Jorge Karseladze

Jorge Karseladze
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005
Place of birth Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Lion City Sailors
Number 2
Youth career
2013–2023 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Rio Ave 3 (0)
2025–2026 → Académica de Coimbra (loan) 8 (0)
2026– Lion City Sailors 0 (0)
International career‡
2023 Georgia U19 4 (0)
2024– Georgia U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025

Jorge Karseladze (Georgian: ჟორჟ ქარსელაძე; born 18 March 2005), sometimes known as just Karse, is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in Portugal, he is a youth international for Georgia.

Professional career

A youth product of Rio Ave since 2013, Karseladze made his senior and professional debut with Rio Ave as a late substitute in a 3–1 Primeira Liga loss to Paços de Ferreira on 21 May 2023.[1] On 19 July 2023, he signed a professional contract with Rio Ave until 2027.[2] Karse progressed through the club’s youth ranks before making three appearances in the Portuguese top flight. He was loaned to Liga 3 outfit Académica de Coimbra for the 2025–26 Liga 3 season, where he featured eight times.[3]

He was announced as a new signing for Singapore Premier League side Lion City Sailors ahead of the 2026–27 season, joining on a 2-year contract.[3]

International career

Born in Portugal, Karseladze is of Georgian descent and holds dual-citizenship.[4] He was called up to the Georgia U19s for a set of friendlies in May 2023, making 2 appearances.[5] He made four appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers between September and November 2025.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 ""საქართველოს ნაკრებიდან შემოთავაზებას სიამოვნებით განვიხილავ" - ჟორჟე ქარსელაძე". belive.ge. May 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jorge Karseladze assina contrato até 2027 (Rio Ave)". A Bola.
  3. 1 2 3 Sailors, Lion City (2026-07-23). "Sailors sign dynamic wing-back Jorge "Karse" Karseladze". Lion City Sailors FC. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  4. ↑ ""Se a seleção portuguesa me convocar no futuro próximo, logo se verá"". ojogo.pt. June 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "საქართველოს 19-წლამდელთა ნაკრებმა აზერბაიჯანის ტურნირი დაასრულა – ჟორჟ ქარსელაძემ სადებიუტო მატჩი ჩაატარა #1TVSPORT". 1TV.
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