Giorgi Aburjania (, ; born 2 January 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha and the Georgia national team.
Club career Aburjania kicked off his career with Metalurgi Rustavi in 2010. He then had stints with Dila and Lokomotivi Tbilisi. On 17 June 2014, he signed for Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract.
On 8 January 2016, Aburjania moved to Spain, after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He made his debut for the club late in the month, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lévy Madinda in a 2–1 home win against CD Tenerife.
Aburjania subsequently became an undisputed starter for Vicente Moreno's side, and scored his first goal for the club on 20 March 2016 in a 4–0 away routing of Bilbao Athletic. On 2 August he signed a four-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves also in the second division, for a rumoured fee of € 1 million.
On 1 August 2018, after suffering relegation, Aburjania was loaned to fellow second division side CD Lugo, for one year. In July of the following year, he moved to FC Twente also in a temporary deal.
On 20 September 2020, Aburjania agreed to a one-year contract with Real Oviedo in the second division. The following 28 January, after being rarely used, he cut ties with the club and signed a short-term deal with fellow league team FC Cartagena just hours later.
On 3 July 2021, free agent Aburjania signed a two-year deal with Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.
On 8 September 2025, Aburjania joined Saudi FDL club Jeddah.
On 24 August 2026,Aburjania completed a move to Indian Super League club Odisha FC.https://x.com/MarcusMergulhao/status/2091915964409622589
International career After representing Georgia at the under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Aburjania made his debut with the full squad on 29 March 2016, starting in a 1–1 friendly draw against Kazakhstan.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMetalurgi Rustavi2010-11Umaglesi Liga3000—0000302011-12Umaglesi Liga0000—20—20Total3000—200050Dila2012-13Umaglesi Liga5130—0000812013-14Umaglesi Liga12010—40—170Total17140—4000251Locomotive Tbilisi2013-14Pirveli Liga9500———95Anorthosis2014-15Cypriot First Division30230———3322015-16Cypriot First Division12000———120Total42200———422Gimnàstic2015-16Segunda División16200——00162Sevilla B2016-17Segunda División130————1302017-18Segunda División220————2202018-19Segunda División B00————002019-20Segunda División B00————00Total350————350Lugo (loan)2018-19Segunda División23130———261Twente (loan)2019-20Eredivisie17220———192Real Oviedo2020-21Segunda División2020———40Cartagena2020-21Segunda División13100———131Gil Vicente2021-22Primeira Liga2622000——2822022-23Primeira Liga270203030—350Total532403030—632Hatayspor2023-24Süper Lig20010———210AVS2024-25Primeira Liga801000——90Career total2581620030900029016
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGeorgia2016302017302018602019402020302021101202270202330Total391
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aburjania goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Giorgi AburjaniaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania2–02–1Friendly
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