Giorgi Zaria (; born 14 July 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Aktobe as a midfielder. He is the five-time winner of the top Georgian league. Zaria has also won the Kazakhstan Premier League.
Club career Zaria took first steps in professional football at second-division club Sasco in 2013. He drew interest from Dinamo Tbilisi where he spent next six seasons. Zaria netted his first top-league goal in a 1–0 away win over Torpedo Kutaisi on 26 November 2016.
In late December 2020, Zaria signed a three-year contract with Dinamo Batumi. During this period he twice won the champion's titles. Also, the Erovnuli Liga recognized Zaria's individual performance in 2023 by naming him in Team of the Season.
At the end of this season, he moved to Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat on a deal until the end of 2025. Zaria opened his goal scoring account in the very first game of the season with a long-range strike against Kyzylzhar, which helped his new team snatch a narrow victory. On the last matchday, he converted from the spot against Atyrau which turned out not only a game winner but also a title decider in favour of Kairat. Overall, Zaria contributed to his new club with six goals and four assists. Apart from being included in Team of the Year, he was named Midfielder of the Year and best new player of the season.
On 6 March 2026, Zaria re-signed for Dinamo Tbilisi.
International career Zaria made his debut for the Georgia national team on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Spain. He started the game and was substituted after 57 minutes.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSasco Tbilisi2013–14Pirveli Liga6400000064Dinamo Tbilisi2015–16Umaglesi/Erovnuli Liga0000000000201692102 0001222017202300000232201890100000100201922110210025220206100200081Total666606100787Dinamo Batumi2021Erovnuli Liga26440410034520222811010103112023339402020419Total871490713010615Kairat2024Kazakhstan Premier League2362000112672025Kazakhstan Premier League185208010295Total41114080215512Dinamo Tbilisi2026Erovnuli Liga9000000090Career total209351902125125438
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGeorgia202110202510Total20
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