Saba Mamatsashvili
Georgian footballer (born 2002)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saba Mamatsashvili (Georgian: საბა მამაცაშვილი; born 23 August 2002) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Lithuanian top-flight club Žalgiris, on loan from Sirius.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Žalgiris | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Saburtalo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–24 | Saburtalo | 42 | (4) |
| 2023 | → Gagra (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2024– | Sirius | 18 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Kalmar (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2026– | → Žalgiris (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Georgia U21 | 15 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025 | |||
He has won the Georgian Cup and represented his country in the various national youth teams, most notably in U21s.
Career
Club
Mamatsashvili was five years old when he entered a football school. Initially, he played for Norchi Dinamo and Locomotive before joining Saburtalo's academy in 2011. He advanced first to the reserve team in Liga 3 and after 2021 to the main team. Mamatsashvili made his debut in the Erovnuli Liga as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Samtredia on 29 September 2021.[1] The Lelo sport newspaper noticed the new player with his attacking display, ball control and crosses and in a special article predicted that he was a promising player.[2]
In his first full season at Saburtalo in the same year, Mamatsashvili won the Georgian Cup.[3]
On 8 October 2022, Mamatsashvili scored his first official goal to give Saburtalo the lead in a 2–1 win against Gagra.[4]
The next year, it was Gagra where he continued his career on a six-month loan deal. After contributing with four goals in 15 league matches, Mamatsashvili returned to Saburtalo in early 2024.[5]
In August 2024, the player signed a contract with Allsvenskan club Sirius expiring on 30 June 2029.[6] On his tenth game for the club, Mamatsashvili netted his first Swedish goal, scoring directly from a corner kick in a 1–1 away draw against Malmö FF.[7]
In August 2025, Mamatsashvili signed a loan deal with 2nd division side Kalmar and helped them gain promotion to the top tier. In January 2026, he was loaned to Lithuanian club Žalgiris.[8]
International
In September 2017, Mamatsashvili was called up to the national under-16 team for friendly ties against Azerbaijan.[9] He also featured with U17s in the annual Development Cup held in Minsk. In October 2019, he became a member of the U18 team who played two friendlies against Estonia.[10]
As the U21 team was gearing up for its 2025 European Championship qualifying campaign, coach Ramaz Svanadze named Mamatsashvili in his 23-men squad.[11] He took part in 10 qualifiers, scoring a winner against North Macedonia.[12]
In a return leg against Croatia in 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs on 19 November 2024, Mamatsashvili was in the starting line-up. His team prevailed over their opponents in penalty shootout, which sent Georgia to the final stages of the competition.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 24 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saburtalo | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 21 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 6 | ||
| Gagra (loan) | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| Sirius | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Kalmar (loan) | 2025 | Superettan | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 88 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in Georgian Super Cup