Saba Goglichidze
Georgian footballer (born 2004)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saba Goglichidze (Georgian: საბა გოგლიჩიძე; born 25 June 2004) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Udinese and the Georgia national team.
.jpg)
|
Goglichidze in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 30 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Empoli | 33 | (0) |
| 2025– | Udinese | 8 | (0) |
| 2026 | → Watford (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Georgia U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022 | Georgia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Georgia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Georgia | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:40, 11 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
He has secured the Georgian Cup with Torpedo Kutaisi.
Club career
Goglichidze started his career with Georgian side Torpedo. On 7 July 2021, he made a first league appearance for the club against Saburtalo.[1] The next year, even though he did not feature in the final, Goglichidze was a member of the squad that won the national cup.[2]
In 2024, he signed for Serie A side Empoli.[3] Goglichidze made a debut for his new club in a 1–1 draw against Bologna on 31 August.[4] After taking part in first four matches in full, the player received a first recognition as he was selected by Sofascore in U21 Team of the Month among the top five European leagues.[5]
On 5 August 2025, Goglichidze signed a five-year contract with Udinese.[6]
On 2 February 2026, he signed for Watford on loan until the end of the season.[7]
International career
Goglichidze made his debut for the Georgia national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Czechia at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. He substituted Giorgi Gvelesiani in the 88th minute of Georgia's 4–1 victory.[8]
Style of play
Goglichidze mainly operates as a defender. He can operate as a center-back and right-back.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Empoli | 2024–25 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 0 | ||
| Udinese | 2025–26 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Watford (loan) | 2025–26 | Championship | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | ||
Honours
Torpedo