Giorgi Navalovski
Giorgi Navalovski (Georgian: გიორგი ნავალოვსკი, romanized: giorgi navalovsk'i, pronounced [ɡioɾɡi navalofskʼi]; born 28 June 1986) is a retired Georgian footballer.
| With SKA-Khabarovsk in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 32 | (0) |
| 2007 | Olimpi Rustavi | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 50 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Inter Baku (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Khimki (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | 41 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Tosno | 26 | (1) |
| 2015 | Dila Gori | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Veria | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Neftchi Baku | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | SKA-Khabarovsk | 22 | (0) |
| 2018 | Dinamo Minsk | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Dinamo Batumi | 75 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Georgia U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2020 | Georgia | 41 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dubbed as the Georgian Gattuso for physical similarities with the Serie A star,[1] during his 18 year-long career Navalovski played as a left back for several clubs in five countries and the national team.
Career edit
Club career edit
Navalovski's first steps in football started at Avaza school, followed by 35th football school, where he drew attention from Dinamo Tbilisi scouts. First he joined the reserve team of this Georgian top club and shortly under Kakha Tskhadadze made his debut in Umaglesi Liga. In this year he won the first champion's title with Dinamo.
After one year at Olimpi Rustavi, he spent next seven seasons abroad. In June 2015, he joined Dila Gori, which had become the league champion a month earlier.[2] In July he took part in both Champions League qualifying matches against Partizan.
Navalovski signed a contract with Veria on 29 June 2016.[3]
On 27 December 2016, Navalovski signed for Neftchi Baku,[4] terminating his contract by mutual consent on 20 July 2017.[5]
On 26 July 2017, Navalovski signed for Russian Premier League side SKA-Khabarovsk for his third stint with the club.[6]
In the summer of 2018 he moved to Minsk, where he remained for six months.[7]
Early next year Navalovski returned to Georgia to sign for Dinamo Batumi.[8] He was a regular member of the team for four full seasons, once winning the league and three times the silver medals. His retirement was announced in late 2022.[9]
International career edit
Navalovski made his debut for the national team in a 1–1 draw against Estonia on 27 May 2008.[10] After participating in another friendly game against Portugal four days later, he did not play again until 2015. Navalovski made contribution to Georgia's successful UEFA Nations League campaign in 2018. Overall, he played 41 matches and retired in 2021.[11]
Career statistics edit
- As of 8 December 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 2004–05 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| FC Olimpi Rustavi | 2006–07 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| FC Anzhi Makhachkala | 2008 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| FC Inter Baku | 2009–10 | Premyer Liqası | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 2010 | First Division | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| FC Khimki | 2011–12 | National League | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 1 | ||
| FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk | 2012–13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| FC Tosno | 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| FC Dila Gori | 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |
| FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk | 2015–16 | National League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Veria F.C. | 2016–17 | Superleague | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Neftçi PFK | 2016–17 | Premyer Liqası | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| FC SKA-Khabarovsk | 2017–18 | Premier Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total (3 spells) | 69 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 305 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 324 | 7 | ||
Notes edit
- ^ One appearance in promotion play-offs
Honours edit
- Winner (1): 2009/2010
- Winner (1): 2009
- Runner-up (1): 2010
- Winner (2): 2005/2006, 2022
- Runner-up (2): 2007/2008, 2015/2016
Personal information edit
Navalovski is married with two children.[12]
The Navalovski family comes from Poland. After Giorgi's great grandfather moved to Georgia, his descendants settled in Tbilisi and Telavi.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Наваловский: в Махачкале меня сравнивают с Гаттузо". championat.com (in Russian). 7 April 2008.
- ^ "გორის "დილა": პლუს გიორგი პაპავა, გიორგი ნავალოვსკი, შევჩენკო..." sportall.ge (in Georgian). 29 June 2015.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Azərbaycan və Gürcüstan milli komandalarının futbolçuları "Neftçi"də". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Georgi Navalovski ilə müqaviləyə qarşılıqlı razılaşma əsasında xitam verilib". neftchipfk.com (in Azerbaijani). Neftchi Baku. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ ГЕОРГИЙ НАВАЛОВСКИЙ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В ХАБАРОВСКИЙ СКА. fcska.ru (in Russian). FC SKA-Khabarovsk. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "ნავალოვსკი მინსკის "დინამოში" გადავიდა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 23 July 2018.
- ^ "გიორგი ნავალოვსკი დინამოელია". Dinamo Batumi. 5 March 2019.
- ^ "გიორგი ნავალოვსკიმ კარიერა დაასრულა". goal.ge (in Georgian). 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Estonia vs Georgia". soccerway.com.
- ^ "გიორგი ნავალოვსკი: სიამაყით ვატარებდი ნაკრების მაისურს". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Защитник «Динамо» – о том, что в клубе все хорошо". by.tribuna.com (in Russian). 28 January 2019.
- ^ "გიორგი ნავალოვსკი: მატჩის მერე გასახდელში დაველოდე და ცხვირ-პირი მივულეწე". sportall.ge (in Georgian), 14 April 2015.
External links edit
- (in Russian) Statistics at Sportbox.ru
- Giorgi Navalovski at National-Football-Teams.com
- Giorgi Navalovski at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Giorgi Navalovski at Soccerway