Giorgi Kvilitaia () (, , born 1 October 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club Holstein Kiel and the Georgia national team.
Career Kvilitaia was born in Abasha, Georgia. At age 14 he moved to Tbilisi, first to Norchi Dinamo and later to Division 2 side Sasco, where he was one of the best scorers in 2012–13.
After a year at Győr, Kvilitaia played one season for Dila Gori on loan. In June 2015 he joined Dinamo Tbilisi. With 24 goals scored in 29 matches this season, Kvilitaia became a top scorer and won the special prize at a GFF award ceremony.
In 2016 Kvilitaia signed for Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.Transfer perfekt: Giorgi Kvilitaia ist Rapidler (Perfect Transfer: Rapid Sign Giorgi Kvilitaia)
After two seasons he signed a four-year deal with Belgian side KAA Gent.
Since 2020 Kvilitaia has been playing in the Cypriot First Division. Initially, on 17 September 2020 he joined Anorthosis on loan from Gent and a year later he moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021. In August 2021, he was selected as a team captain. In May 2024, Kvilitaia became the winner of the league season with this club and shortly joined Aris Limassol on a three-year deal.
On 2 February 2026, Kvilitaia signed with Metz in France.
On 29 June 2026, Kvilitaia moved to German club Holstein Kiel on a one-season contract.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGyőr2012–13Nemzeti Bajnokság I200011——312014–15Nemzeti Bajnokság I1111049——160Total13110510——1911Dila Gori (loan)2013–14Erovnuli Liga18630———216Dinamo Tbilisi2015–16Erovnuli Liga292475—201039292016–17Erovnuli Liga0000—21—21Total292475—41104130Rapid Wien 2016–17Austrian Bundesliga26741—51—3592017–18Austrian Bundesliga291033———3213Total551774—51—6722Gent2018–19Belgian Pro League11410—10—1342019–20Belgian Pro League23122—80—333Total34532—90—467Anorthosis (loan)2020–21Cypriot First Division311450—11—3715APOEL2021–22Cypriot First Division231033———26132022–23Cypriot First Division30833———33112023–24Cypriot First Division30810—61—379Total832676—61—9633Aris2024–25Cypriot First Division27810———2882025–26Cypriot First Division17511—43—229Total441321—43—5017Metz2025–26Ligue 1101————101Career total317107351851029710387142
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGeorgia201640201783201831201982202040202170202210202430202540202611Total437
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kvilitaia goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Giorgi KvilitaiaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 28 March 2017 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia 2–0 5–0 Friendly2 3–03 24 March 2018 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia 2–0 4–0 Friendly4 10 November 2017 Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium, Gori, Georgia 1–0 1–0 Friendly5 5 September 2019 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 2–2 2–2 Friendly6 15 October 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 3–2 3–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification7 2 June 2026 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
Honours Győr Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2012–13
Dinamo Tbilisi Umaglesi Liga: 2015–16 Georgian Cup: 2015–16 Georgian Super Cup: 2015–16
Anorthosis Cypriot Cup: 2020–21
APOEL Cypriot First Division: 2023–24
Individual Georgian Umaglesi Liga top scorer: 2015–16
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