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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Norchi Dinamoeli | ||
| 2007–2009 | Tbilisi | ||
| 2009–2013 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi II | 19 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 59 | (12) |
| 2016 | → Chikhura Sachkhere (loan) | 11 | (10) |
| 2017–2019 | Randers | 84 | (28) |
| 2020–2021 | MKE Ankaragücü | 52 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Hatayspor | 61 | (9) |
| 2023 | → Fatih Karagumruk (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2023– | Atlanta United | 9 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Georgia U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Georgia U21 | 8 | (3) |
| 2017– | Georgia | 35 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:30, 17 September 2023 (UTC). | |||
Saba Lobjanidze (Georgian: საბა ლობჟანიძე, romanized: saba lobzhanidze, pronounced [saba lobʒanidze]; born 18 December 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United, and the Georgia national team.
Club career
Born in Tbilisi, Lobzhanidze started playing for Norchi Dinamoeli at the age of 10. Later he joined Dinamo Tbilisi.
In June 2017, Lobzhanidze signed a three-year contract with Randers.[1] In April 2018, in six games Lobjhanidze scored six times for Randers, including a hat-trick against Sønderjyske, which won him the Player of the Month award among Georgian football players. Besides, he was twice named in team of the week in Danish Superliga.[2]
On 30 January 2020, Lobzhanidze signed with Turkish club MKE Ankaragücü.[3] He made his debut on 2 February in a 1–1 league draw against Kasımpaşa.[4]
In June 2021, Lobzhanidze signed a three-year contract with Hatayspor, after Ankaragücü had relegated from the Süper Lig.[5]
Following a devastating earthquake in Turkey and subsequent withdrawal of Hatayspor from the league in February 2023, he joined Karagumruk on loan until the end of the season.[6]
In early August 2023, Lobjanidze moved to MLS club Atlanta United on a three-year deal.[7]
Statistics
- As of match played 8 October 2023
| Season | Team | League | National Cup | European Cup | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | App | Goals | Name | App | Goals | Name | App | Goals | Name | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| 2012–13 | Dinamo Tbilisi II | PL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | PL | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 5 | ||||
| Total Dinamo Tbilisi II | 19 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 5 | |||||
| 2014–15 | Dinamo Tbilisi | UL | 24 | 1 | DKC | 6 | 1 | – | – | Supercup | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | UL | 15 | 2 | DKC | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | Chikhura (loan) | UL | 12 | 9 | DKC | 3 | 2 | UEL | 2[8] | 0 | – | – | 17 | 11 | |
| 2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | UL | 13 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 7 | |||
| Total Dinamo Tbilisi | 52 | 10 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 60 | 11 | |||||
| 2017–18 | Randers | SL | 29 | 9 | DC | 2 | 1 | – | – | Play-offs | 4 | 3 | 35 | 13 | |
| 2018–19 | SL | 37 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 8 | ||||
| 2019–20 | SL | 15 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 8 | ||||
| Total Randers | 81 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 87 | 29 | |||||||
| 2019–20 | MKE Ankaragücü | TSL | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | TSL | 37 | 3 | TC | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 3 | |||
| Total MKE Ankaragücü | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 53 | 4 | |||||
| 2021–22 | Hatayspor | TSL | 37 | 8 | TC | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | TSL | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total Hatayspor | 58 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 61 | 9 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Karagumruk (loan) | TSL | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | Atlanta United | MLS | 8 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 292 | 67 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 315 | 74 | |||||
International career
Lobzhanidze made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against Uzbekistan, scoring one of the two goals of his team.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 January 2017 | The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Uzbekistan | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 10 June 2019 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark | 1–1 | 1–5 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 3. | 25 March 2023 | Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia |  Mongolia | 6–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
References
- ↑ "BRANDVARM GEORGIER TIL RANDERS FC" (in Danish). randersfc.dk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "აპრილის საუკეთესო - საბა ლობჟანიძე". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 5 May 2018.
- ↑ "Saba Lobjanidze solgt til Ankaragücü". randersfc.dk (in Danish). 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020.
- ↑ "Ankaragücü vs. Kasımpaşa – 2 February 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ Hoffskov, Ole (23 June 2021). "Tidligere Superliga-stjerne skifter klub". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- ↑ "საბა ლობჟანიძე ანდრეა პირლოს ხელმძღვანელობით ითამაშებს: ტრანსფერი დადასტურდა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ↑ "Atlanta United signs winger Saba Lobjanidze from Turkish Süper Lig". atlutd.com. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ Qualification round
- ↑ "Uzbekistan draws with Georgia in friendly". The Tashkent Times. 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "Lobjanidze, Saba". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links
- Saba Lobzhanidze – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Saba Lobzhanidze at Soccerway
- Saba Lobzhanidze at National-Football-Teams.com