Mamia Gavashelishvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Oni, Racha, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rustavi | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Torpedo | 4 | (2) |
| 2014–2021 | Locomotive | 171 | (90) |
| 2022 | Samgurali | 24 | (1) |
| 2023 | Kolkheti 1913 | 31 | (12) |
| 2024 | Locomotive | 25 | (11) |
| 2025– | Rustavi | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2025 | |||
Mamia Gavashelishvili (Georgian: მამია გავაშელიშვილი, born on 8 January 1995) is a Georgian footballer who plays as an attacker for Erovnuli Liga 2 club Rustavi.
Gavashelishvili is the winner of the Erovnuli Liga 2 with Kolkheti 1913. Individually, he was the topscorer of the 2014–15 Pirveli Liga season.
Career
Born in a mountainous town of Oni, Gavashelishvili started playing football at a local school before attracting interest from Torpedo Kutaisi scouts.[2] Being initially a member of the reserve team, he made his debut for the senior team as a substitute in a 4–1 win over Zugdidi on 18 May 2012, in which he scored the third goal.[3]
In 2014, Gavashelishvili moved to Locomotive where he remained for nine successive seasons. The 2014–15 season turned out special as the team advanced into the top flight while Gavashelishvili broke the league record for goals in a season. His tally of 45 goals (55.7% of Locomotive's all goals) in 37 matches has since remained unreachable.[4]
For two consecutive seasons, in 2017 and 2018, Gavashelishvili ended up as the team's topscorer. Early next year, though, while on a pre-season training session, he was diagnosed with cancer which saw him out of action during the entire season.[5]
On 18 September 2020, as Locomotive prevailed over Dynamo Moscow in a UEFA Europa League qualifying match, Gavashelishvili came on the pitch to increase his team's lead.[6]
In late December 2021, Gavashelishvili signed a season-long contract with Samgurali.[7] A year later he joined Kolkheti 1913 and contributed to their promotion to the top tier with 12 league goals.
Gavashelishvili returned to Locomotive in 2024 and showed his goal-scoring abilities again. His 11 goals, being the best individual result, helped Locomotive with a fourth-place finish in the 2nd division. However, Gavashelishvili was among ten players and the entire staff who left the club in December 2024.[8] A few weeks later, he moved to Rustavi along with his two teammates.[9]
Statistics
- As of match played 8 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torpedo | 2012–13 | Umaglesi Liga | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Locomotive | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 12 | 7 | – | – | – | 12 | 7 | |||
| 2014–15 | Pirveli Liga | 37 | 45 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 1 | 40 | 46 | ||
| 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 10 | |||
| 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 12 | |||
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | – | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 8 | |||
| Samgurali | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| Kolkheti 1913 | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | – | – | 34 | 16 | ||
| Locomotive | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 27 | 12 | ||
| Total | 196 | 101 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 106 | ||
| Rustavi | 2025 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 255 | 116 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 275 | 125 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Team
Individual
- Pirveli Liga topscorer: 2014–15
References
- ↑ "Mamia Gavashelishvili" (in Georgian). eliga.ge. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ↑ "სეზონში 40 გოლი! - ონელი ბომბარდირის, მამია გავაშელიშვილის ოცნება". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 13 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ↑ "Zugdidi vs Torpedo match report". Soccerway. 18 May 2012.
- ↑ "სუპერპროდუქტიული ფორვარდი პირველი ლიგიდან - 36 მატჩში 44 გოლი!" [A super-productive striker from Pirveli Liga]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 20 May 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ↑ "მამია გავაშელიშვილი: დაბრუნება ემოციური იყო... მაგრამ ასეთ რეჟიმში ცხოვრება ძალიან ძნელია". Lelo (in Georgian). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ↑ "Locomotive vs Dynamo Moscow match report". UEFA. 18 September 2020.
- ↑ "მამია გავაშელიშვილი "სამგურალში" გადავიდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 30 December 2021.
- ↑ "...მთელი სამწვრთნელო შტაბი და 10 ფეხბურთელი... თბილისის "ლოკომოტივი" ისევ დაიშალა!" [Entire staff and ten players leave Locomotive]. Lelo (in Georgian). 24 December 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ↑ ""რუსთავი" "ლოკომოტივის" მოთამაშეებით გაძლიერდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 12 January 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
External links
- Mamia Gavashelishvili at Soccerway