Vakhtang Salia

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Vakhtang Salia
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-08-30) 30 August 2007 (age 16)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacker
Team information
Current team
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Youth career
FC Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– FC Dinamo Tbilisi 9 (2)
International career
2022– Georgia U17 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Vakhtang Salia is a Georgian footballer. The striker is playing for FC Dinamo Tbilisi in the Erovnuli Liga and is considered one of the country's biggest talents.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

Vakhtang Salia made his professional soccer debut on November 24, 2023, in the Erovnuli Liga in a 2–2 draw against FC Torpedo Kutaisi.[3] In the following 2024 season, the 16-year-old regularly featured in the starting team of his club. Salia scored his first goal in the Georgian top flight on March 10, 2024, against Torpedo Kutaisi. He scored the winning 1–0 in this game.[4]

National team[edit]

Salia made his debut for Georgia's under-17 national team in a 3–1 defeat against Israel on October 25, 2022.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Yasemine. "A new Kvaratskhelia? Premier League clubs have begun the hunt for the 16-year-old Georgian forward". dailysports.net.
  2. ^ "El talento georgiano Vakhtang Salia, a punto de fichar por el Betis". OneFootball. 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  3. ^ "Torpedo Kutaisi - Dinamo Tbilisi 2:2 (Erovnuli Liga 2023, 34. Spieltag)" (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi - Torpedo Kutaisi 1:0 (Erovnuli Liga 2024, 3. Spieltag)" (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  5. ^ "Georgien - Israel 1:3 (U17 EM-Qualifikation 2022/2023, Gruppe 3)" (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-04.