Elguja Grigalashvili ( ka, ელგუჯა გრიგალაშვილი; born 30 December 1989), is a Georgian

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, who plays as a playmaking midfielder for Navbahor. Born in the Georgian capital

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, his first professional club was

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. He first came to international prominence with his performances for the Georgian national team against

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in 2013. He is the younger brother of Shota, also footballer. Wikipedia in Russian

Style of play

Elguja Grigalashvili's position is as a playmaking

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, typically playing further forward than the rest of the midfield. The main aim of the role is to create goalscoring chances, suiting a creative player like Elguja Grigalashvili.

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ability was generally viewed as one of Elguja's strongest attributes and his jinking runs with the ball resulted in some spectacular goals.

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ability is another of Elguja's strengths; he regularly takes corners and free kicks.

Honours

Club

;AGMK *

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(1):

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''(runner-up)'' * Uzbekistan League Cup (1): 2019 ''(runner-up)'' ;Chikhura *

Georgian Cup The Georgian Cup ( ka, საქართველოს თასი) is the main annual association football knockout cup competition in Georgia. It is organized by the Georgian Football Federation (GFF) and is open to clubs of all divisions. Th ...

(1): 2013-2014 ''(runner-up)'' *

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(1): 2013–2014 ''(runner-up)''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grigalashvili, Elguja 1989 births Living people Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Men's association football midfielders Georgia (country) men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Erovnuli Liga players Cypriot First Division players Uzbekistan Super League players Uzbekistan Pro League players FC Dinamo Batumi players FC Merani Martvili players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Chikhura Sachkhere players Othellos Athienou FC players Pafos FC players Ethnikos Achna FC players Qizilqum FC players FC AGMK players PFC Navbahor Namangan players FK Dinamo Samarqand players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan Footballers from Tbilisi Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Uzbekistan