Giorgi Zaria

Giorgi Zaria (გიორგი ზარია; born 14 July 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for FC Kairat as a midfielder. He is the five-time winner of the top Georgian league.

Club career
Zaria took first steps in professional football at second-division club Sasco in 2013. He drew interest from Dinamo Tbilisi where he spent next six seasons. Zaria netted his first top-league goal in a 1–0 away win over Torpedo Kutaisi on 26 November 2016.

In late December 2020, Zaria signed a three-year contract with Dinamo Batumi. During this period he twice won the champion's titles. Also, the Erovnuli Liga recognized Zaria's individual performance in 2023 by naming him in Team of the Season.

At the end of this season, he moved to Kazakhstan Premier League club Kairat on a deal until the end of 2025. Zaria opened his goal scoring account in the very first game of the season with a long-range strike against Kyzylzhar, which helped his new team snatch a narrow victory.

International career
Zaria made his debut for the Georgia national team on 5 September 2021 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Spain. He started the game and was substituted after 57 minutes.

Honours

 * Erovnuli Liga winner (5): 2015–16, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
 * Erovnuli Liga runner-up (3): 2017, 2018, 2022
 * David Kipiani Cup winner (1): 2015–16
 * David Kipiani Cup runner-up (1): 2023
 * Super Cup	winner (1): 2022
 * Super Cup runner-up (2):	2020, 2023