19-year-old Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan and the Georgia national team, is the most expensive Georgian footballer, with a market value of EUR 10 million.
BMG has collected information regarding the market value of Georgian football players from transfermarkt, a German-based website owned by Axel Springer, which has scores, results, transfer news, fixtures, and player values.
These estimated player values are usually updated every few months, considering how the Association Football market works, these estimates might be slightly lower or higher than what a players’ current form and therefore current value might suggest.
Overall, there are currently 13 Georgians with a market value exceeding EUR 1 million. The list of players is as follows:
Giorgi Chakvetadze, 21, currently plays as a midfielder for Belgian club K.A.A. Gent. Market value: EUR 4 million.
Davit Khocholava, 27, currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk. Market value: EUR 3.5 million.
Solomon "Saba" Kvirkvelia, 28, plays as a central defender for Russian club Rotor Volgograd and the Georgia national team. Market value: EUR 3 million.
Otar Kiteishvili, 24, plays for SK Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga. Market value: EUR 3 million.
Jemal "Jimmy" Tabidze, 24, currently plays as center-back for Ufa. Market value: EUR 2.5 million.
Zurab Davitashvili, 19, currently plays in Russia for Rotor Volgograd as an attacking midfielder. Market value: EUR 2.5 million.
Valeriane Gvilia, 26, attacking midfielder, currently plays for Legia Warsaw. Market value: EUR 2 million.
Giorgi Kvilitaia, 27, center-forward, currently plays for Anorthosis. Market value: EUR 1.8 million.
Levan Shengelia, 25, right-winger, currently plays for the Turkish club Konyaspor. Market value: 1.8 million.
Saba Lobjanidze, 26, right-winger, currently plays for Turkish club Ankaragücü. Market value: EUR 1.7 million.
Valeri Qazaishvili, 27, left-winger, plays for the Georgia national team as an attacking midfielder. Market value: EUR 1.5 million.
Giorgi Makaridze, 30, goalkeeper, currently for UD Almería in the Segunda División and the Georgia national team. Market value: EUR 1.2 million.
