Tornike Gaprindashvili

Tornike Gaprindashvili
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Samgurali Tskaltubo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sasco Tbilisi 6 (0)
2016–2018 Gagra 83 (14)
2019–2022 Dinamo Batumi 79 (14)
2022–2024 Zagłębie Lubin 27 (2)
2022–2023 Zagłębie Lubin II 7 (3)
2024 → Arka Gdynia (loan) 16 (0)
2024–2026 Arka Gdynia 51 (3)
2026– Samgurali Tskaltubo 0 (0)
International career
2014 Georgia U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2026

Tornike Gaprindashvili (Georgian: თორნიკე გაფრინდაშვილი; born 20 July 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Samgurali Tskaltubo.

Club career

Early years

Gaprindashvili began his career at Sasco Tbilisi, where he played until 2015. On 1 January 2016, he moved to Gagra, where he played for three years.

Dinamo Batumi

On 1 January 2019, Gaprindashvili joined Dinamo Batumi on a free transfer. He made his debut for the team on 5 March 2019, in a 0–2 loss against Torpedo Kutaisi, playing the entire second half. On 13 April 2019, he scored his first goal for Dinamo in the 82nd minute of a 2–0 victory over Rustavi. He recorded his first assist a week later in a 2–1 win against Locomotive Tbilisi, assisting a goal by Flamarion in the 90th minute. In total, he made 79 league appearances, scoring 14 goals and providing 10 assists. With Dinamo, he won the club's first-ever Georgian championship in 2021.[1]

Zagłębie Lubin

On 17 July 2022, Gaprindashvili joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Zagłębie Lubin.[2][3] On 23 July 2022, he made his debut in an away match of the 2nd round against Legia Warsaw, which ended in a 0–2 defeat, playing 85 minutes.[4] He scored his first goal on 29 July 2022 in a 1–0 victory over Piast Gliwice.[5] He found the net in the 61st minute, and three minutes later, he received a red card.[5][6]

Arka Gdynia

In mid-January 2024, he was loaned to Arka Gdynia for a year with a priority transfer option included, as he had fewer first team appearances at Zagłębie.[7] He returned from loan at the end of the 2023–24 season but was quickly brought to Arka on a permanent basis in July.[8]

At Arka, he became one of the leading assisting players in the league.[9] Until April 2025, he nearly always played on the right wing, before being moved to the attacking midfielder role.[9]

At the end of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa season, which ended with Arka's relegation after just one season in the top flight,[10] Arka announced Gaprindashvili would leave the club at end of June.[11][12] In total, he made 70 appearances and scored thrice for Arka.[12]

Samgurali Tskaltubo

On 8 July 2026, Gaprindashvili returned to Georgia and joined Samgurali Tskaltubo.[13]

International career

In 2014, he played one match for the Georgia under-17 team.

Playing style

He most often plays as a right winger but can also occupy other attacking positions. He is left-footed but can also play well with his right foot.[14] He is technically skilled, likes to dribble, and tends to cut inside towards the penalty area.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 March 2026[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sasco Tbilisi 2013–14 Pirveli Liga 6000——60
Gagra 2015–16 Pirveli Liga 17200——172
2016 Pirveli Liga 10100——101
2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 28410——294
2018 Erovnuli Liga 2 28750—2[b]0357
Total 831460—209114
Dinamo Batumi 2019 Erovnuli Liga 26310——273
2020 Erovnuli Liga 131101[c]0—151
2021 Erovnuli Liga 225314[d]0—296
2022 Erovnuli Liga 18500—1[e]0195
Total 791450501000
Zagłębie Lubin 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 23220——252
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 4011——51
Total 27231——303
Zagłębie Lubin II 2022–23 II liga 31———31
2023–24 II liga 4200——42
Total 7300——73
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2023–24 I liga 140——2[f]0160
Arka Gdynia 2024–25 I liga 34320——363
2025–26 Ekstraklasa 17010——180
Total 65330—20703
Career total 26736172505029438
  1. ↑ Includes Georgian Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga promotion/relegation play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Georgian Super Cup
  6. ↑ Appearances in I liga promotion play-offs

Honours

Dinamo Batumi[15]

Arka Gdynia

References

  1. ↑ Tonio Krogeri (28 November 2021), ისტორია დაიწერა! დინამო ბათუმი საქართველოს ჩემპიონობას ზეიმობს (in Georgian), europop.ge, retrieved 15 September 2022
  2. ↑ Dżimi Olseni (17 July 2022), 'პირველი არჩევანი იყო' - გიორბელიძე კარიერას პოლონეთში გააგრძელებს (in Georgian), europop.ge, retrieved 15 September 2022
  3. ↑ Tomasz Górski (17 July 2022), Tornike Gaprindashvili nowym zawodnikiem Zagłębia Lubin. Nie zagra... z Lechem Poznań (in Polish), gol24.pl, retrieved 15 September 2022
  4. ↑ PKO Ekstraklasa: Legia 2-0 Zagłębie L. (in Polish), 90minut.pl, 23 July 2022, retrieved 15 September 2022
  5. 1 2 Wojciech Todur (29 July 2022), Piast Gliwice zawiódł w meczu z Zagłębiem Lubin. Porażka na własne życzenie (in Polish), wyborcza.pl, retrieved 15 September 2022
  6. ↑ "Strzelił gola i wyleciał z boiska. Absurdalny występ piłkarza" [Scored a goal, then immediately got ejected from the pitch. A footballer's absurd performance], przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish), Przegląd Sportowy via onet.pl, 29 July 2022, retrieved 15 September 2022
  7. ↑ Maciej Kurek (14 January 2024), Tornike Gaprindaszwili nowym zawodnikiem Arki Gdynia (in Polish), Weszło
  8. ↑ Jakub Kowalikowski, To już oficjalne. Ważny zawodnik wraca do Arki [It's official. An important player returns to Arka] (in Polish), Kanał Sportowy
  9. 1 2 Jacek Główczyński (2 April 2025), Arka Gdynia wzmocniła ofensywę. Tornike Gaprindaszwili po rewolucyjnej zmianie [Arka Gdynia has strengthened their attack. Tornike Gaprindashvili after a revolutionary change] (in Polish), trojmiasto.pl
  10. ↑ Bartosz Wieczorek (18 May 2026), Zmarnowana szansa Arki Gdynia. Beniaminek spadł z PKO BP Ekstraklasy [Arka Gdynia's wasted opportunity. Newcomers have been relegated from the PKO BP Ekstraklasa] (in Polish), TVP Sport
  11. ↑ Arka Gdynia (22 May 2026), Decyzje kadrowe w Arce [Squad decisions at Arka] (in Polish), 90minut.pl
  12. 1 2 Tomasz Galiński (22 May 2026), Decyzje kadrowe w Arce Gdynia. Odchodzi siedmiu zawodników [Squad decisions at Arka Gdynia. Seven players are leaving] (in Polish), Sportowe Fakty WP
  13. ↑ "Tornike Gaprindaszwili zawodnikiem Samgurali Ckaltubo". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 8 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  14. 1 2 Przemysław Chlebicki (18 July 2022), "PKO Ekstraklasa. Tornike Gaprindashvili piłkarzem Zagłębia Lubin. Porównują go do Arjena Robbena", sport.tvp.pl (in Polish), TVP Sport, retrieved 15 September 2022
  15. 1 2 "Tornike Gaprindaszwili". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  16. ↑ Tornike Gaprindashvili at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  17. ↑ Wieczorek, Bartosz (25 May 2025). "Arka Gdynia triumfatorem Betclic 1 Ligi. Trofeum za zwycięstwo poleciało do Stalowej Woli!". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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