Luka Gagnidze (Georgian: ლუკა გაგნიძე; born 28 February 2003) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Russian club Dynamo Moscow and the Georgia national team.
 Gagnidze with Dynamo Moscow in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Moscow | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 17 | (1) |
| 2021– | Dynamo Moscow | 34 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Georgia U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Georgia U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Georgia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Georgia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Georgia | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Kutaisi, Gagnidze took first steps in football at Torpedo academy. He was ten years old when he moved to Dinamo Tbilisi academy.[1] At age 16 Gagnidze was widely recognized as a talented player. In 2019 some media outlets named him among ten Georgian sportsmen expected to shine in the upcoming years.[2] Being at that time a key U17 team member, he received the Alexandre Chivadze Golden medal, annually given by the Football Federation to distinguished young players.[3]
He regularly featured in Dinamo Tbilisi under Georgi Nemsadze.
On 5 July 2021, Gagnidze signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club Dynamo Moscow[4] On 21 July 2021, he was loaned to another RPL club Ural Yekaterinburg for the 2021–22 season.[5]
He made his Russian Premier League debut for Ural on 1 August 2021 in a game against Nizhny Novgorod. He substituted Vyacheslav Podberyozkin in the 58th minute.[6]
On 10 March 2022, Gagnidze's contract with Ural was suspended until 30 June 2022 (which is the end of his loan term) according to special FIFA regulations related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
On 25 March 2022, he signed a short-term deal with Polish Ekstraklasa side Raków Częstochowa.[8]
International career
editGagnidze made his debut for the national team in a friendly 6–1 win over Mongolia on 25 March 2023. In June 2023, he was called up to the U21 squad taking part in the European Championship.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 5 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 19 | 1 | — | 53 | 3 | |||
| Ural Yekaterinburg (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Raków Częstochowa (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 63 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 4 | ||
International
edit- As of 17 October 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ ""სხვა ვარიანტი არ მქონდა; ამის გამო თუ არ გამომიძახებენ, მართლები იქნებიან" - ლუკა გაგნიძე". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2023.
- ^ "10 ქართველი სპორტსმენი, რომლებსაც 2020-ში უნდა დავაკვირდეთ". europop.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2019.
- ^ "GFF AWARDS 2019" (in Georgian). Georgian Football Federation. 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Лука Гагнидзе стал игроком "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Состав "Урала" пополнил Лука Гагнидзе" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ural v Nizhny Novgorod game report". Russian Premier League. 1 August 2021.
- ^ ""Урал" приостановил контракты с грузинскими игроками Гагнидзе и Цулукидзе" (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Luka Gagnidze nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "საქართველოს ნაკრების 23-კაციანი შემადგენლობა ცნობილია". europop.ge (in Georgian). 15 June 2023.
External links
edit- Luka Gagnidze at Soccerway
- Luka Gagnidze at Russian Premier League
- Luka Gagnidze at WorldFootball.net