Solomon Kvirkvelia
 Kvirkvelia with Rotor Volgograd in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Samtredia, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Okhdood | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gloria Samtredia | |||
| 2005– | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Tengiz Sulakvelidze Academy Tbilisi | |||
| 2009–2010 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2017 | Rubin Kazan | 87 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Neftekhimik (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Lokomotiv Moscow (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 68 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Gagra | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Neftçi | 33 | (2) |
| 2023– | Al-Okhdood | 24 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Georgia U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Georgia U-21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014– | Georgia | 55 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 | |||
Solomon "Saba" Kvirkvelia (Georgian: სოლომონ "საბა" კვირკველია, romanized: solomon "saba" k'virk'velia, pronounced [solomon saba kʼʷiɾkʼʷelia]; born 6 February 1992) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood and the Georgia national team.
He has been twice named as Footballer of the Year in Georgia.[1]
Club career[edit]
Rubin Kazan[edit]
After spending a season with Zenit Saint Petersburg, Kvirkvelia joined another Russian club, FC Rubin Kazan in 2011. He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Rubin Kazan on 22 July 2011 in a game against FC Terek Grozny.[2]
Lokomotiv Moscow[edit]
In February 2017, FC Rubin Kazan and Lokomotiv Moscow agreed a loan deal for Kvirkvelia until the end of the season.[3] Kvirkvelia became a regular member of the team, participating 12 games until the end of the season. Lokomotiv won Russian Cup during this season, which was the first title for the Georgian with his new club.[4]
On 30 June 2017, he moved to Lokomotiv on a permanent basis, signing a four-year contract.[5]
Loan to Rotor Volgograd[edit]
On 20 August 2020, he joined Rotor Volgograd on loan for the 2020–21 season.[6]
Move to Ukraine[edit]
In October 2021, Kvirkvelia moved to the Ukrainian Premier League side Metalist 1925,[7] although his tenure was abruptly ended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Gagra[edit]
On 8 April 2022, Kvirkvelia returned to Georgia and signed with Gagra,[8] the first Georgian club in his career.
Neftçi[edit]
On 4 July 2022, Neftçi announced the signing of Kvirkvelia on a two-year contract.[9] On 16 July 2023, Kvirkvelia left Neftçi after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[10]
Al-Okhdood[edit]
On 15 July 2023, Kvirkvelia joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood on a free transfer.[11]
International career[edit]
On an international level, he debuted for Georgia in a friendly match against Liechtenstein on 5 March 2014.
In 2011–13, Kvirkvelia was repeatedly called up to the U21 team. Having participated in 14 competitive games, he is among the five all-time most capped players.[12]
Honours[edit]
Rubin Kazan
Lokomotiv Moscow
Individual
- Georgian Footballer of the Year: 2014, 2017
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 14 March 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rubin Kazan | 2011/12 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2012/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013/14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2014/15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2015/16 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2016/17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 87 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 3 | ||
| Neftekhimik (loan) | 2012/13 | Russian National Football League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2016/17 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2017/18 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2018/19 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2019/20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 80 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 4 | ||
| Rotor (loan) | 2020/21 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Metalist 1925 | 2021/22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Gagra | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Neftçi | 2022/23 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |
| Al-Okhdood | 2023/24 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 279 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 342 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Russian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup, King Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International[edit]
- As of 26 November 2023[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | |||
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "GFF Awards 2017". Georgian Football Federation (in Georgian). 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Game report by RFPL". Russian Premier League. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011.
- ^ FC Rubin and FC Lokomotiv made a loan deal for Kverkvelia
- ^ Lokomotiv win the 2017 Russian Cup Final in Sochi
- ^ Кверквелия перешёл в «Локо» (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Соломон Кверквелия стал игроком "Ротора"" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Металлист 1925 подписал защитника сборной Грузии". football.ua (in Russian). 14 October 2021.
- ^ "ეროვნული ნაკრების მცველი, საბა კვერკველია, ოფიციალურად ჩვენი ფეხბურთელია" (in Georgian). Gagra. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Gürcüstan milli komandasının üzvü "Neftçi"də". neftchi.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Solomon Kverkveliya ilə müqaviləyə xitam verilib". neftchi.az (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "ادي #الأخدود يعلن التوقيع مع اللاعب الجورجي سولومون كفيركفيليا".
- ^ "Georgia U21, statistics". uefa.com.
- ^ ""Локомотив" – обладатель Олимп-Кубка России по футболу" [Lokomotiv is the winner of the Olimp-Russian Cup] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 22 May 2019.
- ^ Solomon Kvirkvelia at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Kvirkvelia, Solomon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
External links[edit]
- Solomon Kvirkvelia at Russian Premier League
- Solomon Kvirkvelia at Soccerway
- Solomon Kvirkvelia – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- Russian Premier League players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Saudi Pro League players
- FC Rubin Kazan players
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players
- FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players
- FC Rotor Volgograd players
- FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv players
- FC Gagra players
- Al-Okhdood Club players
- People from Samtredia
- Sportspeople from Imereti