Giorgi Makaridze

Giorgi Makaridze
Makaridze playing for Le Mans in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990
Place of birth Tbilisi, USSR
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Iberia 1999
Number 31
Youth career
2003–2006 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Dinamo Tbilisi-2 9 (0)
2009–2013 Le Mans 34 (0)
2014 Doxa Katokopia 0 (0)
2014–2016 Feirense 54 (1)
2016–2018 Moreirense 33 (0)
2018–2019 Rio Ave 0 (0)
2019–2020 Vitória Setúbal 43 (0)
2020–2022 Almería 34 (0)
2022–2023 Ponferradina 7 (0)
2023 Marítimo 6 (0)
2024 Covilhã 12 (0)
2024– Iberia 1999 56 (0)
International career
2006 Georgia U17
2007–2011 Georgia U21
2007–2020 Georgia 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026

Giorgi Makaridze (Georgian: გიორგი მაკარიძე, romanized: giorgi mak'aridze, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi makʼaɾidze]; born 31 March 1990) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Erovnuli Liga club Iberia 1999.

He previously played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Le Mans, Doxa Katokopia, Feirense, Moreirense, F.C Rio Ave and Almería.

Makaridze is the two-time winner of the Erovnuli Liga with Iberia 1999. He was named Goalkeeper of the Year and included in Team of the Season.

Club career

Born in Tbilisi, Makaridze began his career in the Dinamo Tbilisi academy, afterwards moving to Le Mans UC72 on 10 January 2009 for €800,000 on a four-year contract worth €85,000.[1]

In April 2014, he left Le Mans for Doxa Katokopia,[2][3] but would never play a single game for the Cypriot club, leaving them for Feirense in Portugal, who were in Segunda Division Portugal at the time, playing 54 games. After getting promoted to the Primeira Liga, Makaridze joined Moreirense, playing 33 games and winning the 2017 Taça da Liga with them. In 2018, there was a rumor that Makaridze would join Benfica, but this move would never materialise, and instead he signed with Rio Ave. He would later agree to mutually terminate his contract with them, joining Vitoria FC in January of the same season.

On 12 September 2020, Makaridze moved away from the Portuguese league to sign a two-year contract with Segunda División side UD Almería.[4] He was released by the club on 3 June 2022 as his contract was due to expire,[5] and joined SD Ponferradina on 4 July.[6]

On 9 January 2023, after being mainly a backup to Amir Abedzadeh, Makaridze left Ponfe.[7]

On 11 January 2023, Makaridze signed a year-and-a-half contract with Marítimo in Portugal.[8] On 27 July 2023, Marítimo announced that Makaridze's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[9]

On 8 February 2024, Makaridze joined Portuguese Liga 3 side Sporting da Covilhã.[10]

In July 2024, Makaridze returned to Georgia to sign for the reigning cup holders Iberia 1999.[11] In the next two seasons, he twice became the league champion. Individually, he was selected as Erovnuli Liga Goalkeeper of the Year and named in Team of the Year.[12]

International career

Makaridze was a member of Georgia U17 team and played 10 games there. He also participated in Georgia U19 (eight appearances) and Georgia U21 (nine appearances). At the age of 17, Makaridze established himself as a great prospect and starter for the Georgia national team along with other teenagers, such as Levan Kenia and Levan Mchedlidze.[13]

Career statistics

As of 14 January 2018[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Mans 2009–10 Ligue 1 2000—1[b]030
2010–11 Ligue 2 0050—0050
2011–12 Ligue 2 27020—3[b]0320
2012–13 Ligue 2 5020—0070
Total 34090—40470
Doxa Katokopias 2013–14 Cypriot First Division 0000——00
Feirense 2014–15 Segunda Liga 18010——190
2015–16 LigaPro 36130—2[c]0411
Total 54140—20601
Moreirense 2016–17 Primeira Liga 33010—3[c]0370
2017–18 LigaPro 0000—0000
Total 33010—30370
Career total 121114000901441
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Taça da Liga

Honours

Moreirense

Almería

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Georgi Makaridze signe au MUC 72". Retrieved 12 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Μακαρίντζε in, Μορφής out | ποδοσφαιρο , α΄ κατηγορία , δόξα | SentraGoal.Cyprus". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "ΔΟΞΑ: Ενίσχυση με Μακαρίτσε - Super Sport FM". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Giorgi Makaridze, nuevo portero de la UD Almería" [Giorgi Makaridze, new goalkeeper of UD Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Makaridze, Nelson and Aitor Buñuel will not be retained". UD Almería. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Giorgi Makaridze, primer fichaje de la SD Ponferradina para la nueva temporada" [Giorgi Makaridze, first signing of SD Ponferradina for the new season] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Georgi Makaridze termina su vinculación con la SD Ponferradina" [Georgi Makaridze ends his link with SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "BEM-VINDO, MAKARIDZE" [Welcome, Makaridze] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Marítimo rescinde com Lucho Vega e Giorgi Makaridze" [Marítimo terminates Lucho Vega and Giorgi Makaridze's contracts] (in European Portuguese). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mercado (oficial): Makaridze é reforço do Covilhã" [Market (official): Makaridze is a Covilhã reinforcement]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ↑ "გიორგი მაკარიძე კარიერას "იბერიაში" გააგრძელებს" [Giorgi Makaridze to continue his career at Iberia]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "ეროვნული ლიგის დაჯილდოება - წლის საუკეთესოები გამოვლინდნენ" [Best players named at Eliga awards ceremony]. adjarabetarena.com (in Georgian). 27 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Georgia hails new generation". FIFA. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
  14. ↑ Giorgi Makaridze at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Sorteio dita Sporting-FC Porto na 3ª Jornada" [Draw states Sporting-FC Porto in the 3rd Round] (in Portuguese). record. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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