Luka Gugeshashvili

Luka Gugeshashvili
Gugeshashvili with Qarabağ in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Panserraikos
Number 23
Youth career
2010–2015 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Dinamo Tbilisi 0 (0)
2016–2022 Jagiellonia Białystok 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Podlasie Biała Podlaska (loan) 16 (0)
2018–2019 → Dila (loan) 34 (0)
2019–2020 → Recreativo Granada (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Dila (loan) 51 (0)
2022 → Qarabağ (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2024 Qarabağ 33 (0)
2024– Panserraikos 15 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Georgia U17 7 (0)
2015–2017 Georgia U19 6 (0)
2018–2020 Georgia U21 14 (0)
2023– Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

Luka Gugeshashvili (Order of Honor) (Georgian: ლუკა გუგეშაშვილი; born 29 April 1999) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Greece club Panserraikos and the Georgia national team.

Gugeshashvili is a three-time winner of the Azerbaijan Premier League and two-time winner of the Azerbaijan Cup. He has played in Georgia's all youth teams.

Career

Gugeshashvili was six years old when he entered the Merani football school. He played as a full-back for one year before becoming a goalkeeper.[1] After joining Dinamo Tbilisi he was regularly called up to national youth teams. While still eligible for U17s, Gugeshashvili took part in several matches held by the under-19 team.

Before the second half of the 2015–16 season, Gugeshashvili signed for Polish top–flight side Jagiellonia Białystok.[2] In 2017, he was sent on loan to Podlasie Biała Podlaska in the Polish fourth tier.[3] In 2018, he was sent on loan to Georgian top flight club Dila Gori.[4] In 2019, Gugeshashvili was sent on loan to the reserves of Recreativo Granada in the Spanish La Liga.[5] In 2020, he returned on loan to Georgian team Dila Gori.[6]

Before the second half of 2021–22, Gugeshashvili was sent on loan to Qarabağ in Azerbaijan.[7] On 1 February 2022, he debuted for Qarabağ during a 1–0 win over Keşla in Azerbaijan Cup.[8]

Gugeshashvili joined the national team for a World Cup qualifier against Sweden in November 2021. On 25 March 2023, he made a debut for the team as a substitute in a 6–1 win over Mongolia.[9] Gugeshashvili was a squad member of the Crusaders taking part in Euro 2024.[10]

On 9 July 2024, Gugeshashvili signed for Super League Greece club Panserraikos on a two-year contract.[11]

Honours

Qarabağ[12]

References

  1. ^ "17-წლამდელთა მეკარე: თბილისელი ვარ, მაგრამ "დინამოს" ბაზაზე ვცხოვრობ". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 8 November 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "ლუკა გუგეშაშვილი: მადლობა "დინამოს", "იაგელონიაში" დიდი გამოწვევა მელოდება!". sportall.ge.
  3. ^ "Bialskie Podlasie ma dwóch nowych zawodników". podlasie24.pl.
  4. ^ "Luka Gugeszaszwili wypożyczony do Dila Gori". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
  5. ^ "El Granada firma al portero Luka Gugeshashvili". es.besoccer.com.
  6. ^ "Luka Gugeszaszwili w Dila Gori". akadera.bialystok.pl.
  7. ^ "Лука ГУГЕШАШВИЛИ: У Карабаха есть свой план на Марсель". azerisport.com.
  8. ^ Qarabag vs. Keshla 1 - 0
  9. ^ "Georgia vs Mongolia match report". UEFA. 25 March 2023.
  10. ^ "საქართველოს ნაკრების შემადგენლობა EURO 2024-ისთვის". euronewsgeorgia.com (in Georgian). 22 May 2024.
  11. ^ F.C, Panserraikos (9 July 2024). "O Luka Gugeshashvili στον Πανσερραϊκό!". Panserraikos FC (in Greek). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Luka Gugeszaszwili". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 April 2024.