Giorgi Kvilitaia

Giorgi Kvilitaia
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993
Place of birth Abasha, Georgia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sasco Tbilisi 16 (22)
2013–2015 Győr 13 (1)
2013–2014 → Dila Gori (loan) 18 (6)
2015–2016 Dinamo Tbilisi 29 (24)
2016–2018 Rapid Wien 55 (17)
2018–2021 Gent 34 (5)
2020−2021 → Anorthosis (loan) 31 (14)
2021−2024 APOEL 83 (26)
2024–2026 Aris Limassol 43 (12)
2026 Metz 10 (2)
2026– Holstein Kiel 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Georgia U21 6 (1)
2016– Georgia 43 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:50, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Giorgi Kvilitaia (Order of Honor) (Georgian: გიორგი ქვილითაია, romanized: giorgi kvilitaia, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰʷilitʰaia], born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel and the Georgia national team.

Career

Kvilitaia was born in Abasha, Georgia. 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.[1]

After a year at Győr, Kvilitaia played one season for Dila Gori on loan. In June 2015 he joined Dinamo Tbilisi.[2] With 24 goals scored in 29 matches this season, Kvilitaia became a top scorer and won the special prize at a GFF award ceremony.[3]

In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.[4]

After two seasons he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Gent.[5]

Since 2020 Kvilitaia has been playing in the Cypriot First Division. Initially, on 17 September 2020 he joined Anorthosis[6] on loan from Gent and a year later he moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021.[7] In August 2021, he was selected as a team captain.[8] In May 2024, Kvilitaia became the winner of the league season with this club and shortly joined Aris Limassol on a three-year deal. [9]

On 2 February 2026, Kvilitaia signed with Metz in France.[10]

On 29 June 2026, Kvilitaia moved to German club Holstein Kiel on a one-season contract.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 May 2026[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Győr 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 200011——31
2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 1111049——160
Total 13110510——1911
Dila Gori (loan) 2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 18630———216
Dinamo Tbilisi 2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 292475—20103929
2016–17 Erovnuli Liga 0000—21—21
Total 292475—41104130
Rapid Wien 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 26741—51—359
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 291033———3213
Total 551774—51—6722
Gent 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 11410—10—134
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 23122—80—333
Total 34532—90—467
Anorthosis (loan) 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 311450—11—3715
APOEL 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 231033———2613
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 30833———3311
2023–24 Cypriot First Division 30810—61—379
Total 832676—61—9633
Aris 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 27810———288
2025–26 Cypriot First Division 17511—43—229
Total 441321—43—5017
Metz 2025–26 Ligue 1 101————101
Career total 317107351851029710387142

International

As of matches played on 2 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Georgia 201640
201783
201831
201982
202040
202170
202210
202430
202540
202611
Total437
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kvilitaia goal.
List of international goals scored by Giorgi Kvilitaia[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 March 2017Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Latvia2–05–0Friendly
23–0
324 March 2018Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Lithuania2–04–0Friendly
410 November 2017Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia Cyprus1–01–0Friendly
55 September 2019Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey South Korea2–22–2Friendly
615 October 2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Gibraltar3–23–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
72 June 2026Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Romania1–01–1Friendly

Honours

Győr

Dinamo Tbilisi

Anorthosis

APOEL

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "გიორგი ქვილითაიას გზა აბაშიდან" (in Georgian). 25 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "ქვილითაიაც დინამოშია" (in Georgian). 5 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "GFF AWARDS 2016: საქართველოში საუკეთესოები აღიარეს" (in Georgian). 29 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Transfer perfekt: Giorgi Kvilitaia ist Rapidler (Perfect Transfer: Rapid Sign Giorgi Kvilitaia) (in German)
  5. ↑ "ოფიციალურად: გიორგი ქვილითაია "გენტის" ფეხბურთელია". 18 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Με το Φοίνικα στο στήθος ο Γκιόργκι Κβιλιτάια (δηλώσεις)". 17 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Με τη γαλαζοκίτρινη ασπίδα στο στήθος, ο Giorgi Kvilitaia" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 3 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "ქვილითაია "აპოელის" კაპიტანი გახდა - ვგრძნობ, ამ ამოცანის შესასრულებლად მზად ვარ" (in Georgian). 21 August 2021.
  9. ↑ ""ΠΡΑΣΙΝΟΣ" Ο ΚΒΙΛΙΤΑΪΑ". arisfc.com. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "GIORGI KVILITAIA EST MESSIN !" [GIORGI KVILITAIA IS AT METZ!] (in French). FC Metz. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "KSV Holstein verpflichtet Giorgi Kvilitaia" [KSV Holstein signs Giorgi Kvilitaia] (in German). Holstein Kiel. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Giorgi Kvilitaia at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Kvilitaia, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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