Luka Lochoshvili
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_26_(cropped).jpg) Lochoshvili playing for Wolfsberger AC in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2017–2019 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi B | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Žilina B (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Žilina (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Wolfsberger AC | 53 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Cremonese | 54 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Salernitana (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2025– | 1. FC Nürnberg | 16 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Georgia U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Georgia U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Georgia U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2021– | Georgia | 28 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Luka Lochoshvili (Order of Honor) (Georgian: ლუკა ლოჩოშვილი; born 29 May 1998) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg and the Georgia national team.
Dinamo Tbilisi
Lochoshvili initially played in Dinamo Tbilisi youth teams before his promotion to the first team in 2016. He made a debut in a 4–0 win against Lokomotive Tbilisi on 18 November 2016.[1]
Dinamo Kyiv
The next summer Lochoshvili signed a five-year deal with Dinamo Kyiv,[2] although in March 2018 was loaned back to his boyhood club and later, in February 2019, to Slovak side Žilina.[3]
Loan to Žilina
Lochoshvili made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina against DAC Dunajská Streda on 6 April 2019.[4]
Dinamo Tbilisi
In early 2020 Dinamo Kyiv and Lochoshvili terminated the existing contract. The player spent next several months at Dinamo Tbilisi
Wolfsberger AC
In mid 2020, Lochoshvili moved to Austria to join Wolfsberger AC.[5] He opened his goal account in a 5–3 away win against Austria Wien on 21 March 2021.[6]
In February 2022, while playing for Wolfsberger AC against Austria Wien in Vienna, Lochoshvili took out the tongue of Austria player Georg Teigl. Teigl collided with an opposition player and was lying unconscious, unable to breathe, as he had swallowed his own tongue.[7] Shortly afterwards Luka Lochoshvili was awarded with the Dignity Cross by the grateful Carinthia state governor.[8] He won the Fair Play award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 for his actions.[9] The only goal scored by Lochoshvili in the 2021–22 season in a 4–1 away victory over Sturm Graz was recognized as the best of week 31 by fans.[10]
Cremonese
On 10 August 2022, Lochoshvili signed with Cremonese in Italy.[11] He made a first appearance for his new club against AS Roma on 22 August.[12] Lochoshvili netted his first Serie A goal in a 3–2 away win over Sampdoria on 8 April 2023.[13]
Salernitana (loan)
On 10 January 2025, Lochoshvili joined Serie B side Salernitana on loan for the remainder of the season with the option to buy.[14]
1. FC Nürnberg
On 12 July 2025, Lochoshvili moved to Germany and signed with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2. Bundesliga.[15]
International career
Lochoshvili made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 5 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Spain, a 4–0 away loss. He started the game and played the whole match.[16]
On 12 October 2023, he scored in a friendly match against Thailand scoring the sixth goal just before half time.
Lochoshvili received a call-up to the national team for the 2024 UEFA Euro and took part in all four matches that Georgia played in the tournament. On 2 July 2024, along with other squad members he was awarded the Order of Honour.[17]
