Luka Gadrani (Georgian: ლუკა გადრანი; born 12 April 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem and the Georgia national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| WIT Georgia | |||
| 2015–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Alavés B | ||
| 2017–2018 | Tskhinvali | 46 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Rustavi | 25 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Shahin Bushehr | 18 | (0) |
| 2021 | Valmiera | 26 | (0) |
| 2022 | Taraz | 21 | (1) |
| 2023 | Aktobe | 22 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Kairat | 18 | (1) |
| 2025– | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editGadrani started his career at WIT Georgia and Dinamo Tbilisi academy before moving to the reserve team of Spanish second-division club Alaves in the second half of 2015.[1]
Gadrani joined the Georgian second-tier side Tskhinvali in 2017[2] and on 8 September scored his first senior goal in a 4–0 win over Samgurali.[3] Starting from the next summer, he played for top-division team Rustavi.[4]
In 2019, Gadrani signed for Shahin Bushehr in the Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League, where he made fourteen league appearances. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, Gadrani left Iran to sign for Latvian club FK Valmiera.[5] In 2021, he made his debut in UEFA Conference league and won the silver medals of the top Latvian football league.
In early 2022, Gadrani moved to Kazakhstan. After one season spent at Taraz, he signed with vice-champions Aktobe.[6] He netted three goals in 22 league matches for the latter. Following the 2023 season, Gadrani was named by two analytical websites as Defender of the Year and included in Team of the Season.[7]
On 15 November 2023, Kairat Almaty announced signing a two-year contract with Gadrani.[8] A year later he won his first top-league trophy.
International career
editIn early September 2024, Gadrani received a first call-up to the Georgia national team for the upcoming UEFA National League matches against the Czech Republic and Albania.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tskhinvali | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Rustavi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Shahin Bushehr | 2019/20 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Valmiera | 2020 | Latvian Higher League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Taraz | 2022 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Aktobe | 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Kairat | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Career total | 173 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 11 | ||
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "ЛУКА ГАДРАНИ – ИГРОК ФК «КАЙРАТ»". fckairat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ ახალგაზრდული ნაკრების პირველი ვარჯიში ანტალიაში GFF
- ↑ "Samgurali vs Tskhinvali". soccerway.com. 8 September 2017.
- ↑ ""რუსთავმა" რუსი ლეგიონერი დაიმატა". sportall.ge (in Georgian).
- ↑ "გადრანი ლატვიაში ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "ლუკა გადრანი ყაზახეთის ვიცე-ჩემპიონში ითამაშებს". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 13 January 2023.
- ↑ "ლუკა გადრანი ყაზახეთის პრემიერლიგის საუკეთესო მცველად დაასახელეს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "ლუკა გადრანი ყაზახეთის ერთ-ერთ ყველაზე ტიტულოვან გუნდს შეუერთდა". belive.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ↑ "საქართველოს ნაკრები და დებიუტანტები". setantasports.com (in Georgian). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "Luka Gadrani statistics". Soccerway.
External links
edit- Kvilitaia and Gadran will play against Weiss in Iran. Good conditions, infrastructure and football environment. Georgian Derby is in the first round
- Luka Gadran: I am told in "Alaves" that you may be given a chance to play in La Liga, but...
- Luca Gadran is in Alaves and is waiting for permission to play from FIFA