Iva Gelashvili
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 April 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | ABC Braník | ||
2011–2015 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
2016–2021 | Sparta Prague | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Sparta B | 20 | (1) |
2022– | Dinamo Batumi | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Sioni (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2023 | → Saburtalo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2023– | → Spezia (loan) | 5 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2018 | Georgia U17 | 19 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Georgia U19 | 12 | (1) |
2020–2023 | Georgia U21 | 14 | (0) |
2023– | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2023 |
Iva Gelashvili (Georgian: ივა გელაშვილი; born 8 April 2001) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defender for Spezia, on loan from Dinamo Batumi, and the Georgia national team.
Career[edit]
Gelashvili started his career with Czech side Sparta B, where he was regarded as a prospect.[1]
In the summer of 2022, Gelashvili signed with Dinamo Batumi, although moved to Sioni on a loan deal.[2] He started the next season at Saburtalo and opened his top-league goal account in a 3–3 draw against Samtredia.[3]
He took part in all four matches for Georgia U21s in the 2023 UEFA European Championship co-hosted by his country.
On 23 August 2023, Serie B club Spezia announced the signing a year-long loan contract with Gelashvili.[4] His injury-time header against Modena salvaged Spezia a point on 26 December 2023.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Gelashvili attended university in the Czech Republic.[6]
Gelashvili is the younger brother of Georgian skier Jaba Gelashvili.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Iva Gelashvili" (in Czech). eFotbal.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ "ბათუმის გელაშვილი ივა დინამო ითამაშებს რიგებში". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Samtredia vs Saburtalo, statistics". soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "ოფიციალურად: ივა გელაშვილი "სპეციას" ფეხბურთელია". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 23 August 2023.
- ^ "ივა გელაშვილმა სერია B-ში სადებიუტო გოლით "სპეცია" წაგებისგან იხსნა (+VIDEO)". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "ივა გელაშვილი სპარტას მთავარ გუნდში: ერთი დღით ადრე მითხრეს, სელტიკთან განაცხადში იქნებიო..." lelo.ge.
- ^ "Gelašvili: V Praze jsme žili kvůli lyžování" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Men's association football defenders
- AC Sparta Prague players
- FC Dinamo Batumi players
- FC Sioni Bolnisi players
- FC Iberia 1999 players
- Spezia Calcio players
- Czech National Football League players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Serie B players
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Georgia (country) football biography stubs