Giorgi Moistsrapishvili

Georgian footballer

Giorgi Moistrapishvili
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Poti, Georgia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Beveren
Number	77
Youth career
–2019	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Dinamo Tbilisi II	0	(0)
2020	→ Telavi (loan)	10	(1)
2021–	Dinamo Tbilisi	60	(13)
2023-	→ Beveren (loan)	3	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2020	Georgia U19	11	(3)
2021–	Georgia U21	12	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023

Giorgi Moistrapishvili is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Beveren, on loan from Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi.^[1]

Club career

Moistrapishvili started his youth career at Dinamo Tbilisi, the most successful club in Georgian history,^[2] In 2020, Moistrapishvili joined fellow Erovnuli Liga team FC Telavi.^[3] Moistrapishvili made his senior debut for Telavi in 2020 while on loan there, in a 1–1 draw against FC Locomotive Tbilisi, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Tsotne Mosiashvili.^[4]

During his loan spell there he would record one goal in 12 appearances in all competitions, the winner in a 2–1 win over Chikhura Sachkhere in November 2020.^[5]

When he returned to Dinamo Tbilisi he finally broke into the first team and made his debut in February 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Samgurali coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Anzor Mekvabishvili.^[6] He had to wait until September of that year though to score his first goal for the club and after many substitute appearances, he netted the fifth in a 5–1 win over Samtredia.^[7] Overall that season he made 13 appearances, scoring 2 goals.

After being forced to play a bit part role for Dinamo in the 2021 season, the next season Moistrapishvili established himself as a regular starter under new manager Giorgi Tchiabrishvili. Moistrapishvili scored 7 goals and recorded 8 assists to help the side to the league title, gaining attention from top European teams such as Sassuolo.^[8]

On 5 September 2023, Moistsrapishvili joined Challenger Pro League club Beveren on a season-long loan with the option to make the transfer permanent.^[9]

International career

Moistrapishvili has represented Georgia at two youth levels, U19 and U21. He scored 3 goals in 11 games for the under 19 side. Moistrapishvili was selected for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship and was part of the side that topped Group A ahead of Portugal, Belgium and Netherlands, before being eliminated on penalties in the quarter-finals by Israel, with Moistrapishvili scoring his penalty.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 September 2023^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Telavi (loan)	2020	Erovnuli Liga	10	1	3	0	—		—		13	1
Dinamo Tbilisi	2021	Erovnuli Liga	13	2	0	0	—		—		13	2
	2022	Erovnuli Liga	30	7	3	0	2^[a]	0	—		35	7
	2023	Erovnuli Liga	17	4	1	0	3^[b]	0	-		18	4
Career total			70	14	7	0	5	0	0	0	79	14

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

^ "Career history". soccerway.com.
^ "Dinamo Tbilisi honours". besoccer.com.
^ "Club history". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Lokomotivi Tbilisi 1-1 Telavi". int.soccerway.com..
^ "Chikhura 1-2 Telavi". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Moistrapishvili debut". int.soccerway.com..
^ "Dinamo Tbilisi 5-1 Samtredia". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Moistrapishvili linked with Sassuolo". cultofcalcio.com.
^ "Welkom op de freethiel, Giorgi Moistsrapishvili!" (in Dutch). S.K. Beveren. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Georgia U21 v Israel U21 Match Report". uefa.com.
^ Giorgi Moistsrapishvili at Soccerway