Elgujja Grigalashvili

Elguja Grigalashvili (Georgian: ელგუჯა გრიგალაშვილი; born 30 December 1989), is a Georgian footballer, who plays as a playmaking midfielder for Navbahor.

Elguja Grigalashvili
Personal information
Full name Elguja Grigalashvili
Date of birth (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989
Place of birth Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Navbahor
Youth career
Dinamo Batumi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Dinamo Batumi 52 (18)
2011–2012 → Merani Martvili (loan) 33 (6)
2012–2013 Torpedo Kutaisi 29 (6)
2013–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi 14 (2)
2013–2014 → Chikhura Sachkhere (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015 Othellos Athienou 26 (3)
2015 Pafos 13 (2)
2016 Ethnikos Achna 12 (0)
2016–2017 Othellos Athienou ? (?)
2017–2018 Dinamo Batumi 18 (5)
2018–2019 Qizilqum Zarafshon 40 (12)
2019–2020 AGMK 34 (14)
2021 Qizilqum Zarafshon 23 (9)
2022– Navbahor
International career
2013– Georgia 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:22, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Born in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, his first professional club was FC Dinamo Batumi. He first came to international prominence with his performances for the Georgian national team against Kazakhstan in 2013.

He is the younger brother of Shota, also footballer.[1]

Style of play

Elguja Grigalashvili's position is as a playmaking midfielder, typically playing further forward than the rest of the midfield. The main aim of the role is to create goalscoring chances, suiting a creative player like Elguja Grigalashvili. Dribbling ability was generally viewed as one of Elguja's strongest attributes and his jinking runs with the ball resulted in some spectacular goals. Set piece ability is another of Elguja's strengths; he regularly takes corners and free kicks.

Honours

Club
AGMK
Chikhura

References
  1. Wikipedia in Russian (in Russian)
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