Tornike Gaprindashvili
Georgian footballer (born 1997)
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Tornike Gaprindashvili (Georgian: თორნიკე გაფრინდაშვილი; born 20 July 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Samgurali Tskaltubo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samgurali Tskaltubo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Sasco Tbilisi | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Gagra | 83 | (14) |
| 2019–2022 | Dinamo Batumi | 79 | (14) |
| 2022–2024 | Zagłębie Lubin | 27 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Zagłębie Lubin II | 7 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Arka Gdynia (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Arka Gdynia | 51 | (3) |
| 2026– | Samgurali Tskaltubo | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Georgia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Early years
Gaprindashvili began his career at Sasco Tbilisi, where he played until 2015.[citation needed] On 1 January 2016, he moved to Gagra, where he played for three years.[citation needed]
Dinamo Batumi
On 1 January 2019, Gaprindashvili joined Dinamo Batumi on a free transfer.[citation needed] He made his debut for the team on 5 March 2019, in a 0–2 loss against Torpedo Kutaisi, playing the entire second half.[citation needed] On 13 April 2019, he scored his first goal for Dinamo in the 82nd minute of a 2–0 victory over Rustavi.[citation needed] He recorded his first assist a week later in a 2–1 win against Locomotive Tbilisi, assisting a goal by Flamarion in the 90th minute.[citation needed] In total, he made 79 league appearances, scoring 14 goals and providing 10 assists.[citation needed] With Dinamo, he won the club's first-ever Georgian championship in 2021.[1]
Zagłębie Lubin
On 17 July 2022, Gaprindashvili joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin.[2][3] On 23 July 2022, he made his debut in an away match of the 2nd round against Legia Warsaw, which ended in a 0–2 defeat, playing 85 minutes.[4] He scored his first goal on 29 July 2022 in a 1–0 victory over Piast Gliwice.[5] He found the net in the 61st minute, and three minutes later, he received a red card.[5][6]
Arka Gdynia
In mid-January 2024, he was loaned to Arka Gdynia for a year with a priority transfer option included, as he had fewer first team appearances at Zagłębie.[7] He returned from loan at the end of the 2023–24 season but was quickly brought to Arka on a permanent basis in July.[8]
At Arka, he became one of the leading assisting players in the league.[9] Until April 2025, he nearly always played on the right wing, before being moved to the attacking midfielder role.[9]
At the end of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa season, which ended with Arka's relegation after just one season in the top flight,[10] Arka announced Gaprindashvili would leave the club at end of June.[11][12] In total, he made 70 appearances and scored thrice for Arka.[12]
Samgurali Tskaltubo
On 8 July 2026, Gaprindashvili returned to Georgia and joined Samgurali Tskaltubo.[13]
International career
In 2014, he played one match for the Georgia under-17 team.[citation needed]
Playing style
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sasco Tbilisi | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Gagra | 2015–16 | Pirveli Liga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | Pirveli Liga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Total | 83 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 91 | 14 | |||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Total | 79 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| Zagłębie Lubin II | 2022–23 | II liga | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | II liga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Arka Gdynia (loan) | 2023–24 | I liga | 14 | 0 | — | — | 2[f] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Arka Gdynia | 2024–25 | I liga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 70 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 267 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 294 | 38 | ||
- Includes Georgian Cup, Polish Cup
- Appearances in Erovnuli Liga promotion/relegation play-offs
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Georgian Super Cup