Sergo Kukhianidze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Merani Martvili (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Samgurali Tskhaltubo | 110 | (33) |
| 2023–2024 | Dila Gori | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | Narva Trans | 30 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2020 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 | |||
Sergo Kukhianidze (Georgian: სერგო კუხიანიძე; born 23 April 1999) is a Georgian footballer who most recently played as a forward for Estonian Meistriliiga club Narva Trans.
He has also played for the national youth and senior teams.[1]
Club career
[edit]Born in Kutaisi, Kukhianidze joined Martve Kutaisi at the age of nine. Later he moved to Torpedo and initially played in youth and reserve teams. Kukhianidze made his debut on 13 May 2017 in a 3–0 win over Kolkheti Poti as a substitute.[2] He was a squad member of the team which won Erovnuli Liga in its inaugurating 2017 season.
After half season spent at Liga 2 side Merani Martvili on loan, Kukhianidze joined Samgurali Tskaltubo in the 3rd division and became the league top scorer with 16 goals. He bagged a brace in a 9–0 aggregate play-off victory over Kolkheti Poti, which resulted in promotion to the 2nd tier.[3]
Kukhianidze maintained his status as a main goalscorer for two more years at Samgurali. The 2021 season turned out rewarding. Eventually, with 11 goals, he ended up 4th among the Erovnuli Liga goalscorers and received a nomination for the best forward of the season.[4]
In May 2023, he left Samgurali and signed with Dila Gori on a two-year deal.[5] After two months he made a debut in European competitions, taking part in Dila's all six UEFA Conference League matches this season.
On 6 February 2024, Kukhianidze signed his first contract with a foreign club. Narva Trans announced his transfer on a one-year contract.[6] In his third match for the team, Kukhianidze bagged a brace in a 2–0 win over Nomme United on 30 March.[7] During this season he netted 11 times and provided three assists, becoming a shared topscorer of the team. Besides, he was three times named in symbolic league teams. On 13 November 2024, Trans announced that the player would leave the club.[8]
International career
[edit]In May 2021, Georgia national team head coach Willy Sagnol named him in the squad for friendlies against Romania and Netherlands.[9] He made his debut on 6 June in a 3–0 defeat to Netherlands.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 9 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Merani Martvili (loan) | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Samgurali | 2019 | Liga 3 | 34 | 14 | – | – | 2[a] | 2 | 36 | 16 | ||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | – | 2[a] | 2 | 23 | 12 | ||
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 11 | |||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 110 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 40 | ||
| Dila Gori | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Narva Trans | 2024 | Meistriliiga | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | – | 1[d] | 1 | 33 | 15 | |
| Career total | 161 | 44 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 184 | 56 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in Estonian Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of 6 June 2021[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Torpedo Kutaisi
- Erovnuli Liga (1): 2017
References
[edit]- ^ a b Sergo Kukhianidze at Soccerway
- ^ "ბომბარდირი, რომელსაც ფეხბურთის გარეშე ცხოვრება ვერ წარმოუდგენია" (in Georgian). FC Samgurali. 11 May 2020.
- ^ "სამგურალი ეროვნულ ლიგა 2–ში დაბრუნდა". samgurali.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2019.
- ^ "ELIGA AWARDS 2021". europop.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2021.
- ^ ""დილამ" სერგი კუხიანიძე დაიმატა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Грузинский нападающий Серго Кухианидзе присоединился к «Нарва Транс»". fctrans.ee (in Russian). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Narva Trans lõi Nõmme Unitedi vastu hooaja esimesed väravad". sport.err.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Kukhianidze statistics". FC Trans (in Russian). Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "ვილი სანიოლმა ეროვნული ნაკრების შემადგენლობა დაასახელა" [Willy Sagnol names the members of the national team]. Georgian Football Federation (in Georgian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Georgia - 6 June 2021". Retrieved 6 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Sergo Kukhianidze at Soccerway
- Sergo Kukhianidze at WorldFootball.net
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Footballers from Kutaisi
- FC Torpedo Kutaisi players
- FC Dila Gori players
- FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo players
- FC Merani Martvili players