Áron Yaakobishvili
Hungarian footballer (born 2006)
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Áron Yaakobishvili (Georgian: აარონ იაკობიშვილი; Hebrew: ארון יעקובישווילי; born 6 March 2006) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda Federación – Group 2 club Barcelona Atlètic, and the Hungary national team.
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Yaakobishvili playing for Hungary U19 in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Áron Yaakobishvili | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Budapest, Hungary[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Baráti Bőrlabda | ||
| 2014–2016 | Angyalföldi Sportiskola | ||
| 2016–2017 | MTK Budapest | ||
| 2017–2018 | Atlètic Sant Just | ||
| 2018–2025 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Barcelona B | 3 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Andorra (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Hungary U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Hungary U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025 | Hungary U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Hungary | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:15, 6 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Club career
Yaakobishvili joined local side Baráti Bőrlabda at the age of six in 2012, before moving to Angyalföldi Sportiskola two years later.[3][4] He spent a season with MTK Budapest before moving to Spain in 2017 after his mother had accepted a job in Barcelona.[4][5][6][7] On his arrival in Spain, he had a short spell with amateur side Atlètic Sant Just, before being invited on a three-day trial with Barcelona the following year, joining the club after impressing coaches.[8][3]
Having progressed through Barcelona's La Masia academy, Yaakobishvili signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2022.[9] In March of the same year, he trained with the Barcelona first team.[4][10] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[11]
Yaakobishvili was first included into the senior team's match day squad on 25 November 2023 for a La Liga game against Rayo Vallecano.[12] Yaakobishvili made his senior debut for the reserve team Barcelona Atlètic in the third-tier Primera Federación on 27 September 2024 against SD Tarazona.[13]
On 15 July 2025, Yaakobishvili agreed to a one-year loan deal with Segunda División side FC Andorra.[14] He made his professional debut on 17 August, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UD Las Palmas.[15]
International career
Yaakobishvili has represented Hungary at youth international level.[1] In June 2023, it was reported by Israeli sports journalism outlet Sport 5 that Yaakobishvili and his brother were attempting to gain Israeli citizenship so as to represent the nation at international level.[2] However, their agent Attila Georgi denied these rumours, stating that the brothers were Hungarian and that they wanted to represent Hungary at international level.[16] He was called up to the Hungary national team for a set of friendlies in June 2026.[17]
