Saba Lobzhanidze

Saba Lobjanidze (Georgian: საბა ლობჟანიძე, romanized: saba lobzhanidze, pronounced [sɑbɑ lɔbʒɑnidzɛ]; born 18 December 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük on loan from Hatayspor, and the Georgia national team.

Saba Lobzhanidze
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-18) 18 December 1994
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Hatayspor
Number 11
Youth career
2004–2007 Norchi Dinamoeli
2007–2009 Tbilisi
2009–2013 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi II 19 (5)
2014–2017 Dinamo Tbilisi 59 (12)
2016 → Chikhura Sachkhere (loan) 11 (10)
2017–2019 Randers 84 (28)
2020–2021 MKE Ankaragücü 52 (4)
2021– Hatayspor 61 (9)
2023– → Fatih Karagumruk (loan) 3 (1)
International career‡
2012–2013 Georgia U19 4 (0)
2014–2016 Georgia U21 8 (3)
2017– Georgia 32 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:53, 30 March 2023 (UTC).

Club career

Born in Tbilisi, Lobzhanidze started playing for Norchi Dinamoeli at the age of 10. Later he joined Dinamo Tbilisi.

In June 2017, Lobzhanidze signed a three-year contract with Randers.[1] In April 2018, in six games Lobjhanidze scored six times for Randers, including a hat-trick against Sønderjyske, which won him the Player of the Month award among Georgian football players. Besides, he was twice named in team of the week in Danish Superliga.[2]

On 30 January 2020, Lobzhanidze signed with Turkish club MKE Ankaragücü.[3] He made his debut on 2 February in a 1–1 league draw against Kasımpaşa.[4]

In June 2021, Lobzhanidze signed a three-year contract with Hatayspor, after Ankaragücü had relegated from the Süper Lig.[5]

Following a devastating earthquake in Turkey and subsequent withdrawal of Hatayspor from the league in February 2023, he joined Karagumruk on loan until the end of the season.[6]

Statistics
As of match played 18 April 2023
Season Team League National Cup European Cup Other Total
Name App Goals Name App Goals Name App Goals Name App Goals App Goals
2012–13Dinamo Tbilisi IIPL10------10
2013–14PL185------185
Total Dinamo Tbilisi II195------195
2014–15Dinamo TbilisiUL241DKC61--Supercup10312
2015–16UL152DKC10----162
2016Chikhura (loan)UL129DKC32 UEL2[7]0--1711
2017Dinamo TbilisiUL137------137
Total Dinamo Tbilisi521071--106011
2017–18RandersSL299DC21--Play-offs433513
2018–19SL378------378
2019–20SL158------158
Total Randers812521438729
2019–20MKE AnkaragücüTSL151------151
2020–21TSL373TC10----383
Total MKE Ankaragücü52410----534
2021–22HataysporTSL378TC30----408
2022–23TSL211------211
Total Hatayspor58930----619
2022–23Karagumruk (loan)TSL31------31
Career total27763164205330070

Source

International career

Lobzhanidze made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against Uzbekistan, scoring one of the two goals of his team.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 January 2017The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan2–12–2Friendly
2.10 June 2019Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Denmark1–11–5UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
3.25 March 2023Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia Mongolia6–16–1Friendly

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

References
  1. "BRANDVARM GEORGIER TIL RANDERS FC" (in Danish). randersfc.dk. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. "აპრილის საუკეთესო - საბა ლობჟანიძე". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 5 May 2018.
  3. "Saba Lobjanidze solgt til Ankaragücü". randersfc.dk (in Danish). 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020.
  4. "Ankaragücü vs. Kasımpaşa – 2 February 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. Hoffskov, Ole (23 June 2021). "Tidligere Superliga-stjerne skifter klub". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  6. "საბა ლობჟანიძე ანდრეა პირლოს ხელმძღვანელობით ითამაშებს: ტრანსფერი დადასტურდა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. Qualification round
  8. "Uzbekistan draws with Georgia in friendly". The Tashkent Times. 24 January 2017.
  9. "Lobjanidze, Saba". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2017.


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