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Giorgi Kantaria ( ka, გიორგი ქანთარია; born on 27 April 1997) is a Georgian professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Sokol Saratov.


Career


Club

He started playing football at the
Zugdidi Zugdidi ( ka, ზუგდიდი ; or ზუგიდი) is a city in the western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilometres west of Tbilisi, 3 ...
club school. His first coaches were Otar Dzalamidze and Mamuka Chachua. At the age of 14, he moved to the
Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia (country), Georgia. It was founded in 1925. Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its Association football, football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating ...
academy. With the club's youth team, he finished second in the 2013/2014 season and became the national champion among youth in the 2014/2015 season. In 2015, he returned to Zugdidi. He made his debut for the team on August 14 in an away match against Dinamo Batumi. Kantaria came on the field in the 41st minute, replacing Nika Narmania, and received a yellow card just a minute later. At the beginning of 2017, he underwent a trial as a free agent at the Neman Grodno, and as a result, he signed a contract with the team on March 29. Due to a shortage of defenders caused by numerous injuries, Kantaria was able to secure a place in the club's starting lineup. On April 2, Giorgi started in the first round match against Slavia, thus making his debut in the
Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League (, ''Vyšejšaja Liha'' or ''Vysheyshaya Liga''; ; "Top League"), also called the BETERA Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Belarus and the highest level of the B ...
. In his first two seasons, he participated in 45 league matches. On March 29, 2019, in a game against
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, he scored his first goal in his professional career, finding the net in the 23rd minute, which helped his team secure a victory. However, he also scored an own goal at the end of the first half. After his contract ended in December 2021, he left the Neman Grodno. In early 2022, he moved to the
Erovnuli Liga The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა; ) is the top Division (sport), division of professional top tier Association football, football in Georgia (Country), Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional ...
club
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. In July 2022, he transferred to the Azerbaijani club Kapaz. On June 23, 2024,
Shamakhi Shamakhi (, ) is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Shamakhi District. The city's estimated population was 31,704. It is famous for its traditional dancers, the Shamakhi Dancers, and also for perhaps giving its name to th ...
announced that they had signed a one-year contract with Kantaria. On December 10, 2024, the club announced the termination of his contract.


International

He participated in the qualifying matches for the
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-21 Euro 2019) was the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship (25th edition if the Under-23 era is also included), the biennial international youth association ...
with the U21 national team of Georgia.


Honours

Nejmeh *
Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier Leagu ...
: 2023–24


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* 1997 births People from Zugdidi Footballers from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Living people Men's association football defenders Men's footballers from Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Dinamo Zugdidi players FC Neman Grodno players FC Telavi players Kapaz PFK players Nejmeh SC players Shamakhi FK players FC Sokol Saratov players Erovnuli Liga players Belarusian Premier League players Azerbaijan Premier League players Lebanese Premier League players Russian First League players Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Belarus Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia {{Georgia-footy-bio-stub