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Giorgi Chanturia (footballer)

Giorgi Chanturia
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Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-11) 11 April 1993 (age 23)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Ural Yekaterinburg
Number 39
Youth career
2004–2010 Saburtalo Tbilisi
2009–2010 Barcelona (loan)
2010–2011 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Vitesse 37 (5)
2012–2013 Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) 6 (0)
2014 CFR Cluj 7 (1)
2014–2015 Verona 0 (0)
2014–2015 CFR Cluj (loan) 25 (5)
2015–2016 MSV Duisburg 22 (4)
2016– Ural Yekaterinburg 11 (2)
National team
2008–2009 Georgia U-17 9 (5)
2010–2012 Georgia U-19 6 (4)
2011–2014 Georgia U-21 14 (5)
2014– Georgia 12 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 August 2016

Giorgi Chanturia (Georgian: გიორგი ჭანტურია; born 11 April 1993) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a winger for FC Ural Yekaterinburg.

Chanturia began his career on Saburtalo Tbilisi, and was loaned to Barcelona in June 2009. He was filled into Barça's Juvenil B squad, and scored 11 goals to help the Catalans to the league title.

In August 2010, after being linked with Chelsea, Chanturia signed with Vitesse Arnhem. In April 2011 he signed a three-year deal with the club.

Chanturia made his competitive debut for Vitesse on the opening day of the 2011–12 Eredivisie season, as a starter in their 0–0 away draw against ADO Den Haag on 7 August. He scored his first goal for the Arnhem side in his second official match, against VVV-Venlo in a 4-0 win.

In December 2012, Chanturia was loaned to Alania Vladikavkaz until the end of the season. He returned to Vitesse at the end of the season, and was reintagrated to first-team squad for the 2013–14 season.

On 19 February 2014, CFR Cluj have confirmed the signing of Vitesse midfielder Giorgi Chanturia for an undisclosed fee.

On 12 June 2014, Chanturia joined Hellas Verona from Cluj.

However, in September Chanturia returned to Cluj on loan with Hellas sporting director Scala Sogliano stating that the club had "decided to give [Chanturia] the opportunity to find his best form" and that Chanturia wanted "his debut with the Verona [to live] up to expectations".

On 25 September 2015, 2. Bundesliga club MSV Duisburg announced their signing of free agent Chanturia on a contract running until the end of the season including the option for further two years.


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