Luka Gugeshashvili Explained

Luka Gugeshashvili
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Birth Date:29 April 1999
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Height:1.96 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Panserraikos
Clubnumber:23
Youthyears1:2010–2015
Youthclubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi
Years1:2015–2016
Clubs1:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2022
Clubs2:Jagiellonia Białystok
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Podlasie Biała Podlaska (loan)
Caps3:16
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Dila (loan)
Caps4:34
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Recreativo Granada (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Dila (loan)
Caps6:51
Goals6:0
Years7:2022
Clubs7:Qarabağ (loan)
Caps7:4
Goals7:0
Years8:2022–2024
Clubs8:Qarabağ
Caps8:29
Goals8:0
Years9:2024–
Clubs9:Panserraikos
Caps9:1
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2015–2016
Nationalteam1:Georgia U17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2015–2017
Nationalteam2:Georgia U19
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2018–2020
Nationalteam3:Georgia U21
Nationalcaps3:14
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2023–
Nationalteam4:Georgia
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:17 August 2024
Nationalteam-Update:26 March 2023

Luka Gugeshashvili (Georgian: ლუკა გუგეშაშვილი; born 29 April 1999) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Greece club Panserraikos and the Georgia national team.

Gugeshashvili is a three-time winner of the Azerbaijan Premier League and two-time winner of the Azerbaijan Cup. He has played in Georgia's all youth teams.

Career

Gugeshashvili was six years old when he entered the Merani football school. He played as a full-back for one year before becoming a goalkeeper.[1] After joining Dinamo Tbilisi he was regularly called up to national youth teams. While still eligible for U17s, Gugeshashvili took part in several matches held by the under-19 team.

Before the second half of the 2015–16 season, Gugeshashvili signed for Polish top–flight side Jagiellonia Białystok.[2] In 2017, he was sent on loan to Podlasie Biała Podlaska in the Polish fourth tier.[3] In 2018, he was sent on loan to Georgian top flight club Dila Gori.[4] In 2019, Gugeshashvili was sent on loan to the reserves of Recreativo Granada in the Spanish La Liga.[5] In 2020, he returned on loan to Georgian team Dila Gori.[6]

Before the second half of 2021–22, Gugeshashvili was sent on loan to Qarabağ in Azerbaijan.[7] On 1 February 2022, he debuted for Qarabağ during a 1–0 win over Keşla in Azerbaijan Cup.[8]

Gugeshashvili joined the national team for a World Cup qualifier against Sweden in November 2021. On 25 March 2023, he made a debut for the team as a substitute in a 6–1 win over Mongolia.[9] Gugeshashvili was a squad member of the Crusaders taking part in Euro 2024.[10]

On 9 July 2024, Gugeshashvili signed for Super League Greece club Panserraikos on a two-year contract.[11]

Honours

Qarabağ[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 17-წლამდელთა მეკარე: თბილისელი ვარ, მაგრამ "დინამოს" ბაზაზე ვცხოვრობ . sportall.ge (in Georgian) . 8 November 2015 . 10 July 2024.
  2. Web site: ლუკა გუგეშაშვილი: მადლობა "დინამოს", "იაგელონიაში" დიდი გამოწვევა მელოდება!. sportall.ge.
  3. Web site: Bialskie Podlasie ma dwóch nowych zawodników. podlasie24.pl.
  4. Web site: Luka Gugeszaszwili wypożyczony do Dila Gori. sportowefakty.wp.pl.
  5. Web site: El Granada firma al portero Luka Gugeshashvili. es.besoccer.com.
  6. Web site: Luka Gugeszaszwili w Dila Gori. akadera.bialystok.pl.
  7. Web site: Лука ГУГЕШАШВИЛИ: У Карабаха есть свой план на Марсель. azerisport.com.
  8. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/02/01/azerbaijan/cup/fk-karabakh-agdam/fc-inter-baki/3697606/ Qarabag vs. Keshla 1 - 0
  9. Web site: Georgia vs Mongolia match report . UEFA . 25 March 2023.
  10. Web site: საქართველოს ნაკრების შემადგენლობა EURO 2024-ისთვის . euronewsgeorgia.com (in Georgian) . 22 May 2024.
  11. Web site: F.C . Panserraikos . 2024-07-09 . O Luka Gugeshashvili στον Πανσερραϊκό! . 2024-07-09 . Panserraikos FC . el.
  12. Web site: Luka Gugeszaszwili . 90minut.pl . 28 April 2024 . pl.