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Guram Kashia
Kashia withVitessein 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-07-04)4 July 1987(age 37)
Place of birth Tbilisi,Georgian SSR,Soviet Union
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Slovan Bratislava
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2006 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Dinamo Tbilisi 91 (12)
2010–2018 Vitesse 250 (22)
2018–2020 San Jose Earthquakes 44 (0)
2021 Locomotive Tbilisi 16 (4)
2021– Slovan Bratislava 75 (6)
International career‡
2007–2009 Georgia U21 10 (2)
2009– Georgia 121 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:50, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:47, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Guram Kashia(Order of Honor) (Georgian:გურამ კაშია,romanized:guram k'ashia,pronounced[ɡuɾamkʼaʃia];born 4 July 1987) is a Georgian professionalfootballerwho plays as acentre-backforNiké LigaclubSlovan BratislavaandcaptainstheGeorgia national team.[2]

Developed atDinamo Tbilisi,Kashia spent most of his career at DutchEredivisieclubVitesse,where he was captain. In eight years in the Netherlands, he played 292 official matches (24 goals) and won theKNVB Cupin2017.

Club career

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Dinamo Tbilisi

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Kashia started playing forDinamo Tbilisi.He is still a big fan of his former club.[3]

Atifomade by Vitesse fans in celebration of Kashia in 2016.

Vitesse

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In 2010, Kashia moved to the Netherlands and signed forVitesse.[4]Kashia soon became a regular member of the starting line-up of the club and two seasons after joining, Kashia was elected as the captain of the club. During his career at Vitesse, he amassed a total of 292 matches.

In August 2015, Kashia was named Best Player of August inEredivisie.[5]

Kashia led Vitesse to the domesticKNVB Cupin2016–17,starting all but one of their six games and recording a goal and an assist. In his five starts, the club outscored their opponents 12–2, including a 2–0 victory over eventual league championsFeyenoord Rotterdamin the quarterfinals.

In October 2017, Kashia wore arainbow-striped captain's armbandfor Vitesse againstHeracles Almeloin support ofLGBTrights, leading to a backlash in his own country and calls for him to step down from the Georgian national team.[6]

His name was also transliterated asGoeram Kasjiain Dutch.[7]

San Jose Earthquakes

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On 14 June 2018, Kashia joinedMajor League SoccersideSan Jose Earthquakeson a multi-year contract,[8]joining compatriot and close friendVako Qazaishvili.[2]

San Jose declined their contract option on Kashia following their 2020 season.[9]

Slovan Bratislava

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Upon his release from San Jose, Kashia spent three months atLocomotive Tbilisiand in June 2021 signed a contract withSlovan Bratislava,[10]later extended until summer 2024.

He was a regular squad member of the team which continued winning the champion's title. TheSlovak top leagueduly recognized Kashia's contribution and three times in a row included him in Team of the Season.[11][12]

Kashia signed a new year-long contract with Slovan on 27 June 2024.[13]

International career

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Kashia with the Georgian national team in 2016.

Kashia made hisGeorgiadebut on 1 April 2009 againstMontenegro.[14]In October 2012, he scored Georgia's only goal againstFinlandin a2014 World Cup qualifier.[15]

Kashia was namedGeorgian Footballer of the Yeartwice, in 2012 and in 2013.[16]As of 14 June 2018,Kashiacaptainshis country.[2]On 26 September 2022, he played his 100th match for Georgia in theNations Leaguegame againstGibraltar.[17]Kashia is the most capped Georgian player of all time.[18]

Kashia took part in Georgia's all matches both in theEuro 2024 qualifyingstages andEuro 2024championship in full. On 2 July 2024, along with other squad members he received theOrder of Honour.[19]

Personal life

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Kashia is fromTbilisi,Georgia. He married his wife Tamtuka in 2009, and their daughter Alessandra was born in 2013.[20][21]His older brother Shota is also a professional footballer and has played at GeorgianErovnuli LigaclubFC Chikhura Sachkheresince 2013; both brothers wear #37 for their clubs.[22]Kashia has stated that his older brother is the reason he began playing football as a child.[23]

In November 2017, while playing for Vitesse, Kashia wore arainbow armbandas part of the Dutch initiativeComing Out Day.His show of support for gay rights led to protests outside theGeorgian Football Federation's headquarters demanding his removal from the national team, at which eight people were arrested. He described himself as being "proud to support equal rights".[24]In August 2018, he became the inaugural recipient ofUEFA's #EqualGame award for his pro-LGBT rights stand.[25]He was unable to attend the awards ceremony inMonacodue to his club commitments withSan Jose,but submitted a video acceptance speech in which he said, "I believe in equality for everyone, no matter what you believe in, who you love or who you are...I will always keep defending equality and equal rights for everyone, wherever I will play."[26]In December 2018, he received thePresidential Order of Excellencefrom Georgian presidentGiorgi Margvelashvili.[27]

He is outspoken about the ongoing illegalRussian occupation of Georgiafollowing the 2008Russo-Georgian War.[28]

Kashia obtained his U.S.green cardin July 2019, qualifying him as a domestic player forMLSroster purposes.[29]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 1 October 2024[30][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Tbilisi 2006–07 Umaglesi Liga 11 2 0 0 11+ 2+
2007–08 15 1 0 0 15+ 1+
2008–09 29 1 3 0 1 0 33+ 1+
2009–10 33 8 6 1 4 1 1 0 44 10
2010–11 3 0 4 0 0 0 7+ 0+
Total 91 12 6+ 1+ 11+ 1+ 2 0 110+ 14+
Vitesse 2010–11 Eredivisie 28 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 3
2011–12 32 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 39 3
2012–13 33 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 41 2
2013–14 32 2 2 1 2 0 1 0 37 3
2014–15 26 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 32 2
2015–16 27 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 30 5
2016–17 34 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 39 2
2017–18 32 3 0 0 6 0 5 1 43 4
Total 244 20 20 2 14 0 14 2 292 24
San Jose Earthquakes 2018 MLS 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2019 23 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 0
2020 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Total 44 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 45 0
Locomotive Tbilisi 2021 Erovnuli Liga 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 4
Slovan Bratislava 2021–22 Slovak Super Liga 24 2 3 0 13 1 0 0 40 3
2022–23 22 2 3 0 15 2 0 0 40 4
2023–24 24 2 2 0 13 0 0 0 39 2
2024–25 9 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 13 0
Total 79 6 8 0 51 3 0 0 132 9
Career total 471 42 37+ 3+ 80+ 5+ 16 2 604+ 51+
  1. ^IncludesU.S. Open Cup,UEFA Champions League,UEFA Europa League,UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^Includes European competition play-offs andJohan Cruyff Shield,Georgian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 10 September 2024[31][32]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Georgia 2009 4 0
2010 2 0
2011 6 0
2012 8 1
2013 8 0
2014 5 0
2015 10 0
2016 8 0
2017 10 0
2018 9 1
2019 9 0
2020 3 0
2021 10 0
2022 9 1
2023 9 0
2024 9 0
Total 119 3
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kashia goal.[31][32]
List of international goals scored by Guram Kashia
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2012 Helsinki Olympic Stadium,Helsinki,Finland Finland 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 1 June 2018 Silberstadt Arena Schwaz,Schwaz,Austria Malta 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 2 June 2022 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena,Tbilisi,Georgia Gibraltar 2–0 4–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

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Dinamo Tbilisi

Vitesse

Slovan Bratislava

Individual

References

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  2. ^abcMendola, Nicholas (14 June 2018)."San Jose signs Miazga's running mate Kashia to fix defense".NBC Sports.Retrieved15 June2018.
  3. ^"Guram Kashia - Dinamo is always in my heart".fcdinamo.ge.1 February 2014.Retrieved18 May2017.
  4. ^"Official: Vitesse Sign Nacer Barazite, Matej Delac, Marcus Pedersen, Guram Kashia & Laryea Kingston".Goal.com.1 September 2010.Retrieved18 May2017.
  5. ^"Guram Kashia was Named as the Best Player of August in Dutch Championship".worldsport.ge.10 September 2015.Retrieved24 May2017.
  6. ^UEFA (30 August 2018)."Kashia proud of UEFA #EqualGame Award".Retrieved23 November2018.
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  9. ^"NEWS: Earthquakes announce roster moves ahead of 2021 MLS season | San Jose Earthquakes".
  10. ^"გურამ კაშია და ჯაბა კანკავა ბრატისლავის სლოვანში გადავიდნენ".netgazeti.ge (in Georgian).17 June 2021.
  11. ^"Jedenástka sezóny Fortuna ligy".fortunaliga.sk (in Slovakian).21 May 2023.
  12. ^"კაშია სიმბოლურ ნაკრებში დასახელეს".atiani.ge (in Georgian)(in Georgian). 21 May 2024.Retrieved6 July2024.
  13. ^"Slovanu Bratislava zostal posledný Gruzínec. Guram Kašia potiahne ešte jednu sezónu".sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovakian).27 June 2024.Retrieved28 June2024.
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  16. ^"Finland-Georgia football match 1:1".Georgian Journal.13 October 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 15 June 2018.Retrieved24 May2017.
  17. ^"Gibraltar 1–2 Georgia".Sports Mole.26 September 2022.
  18. ^"ეროვნული ნაკრების სტატისტიკა".nakrebi.ge (in Georgian).
  19. ^"პრეზიდენტი - მინდა, ერთობის სახელით, ეს ჯილდო გადავცე ბიჭებს და ვუსურვო, რომ გზა მათი გამარჯვებისა უსასრულო ყოფილიყოს".president.ge(in Georgian). 2 July 2024.Retrieved6 July2024.
  20. ^Kashia, Guram (16 September 2019)."მიყვარხარ [I love you] ♥️! Our 10 year wedding anniversary!".Instagram.Retrieved2 December2019.
  21. ^Kashia, Guram (24 September 2019)."გილოცავ ალისო 6️⃣ ♥️ Happy birthday Aliso!".Instagram.Retrieved2 December2019.
  22. ^"შოთა კაშია [Shota Kashia]"(in Georgian). FC Chikhura.Retrieved25 November2019.
  23. ^San Jose Earthquakes (28 August 2019)."Podcast: Guram Kashia on Life and Soccer in San Jose - Off Pitch 74".Youtube.Archivedfrom the original on 20 December 2021.Retrieved25 November2019.
  24. ^"8 arrests at Georgia demo over soccer player's gay rights armband".NBC News.November 2017.Retrieved3 July2022.
  25. ^"Guram Kashia: Georgia captain becomes first recipient of Uefa #EqualGame award".BBC Sport.22 August 2018.Retrieved23 August2018.
  26. ^UEFA (22 August 2018)."Georgia's Guram Kashia wins the first UEFA #EqualGame Award".Retrieved23 November2019.
  27. ^President of Georgia (10 December 2018)."President Margvelashvili Awards Public Figures for Spreading Humane Ideas and Contributing to Country's Development".Retrieved23 November2019.[permanent dead link]
  28. ^Kashia, Guram (21 June 2019)."20% of my country is occupied by Russia! რუსეთი ოკუპანტია! [Russia is an occupier!]"(in Georgian). Instagram.Retrieved2 December2019.
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  34. ^"Jedenastka sezony..."Fortuna liga.21 May 2023.Retrieved18 January2024.
  35. ^"კაშია სიმბოლურში მოხვდა, ვაისი საუკეთესოდ აღიარეს".crystalsport.ge (in Georgian).13 May 2024.Retrieved6 July2024.
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