Iva Gelashvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | ABC Braník | ||
| 2011–2015 | Bohemians 1905 | ||
| 2016–2020 | Sparta Prague | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sparta Prague B | 27 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Dinamo Batumi | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Sioni (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Saburtalo (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Spezia (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Iberia 1999 | 29 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Panserraikos | 28 | (1) |
| 2026– | CFR Cluj | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Georgia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Georgia U17 | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | Georgia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Georgia U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Georgia U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Georgia | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 August 2026 | |||
Iva Gelashvili (Georgian: ივა გელაშვილი; born 8 April 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga I club CFR Cluj and the Georgia national team.
Career
Gelashvili started his career with Czech side Sparta Prague 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]
Gelashvili took part in all four matches for Georgia U21s in the 2023 UEFA European Championship co-hosted by his country. Shortly he received a call-up to the senior national team and made his first appearance in a 8–0 win over Thailand as a starter.[4]
On 23 August 2023, Serie B club Spezia announced the signing a year-long loan contract with Gelashvili.[5] His injury-time header against Modena salvaged Spezia a point on 26 December 2023.[6]
As his loan deal came expired, Gelashvili returned to Georgia the next summer and rejoined Iberia 1999.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2020–21 | ČFL | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Czech National Football League | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sioni (loan) | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Saburtalo (loan) | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Spezia (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Iberia 1999 | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | 18 | 2 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||
| Panserraikos | 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| CFR Cluj | 2026–27 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
- ↑ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga promotion/relegation play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Georgian Super Cup
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Personal life
Gelashvili attended university in the Czech Republic.[9]
Gelashvili is the younger brother of Georgian skier Jaba Gelashvili.[10]
Honours
Iberia 1999
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Georgia vs Thailand match report". bbc.com. BBC. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Iva is back". Iberia 1999. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ Iva Gelashvili at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "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.
External links
- Iva Gelashvili at Soccerway.com
- Iva Gelashvili at WorldFootball.net
- Iva Gelashvili at Soccerbase.com
- Iva Gelashvili at National-Football-Teams.com
- Iva Gelashvili at FBref.com
- Iva Gelashvili at Kicker (in German)
- Iva Gelashvili at Fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Immigrants to the Czech Republic
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century sportsmen 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
- Panserraikos F.C. players
- CFR Cluj players
- Czech National Football League players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Serie B players
- Super League Greece players
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's youth 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 sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Greece
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Georgia (country) football biography stubs