Lado Odishvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Telavi | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Locomotive | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Locomotive-2 | ||
| 2022 | Vazisubani | ||
| 2023 | Ilanka Rzepin | ||
| 2024– | Telavi | 44 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Georgia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Georgia U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Georgia U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2025 | |||
Lado Odishvili (Georgian: ლადო ოდიშვილი; born 28 May 2003) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Erovnuli Liga club Telavi.
Club career
Odishvili is a product of Locomotive's youth academy. He played in U15 Golden League[1] before being promoted to Locomotive-2.
In early March 2023, Polish IV liga side Ilanka Rzepin announced the signing of Odishvili.[2] In his second game for the team, Odishvili scored in a 3–1 away win over Celuloza Kostrzyn nad Odrą, shortly followed by another two goals.
In February 2024, Odishvili was among eleven new players introduced by Erovnuli Liga club Telavi.[3] He made his debut in the top tier against Iberia 1999 on 2 March 2024[4] and quickly established himself as a regular player, making 29 league appearances in his first season for the team.
International career
Odishvili was first called up by coach Vasil Maisuradze to the national U19 team for two friendlies against Estonia in September 2021.[5]
On 8 June 2024, Odishvili took part in a friendly U20 game against Kazakhtan, being the only Georgian footballer who played the entire match.[6] Three months later, he joined the U21 team in its 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying campaign in September 2024.[7] Odishvili made his first appearance for the team as a substitute against Netherlands on 9 September.[8]
As the team qualified for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship following a dramatic play-off victory over Croatia,[9] Odishvili was named in a 23-men squad by coach Ramaz Svanadze in June 2025.[10]
References
- ^ "15 წლამდე, ოქროს ლიგა: ლოკომოტივმა ოლიმპიკი სტუმრად დაამარცხა" [Locomotive beats Olimpique in U15 Golden League] (in Georgian). FC Locomotive. 21 November 2018.
- ^ "ZIMOWE OKIENKO TRANSFEROWE" (in Polish). MKS Ilanka Rzepin. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ ""თელავმა" არგენტინის ნაკრების ყოფილი მცველი დაიმატა" [Telavi signs an ex-Argentine defender]. news.ge (in Georgian). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Iberia 1999 vs Telavi match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "საქართველოს 19-წლამდელთა ნაკრებმა ესტონეთი ლამაზი გოლებით დაამარცხა" [Georgia U19 team scores sublime goals to beat Estonia] (in Georgian). Lelo. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Georgia U20 vs Kazakshtan U20 match report". flashscore.com. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "ახალგაზრდული ნაკრების შემადგენლობა სექტემბრის მატჩებისთვის" [U21 squad named for September ties]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "ნიდერლანდები 3:1 საქართველო" [Netherlands 3–1 Georgia]. Lelo (in Georgian). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Under-21 EURO play-offs: Czechia, Finland, Georgia qualify". UEFA. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "ბოლო დღე ავსტრიულ შეკრებაზე, ხვალ ახალგაზრდული სლოვაკეთში გაემგზავრება" [The last training day in Austria as U21s set to head to Slovakia tomorrow] (in Georgian). nakrebi.ge. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
External links
- Lado Odishvili at Sofascore
- Profile on Eliga
- Profile on national U21 page (in Georgian)