Lado Akhalaia (footballer, born 2002)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swift Hesperange (on loan from Torino) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Dacia Chișinău | ||
| 2019–2021 | Inter | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Virton (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Swift Hesperange (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Moldova U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Moldova U-21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 | |||
Lado Akhalaia (born 1 July 2002) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a striker for Luxembourgish club Swift Hesperange on loan from the Italian club Torino.
Career[edit]
As a youth player, Akhalaia joined the youth academy of Moldovan second tier side Dacia Buiucani.[1][2][3] In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Inter in the Italian Serie A after trialing for the youth academies of Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting in Portugal.[4][5]
In 2021, he signed for Italian Serie A team Torino.[6] In 2022, Akhalaia was sent on loan to Virton in the Belgian second tier. On 14 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to Swift Hesperange in Luxembourg.[7]
Personal life[edit]
He is the son of Georgia international Vladimir Akhalaia and the grandson of Moldova international and manager Alexandru Spiridon.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ладо Ахалая-младший: «Избили игроков, тренеров, разбили им машины… Пришлось уезжать»". moldova.sports.md. 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Ладо Ахалая-младший: «Со своим дедом мы никогда не пересекались ни в одном клубе, и я бы никогда не поехал ни в «Шахтёр», ни в «Зенит»". moldova.sports.md. 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Lado Akhalaia: "Golurile pentru Inter Milano sunt importante pentru mine, însă aş fi putut marca mai mult"". moldfootball.com.
- ^ "Lado Akhalaia, jucătorul moldovean de la campioana Italiei".
- ^ "Forza, fiuto e gol del moldavo Akhalaia". tuttomercatoweb.com.
- ^ "chi è Akhalaia: l'attaccante cresciuto tanto in Primavera". toronews.net. 8 July 2022.
- ^ "1.Wantertransfer: Lado Akhalaia" (in Luxembourgish). FC Swift Hesperange. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Interview with Lado Akhalaia". publika.md. January 2020.
- ^ "Povestea fotbalistului de la Internazionale Milano, cu cetăţenie română. Tatăl său a trecut pe la Dinamo Bucureşti. "Vreau să ajung la Cupa Mondială"". orangesport.ro. 26 September 2020.
External links[edit]
- Lado Akhalaia at Soccerway
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- 2002 births
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- R.E. Virton players
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