Giorgi Chanturia ( ka, გიორგი ჭანტურია, tr, ; born 11 April 1993) is a Georgian former professional

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who played as a winger.

Club career

Spain

Chanturia began his career on Saburtalo Tbilisi, and was loaned to

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in June 2009. He was filled into Barça's ''Juvenil B'' squad, and scored 11 goals to help the Catalans to the league title.

Vitesse

In August 2010, after being linked with Chelsea, Chanturia signed with

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. In April 2011 he signed a three-year deal with the club. Chanturia made his competitive debut for Vitesse on the opening day of the 2011–12 Eredivisie season, as a starter in their 0–0 away draw against

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on 7 August. He scored his first goal for the Arnhem side in his second official match, against

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in a 4–0 win. In December 2012, Chanturia was loaned to

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until the end of the season. He returned to Vitesse at the end of the season, and was reintegrated to first-team squad for the 2013–14 season.

CFR Cluj

On 19 February 2014,

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confirmed the signing of Chanturia from Vitesse for an undisclosed fee.

Hellas Verona

On 12 June 2014, Chanturia joined

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from Cluj.

Return to Cluj on loan

However, in September Chanturia returned to Cluj on loan with Hellas sporting director Scala Sogliano stating that the club had "decided to give hanturiathe opportunity to find his best form" and that Chanturia wanted "his debut with the Verona o liveup to expectations".

MSV Duisburg

On 25 September 2015, 2. Bundesliga club

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announced their signing of free agent Chanturia on a contract running until the end of the season including the option for further two years.

Ural Yekaterinburg

On 5 July 2016, Chanturia moved to Russia, signing with Ural Yekaterinburg. In April 2018 he suffered an ACL injury, it took him six months to recover and he could not regain his squad position after that. On 18 January 2019, he was released from his Ural contract by mutual consent.

International career

Chanturia made his first international appearance for

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in a friendly match against

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on 5 March 2014. He scored only 25 minutes into his debut.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chanturia goal.''

References

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