Giorgi Kvilitaia

Giorgi Kvilitaia
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993
Place of birth Abasha, Georgia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Metz
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sasco Tbilisi 16 (22)
2013–2015 Győr 13 (1)
2013–2014 → Dila Gori (loan) 18 (6)
2015–2016 Dinamo Tbilisi 29 (24)
2016–2018 Rapid Wien 55 (17)
2018–2021 Gent 34 (5)
2020−2021 → Anorthosis (loan) 31 (14)
2021−2024 APOEL 83 (26)
2024–2026 Aris Limassol 43 (12)
2026– Metz 5 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Georgia U21 6 (1)
2016– Georgia 42 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:50, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Giorgi Kvilitaia (Order of Honor) (Georgian: გიორგი ქვილითაია, romanized: giorgi kvilitaia, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi kʰʷilitʰaia], born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 1 club Metz and the Georgia national team.

Career

Kvilitaia was born in Abasha, Georgia. At age 14 he moved to Tbilisi, first to Norchi Dinamo and later to Division 2 side Sasco, where he was one of the best scorers in 2012–13.[1]

After a year at Győr, Kvilitaia played one season for Dila Gori on loan. In June 2015 he joined Dinamo Tbilisi.[2] With 24 goals scored in 29 matches this season, Kvilitaia became a top scorer and won the special prize at a GFF award ceremony.[3]

In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.[4]

After two seasons he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side Gent.[5]

Since 2020 Kvilitaia has been playing in the Cypriot First Division. Initially, on 17 September 2020 he joined Anorthosis[6] on loan from Gent and a year later he moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021.[7] In August 2021, he was selected as a team captain.[8] In May 2024, Kvilitaia became the winner of the league season with this club and shortly joined Aris Limassol on a three-year deal. [9]

On 2 February 2026, Kvilitaia signed with Metz in France.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 March 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Győr 2012–13 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2 0 0 0 1 1 — — 3 1
2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 11 1 1 0 4 9 — — 16 0
Total 13 1 1 0 5 10 — — 19 11
Dila Gori (loan) 2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 18 6 3 0 — — — 21 6
Dinamo Tbilisi 2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 29 24 7 5 — 2 0 1 0 39 29
2016–17 Erovnuli Liga 0 0 0 0 — 2 1 — 2 1
Total 29 24 7 5 — 4 1 1 0 41 30
Rapid Wien 2016–17 Austrian Bundesliga 26 7 4 1 — 5 1 — 35 9
2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 29 10 3 3 — — — 32 13
Total 55 17 7 4 — 5 1 — 67 22
Gent 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 11 4 1 0 — 1 0 — 13 4
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 23 1 2 2 — 8 0 — 33 3
Total 34 5 3 2 — 9 0 — 46 7
Anorthosis (loan) 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 31 14 5 0 — 1 1 — 37 15
APOEL 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 23 10 3 3 — — — 26 13
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 30 8 3 3 — — — 33 11
2023–24 Cypriot First Division 30 8 1 0 — 6 1 — 37 9
Total 83 26 7 6 — 6 1 — 96 33
Aris 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 27 8 1 0 — — — 28 8
2025–26 Cypriot First Division 17 5 1 1 — 4 3 — 22 9
Total 44 13 2 1 — 4 3 — 50 17
Metz 2025–26 Ligue 1 5 0 — — — — 5 0
Career total 312 106 35 18 5 10 29 7 1 0 382 141

International

As of matches played on 18 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Georgia 2016 4 0
2017 8 3
2018 3 1
2019 8 2
2020 4 0
2021 7 0
2022 1 0
2024 3 0
2025 4 0
Total 42 6
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kvilitaia goal.
List of international goals scored by Giorgi Kvilitaia[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2017 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia  Latvia 2–0 5–0 Friendly
2 3–0
3 24 March 2018 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Lithuania 2–0 4–0 Friendly
4 10 November 2017 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia  Cyprus 1–0 1–0 Friendly
5 5 September 2019 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  South Korea 2–2 2–2 Friendly
6 15 October 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Győr

Dinamo Tbilisi

Anorthosis

APOEL

Individual

References

  1. ^ "გიორგი ქვილითაიას გზა აბაშიდან" (in Georgian). 25 December 2013.
  2. ^ "ქვილითაიაც დინამოშია" (in Georgian). 5 June 2015.
  3. ^ "GFF AWARDS 2016: საქართველოში საუკეთესოები აღიარეს" (in Georgian). 29 December 2016.
  4. ^ Transfer perfekt: Giorgi Kvilitaia ist Rapidler (Perfect Transfer: Rapid Sign Giorgi Kvilitaia) (in German)
  5. ^ "ოფიციალურად: გიორგი ქვილითაია "გენტის" ფეხბურთელია". 18 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Με το Φοίνικα στο στήθος ο Γκιόργκι Κβιλιτάια (δηλώσεις)". 17 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Με τη γαλαζοκίτρινη ασπίδα στο στήθος, ο Giorgi Kvilitaia" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 3 June 2021.
  8. ^ "ქვილითაია "აპოელის" კაპიტანი გახდა - ვგრძნობ, ამ ამოცანის შესასრულებლად მზად ვარ" (in Georgian). 21 August 2021.
  9. ^ ""ΠΡΑΣΙΝΟΣ" Ο ΚΒΙΛΙΤΑΪΑ". arisfc.com. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ "GIORGI KVILITAIA EST MESSIN !" [GIORGI KVILITAIA IS AT METZ!] (in French). FC Metz. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ^ Giorgi Kvilitaia at Soccerway
  12. ^ "Kvilitaia, Giorgi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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