Giorgi Kvilitaia () ( ka, გიორგი ქვილითაია, tr, , born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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club

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a professional Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the A ...

and the Georgia national team.

Career

Kvilitaia was born in Abasha,

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. At age 14 he moved to Tbilisi, first to Norchi Dinamo and later to Division 2 side Sasco, where he was one of the best scorers in 2012–13. After an unsuccessful spell at

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, Kvilitaia played one season for Dila Gori on loan. In June 2015 he joined

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. With 24 goals scored in 29 matches this season, Kvilitaia became a top scorer and won the special prize at a GFF award ceremony. In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for

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club

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. After two seasons he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Gent. Since 2020 Kvilitaia has been playing in the Cypriot

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. Initially, on 17 September 2020 he joined

Anorthosis Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

on loan from

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and a year later he moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021. In August 2021, he was selected as a team captain. In May 2024, Kvilitaia became the winner of the league season with this club and shortly joined

on a three-year deal.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi *

Umaglesi Liga The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა; ) is the top division of professional top tier football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football Federati ...

: 2015–16 *

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 ...

: 2015–16 * Georgian Super Cup: 2015–16 Anorthosis *

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APOEL *

: 2023–24 Individual * Georgian

top scorer: 2015–16

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kvilitaia, Giorgi 1993 births Living people People from Abasha Footballers from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Men's footballers from Georgia (country) UEFA Euro 2024 players Georgia (country) men's international footballers Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country) Men's association football forwards Győri ETO FC players FC Dila Gori players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Hungary FC Sasco Tbilisi players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players SK Rapid Wien players Erovnuli Liga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Austria K.A.A. Gent players Anorthosis Famagusta FC players APOEL FC players Aris Limassol FC players Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Cyprus Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Recipients of the Order of Honor (Georgia)