Davit Khocholava

Davit Khocholava (Georgian: დავით ხოჭოლავა, translit.: davit khoch'olava, pronounced [dɑvitʰ χɔt͡ʃʼɔlɑvɑ]; born 8 February 1993 in Tbilisi) is a professional Georgian football player. Currently, he plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Davit Khocholava
დავით ხოჭოლავა
Khocholava playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Shakhtar Donetsk
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2009 Saburtalo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Saburtalo Tbilisi 0 (0)
2010 → Olimpi Rustavi (loan) 2 (0)
2011 → Sioni Bolnisi (loan) 0 (0)
2011–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi 11 (0)
2014 → Kolkheti Poti (loan) 6 (1)
2014–2015 Shukura Kobuleti 25 (1)
2015–2017 Chornomorets Odesa 42 (3)
2017– Shakhtar Donetsk 48 (3)
National team‡
2009–2010 Georgia U-17 13 (3)
2010–2011 Georgia U-19 5 (0)
2011–2012 Georgia U-21 5 (0)
2017– Georgia 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2019

Club career

Early years

Khocholava started his career in Saburtalo, where his first manager was Giorgi Devdariani.[1] Later some of the members of his team, including Valeri Kazaishvili, Giorgi Chanturia and Lasha Parunashvili, became successful players and members of Georgia national football team.[1] Khocholava was a striker during his youth career. However, Devdariani later offered him to play in defense and Davit accepted.[1]

Khocholava with Chornomorets Odesa in 2016

The first success came when Khocholava signed for Dinamo Tbilisi in 2011. However, the player found it difficult to become a member of the starting line-up, having a six-month loan spell at Kolkheti Poti in order to get some more playing time.[2] So in 2014, he decided to leave Tbilisi-based club and moved to Shukura Kobuleti.[3] He was offered to the club after the recommendation of famous Georgian footballer Revaz Chelebadze, who played for Dinamo Tbilisi in Soviet era. He was the sporting director of the club.[1]

Khocholava spent a single season with the club and signed for Chornomorets Odesa in summer 2015.[4] Davit became the regular member of the starting line-up. He was even named in the symbolic team of the Ukrainian Premier League in March 2017.[5]

Shakhtar Donetsk

In April 2017, Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed that Khocholava signed a five-year deal with the club, joining them at the start of the following season.[6]

International career

He was named in Georgia's senior squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Austria in September 2016.[7] Khocholava made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against Uzbekistan.[8]

Honours
Olimpi Rustavi
Dinamo Tbilisi
Shakhtar Donetsk

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 June 2020
Club Season League Cup Champions
League		 Europa
League		 Super Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Olimpi Rustavi (loan) 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 201000000030
Total 201000000030
Dinamo Tbilisi 2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 500000000050
2012–13 302000000050
2013–14 300020100060
Total 11020201000160
Kolkheti Poti (loan) 2013–14 Pirveli Liga 610000000061
Total 610000000061
Shukura Kobuleti 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 25141000000292
Total 25141000000292
Chornomorets Odesa 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League 18120000000201
2016–17 24200000000242
Total 42320000000443
Shakhtar Donetsk 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 14140400000221
2018–19 25230302000332
2019–20 9010002010130
Total 48380704010683
Career total 13481719050101669

International
As of 2 June 2019
Georgia national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 90
2018 70
2019 20
Total 180
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References
  1. "Interview with David Khocholava". Sportall.ge. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. "News of "Kolkheti" Poti". Worldsport.ge. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. "Dinamo confirmed changes". Worldsport.ge. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. "Chornomorets confirm two more signings". Football.ua. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. "Khocholava - in the Symbolic Team of the Month in Ukraine". Worldsport.ge. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. "Khocholava to continue his career at Shakhtar". Shakhtar.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. "Georgia vs Austria". Sky Sports. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. "Uzbekistan draws with Georgia in friendly". The Tashkent Times. 24 January 2017.
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