Giorgi Zaria
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Sasco Tbilisi | 6 | (4) |
| 2015–2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 66 | (6) |
| 2021–2023 | Dinamo Batumi | 87 | (14) |
| 2024–2025 | Kairat | 41 | (11) |
| 2026– | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Georgia U-21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021– | Georgia | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Giorgi Zaria (Georgian: გიორგი ზარია; born 14 July 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Dinamo Tbilisi as a midfielder. He is the five-time winner of the top Georgian league. Zaria has also won the Kazakhstan Premier League.
Zaria took first steps in professional football at second-division club Sasco in 2013. He drew interest from Dinamo Tbilisi where he spent next six seasons. Zaria netted his first top-league goal in a 1–0 away win over Torpedo Kutaisi on 26 November 2016.[1]
In late December 2020, Zaria signed a three-year contract with Dinamo Batumi.[2] During this period he twice won the champion's titles. Also, the Erovnuli Liga recognized Zaria's individual performance in 2023 by naming him in Team of the Season.
At the end of this season, he moved to Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat on a deal until the end of 2025.[3] Zaria opened his goal scoring account in the very first game of the season with a long-range strike against Kyzylzhar, which helped his new team snatch a narrow victory.[4] On the last matchday, he converted from the spot against Atyrau which turned out not only a game winner but also a title decider in favour of Kairat.[5] Overall, Zaria contributed to his new club with six goals and four assists. Apart from being included in Team of the Year, he was named Midfielder of the Year and best new player of the season.[6][7]
On 6 March 2026, Zaria re-signed for Dinamo Tbilisi.[8]
International career
Zaria made his debut for the Georgia national team on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Spain. He started the game and was substituted after 57 minutes.[9]