Paata Gudushauri

Paata Gudushauri (Georgian: პაატა ღუდუშაური) is a Georgian professional footballer who currently plays for Dinamo Batumi as a midfielder.

Paata Gudushauri
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Batumi
Number 27
Youth career
WIT Georgia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 WIT Georgia-2 13 (2)
2015–2019 WIT Georgia 110 (24)
2021–2022 Dila Gori 51 (6)
2022– Dinamo Batumi 45 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Known for his speed and dribbling ability,[1] he is regarded as one of the best Georgian wingers in his position.

He has won the Georgian top league with Dinamo Batumi. Individually, Gudushauri has been named as most prolific player of the 2023 season and included in Erovnuli Liga's Team of the Season.

Career

Being a product of WIT Georgia's academy, Paata Gudushauri spent five seasons at this club, initially in the junior team, before making a debut in a professional league.

In 2018, he became the topscorer of his club by netting 10 goals. At the end of the season, which saw WIT Georgia to climb back to the top division, the club recognized Gudushauri as Player of the Year.[2] On 11 March 2019, he scored his first top-league goal in a 1–1 draw against Chikhura Sachkhere.[3]

As the team failed to avoid relegation this season, Gudushauri joined Dila Gori the next year, plagued by COVID-19.[4] But due to his suspension resulting from some disciplinary issues, he resumed to play official matches in early 2021.

In July 2021, Gudushauri made his first appearance in Dila's European campaign against Žilina, who claimed victory in a two-legged tie.[5]

In the summer of 2022, he signed a contract with Dinamo Batumi until December 2024.[6]

Gudushauri had a memorable year in 2023. Apart from winning the league with Dinamo for the first time, he received several individual awards. In early October, the Erovnuli Liga named Gudushauri as the best player of the 3rd phase which implied nine matches between rounds 19 and 28. During this period, he netted five times and made six assists.[7] Overall, with a tally of 12 goals and 13 assists Gudushauri was recognized as the most valuable player of this season[8] and subsequently included in Team of the Season at an annual awards ceremony held on 4 December 2023.[9]

Statistics
As of match played 1 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
WIT Georgia-2 2015–16 Meore Liga 132–––132
WIT Georgia 2015–16 Pirveli Liga 19330––223
2016 Pirveli Liga 15510––165
2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 31511––326
2018 Erovnuli Liga 2 321031–2[lower-alpha 1]03711
2019 Erovnuli Liga 13110––141
Total 1232692002013428
Dila Gori 2021 Erovnuli Liga 344102[lower-alpha 2]0–374
2022 172–2[lower-alpha 3]0–192
Total 516104000566
Dinamo Batumi 2022 Erovnuli Liga 111–––111
2023 3212302[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]03912
2024 164000000164
Total 59173020206617
Career total 21945132604024247
  1. Appearance in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers
  5. Appearances in Georgian Super Cup

Honours

Erovnuli Liga

  • Third place (1): 2021

References
  1. "პაატა ღუდუშაური ექვსმა მეტოქემ ვერ შეაჩერა - 21 წლის თავდამსხმელის შესანიშნავი სოლო-რეიდი". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 10 February 2019.
  2. ""ვიტ ჯორჯიას" სეზონის მოთამაშედ პაატა ღუდუშაური აღიარეს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 22 December 2018.
  3. "WIT Georgia vs Chikhura". soccerway.com. 11 March 2019.
  4. "პაატა ღუდუშაური ეროვნულ ლიგაში დაბრუნდა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 17 June 2020.
  5. "Dila vs Žilina". UEFA. 15 July 2021.
  6. "დინამო ბათუმმა პაატა ღუდუშაური დაიმატა - კონტრაქტი 2024 წლამდე". europop.ge (in Georgian). 3 August 2022.
  7. "დამსახურებული აღიარება - ეროვნული ლიგის მესამე წრის საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელი პაატა ღუდუშაურია". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 2 October 2023.
  8. "ეროვნული ლიგის ყველაზე სასარგებლო მოთამაშე პაატა ღუდუშაურია". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 3 December 2023.
  9. "AWARDS 2023 CBELIGA". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 4 December 2023.
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