Valerian Gvilia

Valerian "Vako" Gvilia (Georgian: ვალერიან "ვაკო" გვილია, pronounced [vɑlɛriɑn vɑkʼɔ ɡviliɑ]; Ukrainian: Валеріане Ярославович Гвілія; born 24 May 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rakow Czestochowa and the Georgia national team. He also has Ukrainian citizenship. Besides Ukraine, he has played in Belarus, Switzerland, and Poland.

Club Career

Gvilia is product of youth team system FC Metalurh Zaporizhya. He made his debut for FC Metalurh entering as a second time playing against FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on 15 August 2014 in the Ukrainian Premier League. Gvilia signed a contract with Belarusian club BATE Borisov in early July 2016.

In January 2018, Gvilia signed a three-year deal with Swiss Super League side Luzern. In 2019-2021, he played for the Polish Legia Warsaw, with which he won two national championships. On 31 August 2021, he was announced as a player of the Polish vice-champion, Rakow Czestochowa.

International Career

Gvilia was named in Georgia's senior squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Republic of Ireland and Wales in October 2016.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Валериане Гвилия (russian)