Levan Kutalia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Zugdidi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samgurali | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Mglebi Zugdidi | 12 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Slavija Sarajevo | 27 | (7) |
| 2011 | Zrinjski Mostar | 16 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Zugdidi | 31 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Zestafoni | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Shukura Kobuleti | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | Dinamo Zugdidi | 12 | (0) |
| 2015 | Merani Martvili | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Odishi 1919 | 13 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Shukura Kobuleti | 29 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 49 | (15) |
| 2019 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 33 | (20) |
| 2020 | Irtysh Pavlodar | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 18 | (7) |
| 2021–2023 | Sektzia Ness Ziona | 59 | (14) |
| 2023 | Alashkert | 19 | (12) |
| 2024 | Dinamo Batumi | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Samgurali | 5 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Georgia U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2009 | |||
Levan Kutalia (Georgian: ლევან კუტალია; born 19 July 1989) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays s a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Samgurali.
He has won five Georgian trophies with three different clubs and the Erovnuli Liga goalscorer's award.
Career
[edit]Levan Kutalia started his career in his home town. After a one-year tenure at Mglebi, he became the first Georgian player who moved to a Bosnian football division. While playing for Slavija Sarajevo, he was named the 2nd best foreign player of the league.[1]
Later Kutalia had to return to his boyhood club, which bore four different names during his four seasons there - Mglebi, Baia, Zugdidi, Dinamo. For the last time the sides signed a one-year deal in January 2015.[2]
In July 2017, the striker joined Torpedo Kutaisi, where he clinched all three domestic trophies. He personally contributed to a Super Cup victory with his injury-time winner against Chikhura Sachkhere.[3]
After his departure from Torpedo, Kutalia signed a season-long contract with Dinamo Tbilisi.[4] The 2019 season ended with his wide recognition, as the league top scorer was named Striker of the Year.
In a sharp contrast, his next move turned out unfortune. After taking part in two games for Irtysh Pavlodar, his new club was suspended due to financial issues.[5] Besides, he did not get paid for four months[6] and could not get back home as a result of COVID restrictions.
On 27 July 2020, Kutalia signed in Hapoel Tel Aviv from the Israeli Premier League.[7]
On 7 July 2023, Alashkert announced the signing of Kutalia.[8] In the winter break, the player left the club as its top scorer with 12 goals in 19 league appearances.[9]
In March 2024, Kutalia joined Georgia's reigning champions Dinamo Batumi.[10] In his third appearance for his new team, he scored and sealed a 2–0 win against his former club Dinamo Tbilisi on 8 April.[11] The latter sustained another defeat following Kutalia's winning goal in early August in his debut game for Samgurali.[12]
Statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 September 2024
Data available from 2009–10 season
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavija Sarajevo | 2009/10 | Bosnian Premier League | 11 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2011/12 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2011/12 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Baia/Zugdidi | 2011/12 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2012/13 | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | 17 | 2 | |||||
| 2014/15 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| Zestafoni | 2012/13 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013/14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Shukura Kobuleti | 2013/14 | Pirveli Liga | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2014/15 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 7 | |||
| Total | 48 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | ||
| Merani Martvili | 2015/16 | Umaglesi Liga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Odishi 1919 | 2015/16 | Pirveli Liga | 13 | 8 | – | – | – | 13 | 8 | |||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1[a] | 1 | 45 | 13 | ||
| Total | 49 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 19 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 39 | 22 | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hapoel Tel-Aviv | 2020/21 | Ligat Ha'al | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Umm al-Fahm | 2020/21 | Liga Leumit | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 8 | |
| Sektzia Ness Ziona | 2021/22 | Liga Leumit | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 9 | ||
| 2022/23 | Ligat Ha'al | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 7 | |||
| Total | 59 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 16 | ||
| Alashkert | 2023/24 | Armenian Premier League | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 23 | 12 | |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Samgurali | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 366 | 95 | 29 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 416 | 106 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in Play-offs
Other activities
[edit]Kutalia is a socially active person who often expresses his opinion on events happening in his country, whether it is his resolute support for Georgian territorial integrity[13] or the policy of its European integration. He has paid tribute to a young tennis player, who perished in an accident in Tbilisi, and victims of a massive landside in Shovi which killed more than thirty people.[14]
Kutalia has also rendered financial assistance to Odishi 1919 where he had played for several months.[15]
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- Erovnuli Liga (2): 2017, 2019
- David Kipiani Cup (1): 2018
- Georgian Super Cup (2): 2012, 2018
Individual
[edit]- Erovnuli Liga Forward of the Year: 2019
- Erovnuli Liga Goalscorer of the Year: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ "კუტალია პირველლიგელი "ოდიში 1919"-დან წავიდა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 1 June 2016.
- ^ "კუტალია "ზუგდიდს" დაუბრუნდა". fanebi.ge (in Georgian). 9 January 2015.
- ^ "ლევან კუტალია: მიხარია, რომ სუპერთასზე გადამწყვეტი გოლი გავიტანე". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 24 February 2018.
- ^ "ყველაფერი გადაწყვეტილია: ტორპედოდან დინამოში კიდევ ერთი ფეხბურთელი გადავა". goal.ge (in Georgian). 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Иртыш снялся с чемпионата Казахстана из-за финансовых проблем". football.ua (in Russian). 31 May 2020.
- ^ ""რაც აქ ვნახე, აფრიკაშიც არ ხდება!" - ლევან კუტალია იმედგაცრუებულია და ფიფაში ჩივილს აპირებს". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 31 May 2020.
- ^ Aljam, Shiri (27 July 2020). "החלוץ הגאורגי לבאן קוטליה חתם בהפועל ת"א". Sport 5. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ ՀԱՅՏԱՐԱՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ․ ԼԵՎԱՆ ԿՈՒՏԱԼԻԱ". facebook.com/FCAlashkert (in Armenian). FC Alashkert Facebook. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "ლევან კუტალიამ ალაშკერტი დატოვა". belive.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "ლევან კუტალია კარიერას დინამო ბათუმში გააგრძელებს". belive.ge (in Georgian). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Dinamo Batumi vs Dinamo Tbilisi match report". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi vs Samgurali match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Грузинский футболист вышел на поле в майке с антиоккупационной надписью". sova.news (in Russian). 16 January 2023.
- ^ "ლევან კუტალიამ დუბლი შეასრულა და გოლები შოვში სტიქიის შედეგად გარდაცვლილთა ხსოვნას მიუძღვნა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 7 August 2023.
- ^ "კუტალია ზუგდიდის "ოდიში 1919"-ს ფორმებით დაეხმარა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 19 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Levan Kutalia at Soccerway