Luka Gugeshashvili
Georgian footballer (born 1999)
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Luka Gugeshashvili (Order of Honor) (Georgian: ლუკა გუგეშაშვილი; born 29 April 1999) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Greece club Atromitos, on loan from PAOK, and the Georgia national team.
![](#/media/File:"Qarabağ"_futbol_klubu_2024_Luka_Gugeshashvili.jpg) Luka with Qarabağ in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Podlasie (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dila (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Granada (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Dila (loan) | 51 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Qarabağ (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Qarabağ | 33 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Panserraikos | 33 | (0) |
| 2025– | PAOK | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Atromitos (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Georgia U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Georgia U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Georgia | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:02, 2 June 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025 | |||
Gugeshashvili is a three-time winner of the Azerbaijan Premier League and two-time winner of the Azerbaijan Cup. He has played in Georgia's all youth teams.
Career
Gugeshashvili was six years old when he entered the Merani football school. He played as a full-back for one year before becoming a goalkeeper.[1] After joining Dinamo Tbilisi he was regularly called up to national youth teams. While still eligible for U17s, Gugeshashvili took part in several matches held by the under-19 team.
Before the second half of the 2015–16 season, Gugeshashvili signed for Polish top–flight side Jagiellonia Białystok.[2] In 2017, he was sent on loan to Podlasie Biała Podlaska in the Polish fourth tier.[3] In 2018, he was sent on loan to Georgian top flight club Dila Gori.[4] In 2019, Gugeshashvili was sent on loan to the reserves of Recreativo Granada in the Spanish La Liga.[5] In 2020, he returned on loan to Georgian team Dila Gori.[6]
Before the second half of the 2021–22 season, Gugeshashvili was sent on loan to Qarabağ in Azerbaijan.[7] On 1 February 2022, he debuted for Qarabağ during a 1–0 win over Keşla in Azerbaijan Cup.[8]
Gugeshashvili joined the national team for a World Cup qualifier against Sweden in November 2021. On 25 March 2023, he made a debut for the team as a substitute in a 6–1 win over Mongolia.[9] Gugeshashvili was a squad member of the Crusaders taking part in Euro 2024.[10]
On 9 July 2024, Gugeshashvili signed for Super League Greece club Panserraikos on a two-year contract.[11]
In March 2025, PAOK announced that it signed Gugeshashvili until 30 June 2028 with the deal due to take effect from 1 July 2025.[12]