18 July 2022), "PKO Ekstraklasa. Tornike Gaprindashvili piłkarzem Zagłębia Lubin. Porównują go do Arjena Robbena", sport.tvp.pl (in Polish), TVP Sport, retrieved 15 September 2022
- ^ a b "Tornike Gaprindaszwili". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Tornike Gaprindashvili at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Wieczorek, Bartosz (25 May 2025). "Arka Gdynia triumfatorem Betclic 1 Ligi. Trofeum za zwycięstwo poleciało do Stalowej Woli!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Tornike Gaprindashvili at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Tornike Gaprindashvili at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Sasco Tbilisi players
- FC Gagra players
- FC Dinamo Batumi players
- Zagłębie Lubin players
- Arka Gdynia players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Erovnuli Liga 2 players
- Ekstraklasa players
- I liga players
- II liga players
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland