Saba Goglichidze

Saba Goglichidze
Goglichidze in 2026
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-06-25) 25 June 2004
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Torpedo Kutaisi 30 (0)
2024–2025 Empoli 33 (0)
2025– Udinese 8 (0)
2026 → Watford (loan) 12 (0)
International career‡
2022 Georgia U18 7 (1)
2022 Georgia U19 4 (0)
2023–2024 Georgia U21 7 (0)
2024– Georgia 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:40, 11 October 2025 (UTC)

Saba Goglichidze (Georgian: საბა გოგლიჩიძე; born 25 June 2004) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Udinese and the Georgia national team.

He has secured the Georgian Cup with Torpedo Kutaisi.

Club career

Goglichidze started his career with Georgian side Torpedo. On 7 July 2021, he made a first league appearance for the club against Saburtalo.[1] The next year, even though he did not feature in the final, Goglichidze was a member of the squad that won the national cup.[2]

In 2024, he signed for Serie A side Empoli.[3] Goglichidze made a debut for his new club in a 1–1 draw against Bologna on 31 August.[4] After taking part in first four matches in full, the player received a first recognition as he was selected by Sofascore in U21 Team of the Month among the top five European leagues.[5]

On 5 August 2025, Goglichidze signed a five-year contract with Udinese.[6]

On 2 February 2026, he signed for Watford on loan until the end of the season.[7]

International career

Goglichidze made his debut for the Georgia national team on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Czechia at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium. He substituted Giorgi Gvelesiani in the 88th minute of Georgia's 4–1 victory.[8]

Style of play

Goglichidze mainly operates as a defender. He can operate as a center-back and right-back.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torpedo Kutaisi 2021 Erovnuli Liga 10–––10
2022 Erovnuli Liga 15020––170
2023 Erovnuli Liga 140–––140
Total 300200000320
Empoli 2024–25 Serie A 33030––360
Udinese 2025–26 Serie A 8010––90
Watford (loan) 2025–26 Championship 120–––120
Career total 830600000890

Honours

Torpedo

Personal life

Goglichidze was born in 2004 in Georgia. His grandfather was a supporter of Georgian side Torpedo.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Saburtalo vs Torpedo match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 7 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Torpedo vs Locomotive-2 match report". Georgian Football Federation. 7 December 2022.
  3. ↑ ""მცველის ფუნქციებზე ჩემი ხედვა 100 პროცენტით შეცვლილია, იმდენად განსხვავებული მიდგომები აქვთ იტალიაში"... საბა გოგლიჩიძე "ემპოლიში" რჩება და მომავალ სეზონს იმედით უყურებს..." lelo.ge.
  4. ↑ "Bologna 1-1 Empoli: Another Rossoblu stumble". football-italia.net. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "გოგლიჩიძე, ბელინგემი, იამალი - Sofascore-ის თვის საუკეთესო U21 გუნდი". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Goglichidze è un giocatore dell'Udinese" [Goglichidze is an Udinese player] (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Saba Goglichidze: Watford sign Georgia defender from Udinese". BBC Sport. 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  8. ↑ "Georgia v Czechia game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.
  9. ↑ ""Mi ispiro a Maldini". Goglichidze si presenta". quotidiano.net.
  10. ↑ "- ამბები ინტერვიუ გულწრფელი იტალიური უცნობი გოგლიჩიძის ყველაზე". crystalsport.ge.

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