Tornike Okriashvili

Tornike Okriashvili (Georgian: თორნიკე ოქრიაშვილი, pronounced [tʰoɾnikʼe okʰɾiaʃʷili], born 12 February 1992) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Georgia national team. He plays mainly as an attacking midfielder but also can play as a winger.

Tornike Okriashvili
Okriashvili with Chornomorets Odesa in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Tbilisi
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2008 Olimpi Rustavi
2008–2009 Gagra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Gagra 23 (0)
2010 → Shakhtar Donetsk (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2014 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (0)
2011–2013 → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) 57 (4)
2014 → Chornomorets Odesa (loan) 10 (3)
2014–2016 Genk 34 (2)
2016 → Eskişehirspor (loan) 12 (2)
2016–2018 Krasnodar 16 (2)
2018 → Krasnodar-2 4 (1)
2019–2021 Anorthosis Famagusta 34 (12)
2021–2022 APOEL 23 (3)
2023 Gagra 3 (0)
2024– Dinamo Tbilisi 3 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Georgia U19 5 (3)
2009–2012 Georgia U21 15 (2)
2010–2021 Georgia 50 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2024

Club career

Okriashvili was 16 years old when he signed a first professional contract with Gagra. On 14 May 2010, he scored his first top-division goal in a 4–1 win over Tskhinvali.[1]

He signed with Russian Premier League side FC Krasnodar on 6 September 2016.[2] His time with Krasnodar was marred by injuries and he was released from his contract by mutual consent on 17 December 2018.[3]

He signed with Anorthosis Famagusta in 2019. In May 2021, Okriashvili played 120 minutes in full in a Cypriot Cup final against Olympiakos Nicosia and clinched the title.[4]

He moved to APOEL on 3 June 2021.[5]

On 15 July 2022, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced that Okriashvili had a signed contract.[6] On 1 August 2022, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors announced that Okriashvili's contract was officially terminated by mutual consent due to medical test issue.

In February 2023, he returned to the Georgian league to play for his boyhood club Gagra.[7]

On 6 April 2024, Dinamo Tbilisi announced the signing of Okriashvili on a contract until the end of the season.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gagra 2008–09 Erovnuli Liga 1000–10
2009–10 22110–231
2023 30––30
Total 2611000271
Illichivets Mariupol 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 10000–100
2011–12 9011–101
2012–13 28410–294
2013–14 10010–110
Total 5743100605
Chornomorets Odesa 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League 1032020143
Genk 2014–15 Belgian First Division A 23210–242
2015–16 11010–120
Total 3422000362
Eskişehirspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 12220–142
Krasnodar 2016–17 Russian Premier League 1112000131
2017–18 31100041
2018–19 20001131
Total 1623011203
Krasnodar-2 2018–19 Russian National Football League 41––41
Anorthosis 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 14321–164
2020–21 2094010259
Total 341261104113
APOEL 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 24330–273
Dinamo Tbilisi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 30000030
Career total 220302224124633

International
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Okriashvili goal.
List of international goals scored by Tornike Okriashvili[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 September 2012Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Belarus1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 29 May 2014Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain Saudi Arabia1–02–0Friendly
3 7 September 2014Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Republic of Ireland1–11–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
4 14 October 2014Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal Gibraltar2–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
5 8 October 2015Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Gibraltar2–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
6 29 March 2016Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Kazakhstan1–11–1Friendly
7 7 June 2016Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe, Spain Spain1–01–0Friendly
8 8 October 2016Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 9 September 2018Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Latvia1–01–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D
10 8 September 2020Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia North Macedonia1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League C
11 8 October 2020Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Belarus1–01–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs
12 11 October 2020Tychy Stadium, Tychy, Poland Armenia2–12–22020–21 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Team

Anorthosis: 2020–21 Cypriot Cup

Individual

Georgian Footballer of the Year: 2016[10]

References
  1. "Gagra vs Tskhinvali". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. "Tornike Okriashvili to supplement FC Krasnodar Squad". FC Krasnodar. 6 September 2016.
  3. "FC KRASNODAR TERMINATED CONTRACT WITH TORNIKE OKRIASHVILI". FC Krasnodar. 17 December 2018.
  4. "ქართველების ანორთოსისმა ქვილითაიას გოლით კვიპროსის თასი მოიგო". npg.ge (in Georgian). 16 May 2021.
  5. "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Tornike Okriashvili" (in Greek). APOEL FC. 3 June 2021.
  6. "일류첸코 보낸 전북 '조지아 국가대표' 토르니케 영입 [오피셜]". monsterzym. 15 July 2022.
  7. "ლეგენდა სახლში დაბრუნდა - "გაგრამ" ოქრიაშვილის ტრანსფერი ოფიციალურად დაადასტურა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  8. "თორნიკე ოქრიაშვილი დინამოელია". fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. Tornike Okriashvili at Soccerway
  10. "ოქრიაშვილი საქართველოს წლის საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელია!". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2016.
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