Valerian Gvilia

Valerian "Vako" Gvilia (Georgian: ვალერიან "ვაკო" გვილია, pronounced [vɑlɛriɑn vɑkʼɔ ɡviliɑ]; Ukrainian: Валеріане Ярославович Гвілія; born 24 May 1994) is a Georgian football midfielder who also has Ukrainian citizenship. As of 2019, he plays for Legia Warsaw.

In this Eastern Slavic name, the patronymic is Yaroslavovych and the family name is Gvilia.
Valerian Gvilia
Gvilia with Ukraine U21 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Valerian Yaroslavovych Gvilia
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994
Place of birth Zugdidi, Georgia
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Legia Warsaw
Number 8
Youth career
2011–2014 Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Metalurh Zaporizhya 26 (1)
2016 Minsk 15 (4)
2016–2017 BATE Borisov 23 (5)
2018–2019 Luzern 23 (2)
2019 → Górnik Zabrze (loan) 17 (1)
2019– Legia Warsaw 35 (8)
National team‡
2015 Ukraine U21 4 (0)
2016 Georgia U21 4 (0)
2016– Georgia 32 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 15 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Gvilia is product of youth team system FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. He made his debut for FC Metalurh entering as a second time playing against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 15 August 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League.[2] Gvilia signed a contract with Belarusian club BATE Borisov in early July 2016.[3]

In January 2018, Gvilia signed a three-year deal with Swiss Super League side Luzern.[4]

International career

Gvilia was named in Georgia's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Republic of Ireland and Wales in October 2016.[5]

International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[6]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 5 September 2017Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria Austria1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
 16 October 2018Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia2–03–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3
 7 June 2019Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Gibraltar1–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

BATE Borisov

References
  1. "Валериане Ярославович Гвилия". FC BATE Borisov official website. July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 4 тур. Матч № 24 15.08.2014. (in Ukrainian). Official UPL Site. 16 August 2014.
  3. "Валериане Гвилия — футболист БАТЭ". FC BATE Borisov official website. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. "VALERIANE GVILIA WECHSELT ZUM FC LUZERN" (in German). Luzern Official Statement. 30 January 2018.
  5. "Expanded Squad Named for the Upcoming Qualifiers". gff.ge. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. "Gvilia, Valerian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

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