Zauri Makharadze
Zauri Makharadze (Ukrainian: Заурі Анзорович Махарадзе, Georgian: ზაური ანზორის ძე მახარაძე; born 24 March 1993 in Balta, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian-born Georgian football goalkeeper who plays for SC Dnipro-1.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Zauri Anzorovych Makharadze | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Balta, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC Dnipro-1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Olimpik Donetsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | Olimpik Donetsk | 133 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Zorya Luhansk | 20 | (0) |
| 2021– | Dnipro-1 | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Ukraine-16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ukraine-17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ukraine-18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Ukraine-21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2018 | |||
Career
With Olimpik, he won the 2013–14 Ukrainian First League and promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.
Makharadze was called up for Ukraine national under-21 football team squad in January 2014 for participation in 2014 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup.[1]
In 2018 he acquired Georgian citizenship and in May 2018 he was called up to Georgia national football team.[2]
On 24 May 2018 Roman Sanzhar, the manager of Olimpik Donetsk, announced that Makharadze signed pre-contract agreement with Ukrainian Premier League club Zorya Luhansk.[3] On 25 May the transfer was officially confirmed by Zorya.[4]
References
- Махарадзе: Очень хочу проявить себя в составе молодежной сборной (in Russian). ua-football.com. 5 January 2014.
- Заури Махарадзе получил вызов в национальную сборную Грузии (in Russian). FC Olimpik Donetsk. 21 May 2018.
- Роман Санжар: «Летом в «Олимпике» будут большие изменения» (in Russian). FC Zorya Luhansk. 24 May 2018.
- Заури Махарадзе стал игроком «Зари» (in Russian). FC Olimpik Donetsk. 25 May 2018.