Antal Yaakobishvili
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antal Yaakobishvili | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Tenerife (on loan from Girona) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baráti Bőrlabda | |||
| 2015–2017 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2017–2021 | Atlètic Sant Just | ||
| 2021–2023 | Girona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Girona B | 67 | (3) |
| 2024– | Girona | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Andorra (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Tenerife (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Hungary U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Hungary U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Hungary U21 | 11 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2025 | |||
Antal Yaakobishvili (born 12 July 2004) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primera Federación club CD Tenerife, on loan from La Liga club Girona.
Yaakobishvili was born in Budapest, Hungary to Georgian Jewish father; his father was born in Georgia and spent two years in Israel, enabling Israeli citizenship; his mother is Hungarian.[1][2] His younger brother Áron is also a footballer, and plays as a goalkeeper for the youth sides of FC Barcelona.[3][1][4]
Club career
Yaakobishvili moved to Barcelona in 2017 after his mother received a job offer in the city,[3] and joined the youth sides of Atlètic Sant Just FC along with his younger brother. In 2021, he was signed by Girona FC, joining their Juvenil squads.[5]
Yaakobishvili made his senior debut with Girona's reserves on 11 December 2022, starting in a 4–1 Tercera Federación home routing of CE L'Hospitalet. He scored his first senior goal the following 12 February, netting the B's second in a 2–0 away win over UE Tona.[6]
Yaakobishvili made his first team debut on 17 January 2024, coming on as a half-time substitute for Juanpe in a 3–1 home win over Rayo Vallecano, for the season's Copa del Rey.[7][8] On 21 January 2024, he debuted in La Liga in a 5–1 victory over Sevilla FC on the 25 game week of the 2023–24 La Liga season.[9]
On 29 January 2025, Yaakobishvili played his first match in the UEFA Champions League in a 2-1 defeat from Arsenal F.C. on the last match day of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase.[10][11] After the match, Michel, the manager of Girona, said that Yaakobishvili is ready for playing in the first team.[12]
On 15 August 2025, Yaakobishvili was loaned to Segunda División side FC Andorra for one year; he became the third loanee of Girona to the club, and also joined his brother Áron in the squad.[13] The following 22 January, after being rarely used, he moved to Primera Federación side CD Tenerife on loan until June.[14]
International career
Yaakobishvili has represented Hungary at under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. In June 2023, it was reported by Israeli sports journalism outlet Sport 5 that Yaakobishvili and his brother were attempting to gain Israeli citizenship to represent the nation at the international level.[1] However, their agent Attila Georgi denied these rumours, stating that the brothers were Hungarian and that they wanted to represent Hungary at international level.[15]
On 27 August 2024, Yaakobishvili was called up to the Hungary national team by manager Marco Rossi for a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Germany.[16]