Luka Kharatishvili (Georgian: ლუკა ხარატიშვილი; born 11 January 2003) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Czech First League club Pardubice.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pardubice | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Norchi Dinamo | |||
| GFF Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2026 | Dinamo Batumi | 34 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Shukura (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Samtredia (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Pardubice (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Pardubice B (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Pardubice | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Georgia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Georgia U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Georgia U21 | 18 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2025 | |||
He was a member of each of the national youth teams and participant of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Club career
editKharatishvili took first steps in football at Norchi Dinamo at the age of six. Initially, he played as a left back.[1] Later he joined the GFF Academy before signing a contract with Dinamo Batumi in 2020. As his new club won their first top-league title the next year, Kharatishvili was loaned to fellow Adjarian 2nd division club Shukura on a year-long deal.[2] He made a solid contribution to Shukura's victorious season with 13 clean sheets in 31 league matches.
Kharatishvili played three league games with Dinamo Batumi in early 2023 prior to joining Samtredia on loan in the summer.[3] Overall, he participated in Samtredia's 14 matches and helped them to avoid relegation after a 5–4 aggregate play-off victory over Gareji.[4]
Kharatishvili rejoined the reigning league champions Dinamo Batumi in January 2024.[5]
On 8 September 2025, Kharatishvili joined Czech First League club Pardubice on a one-year loan deal with an option to make the transfer permanent.[6]
International
editKharatishvili was regularly called up to national youth teams starting from U15s in 2017.[7] A year later, he took part in 2019 U17 European Championship qualifiers in Denmark.[8]
In 2021, Kharatishvili became a member of the U19 team, taking part in their 2022 European Championship qualifying campaign.[9] Due to his performance at the youth team, Kharatishvili was nominated among the best U19 players of the 2021 season. At an awards ceremony organized by the Football Federation, he won the Aleksandre Chivadze bronze medal.[10]
Kharatishvili received a first call-up to U21s for a friendly game against Romania in May 2022.[11] With Giorgi Mamardashvili being the first-choice shot-stopper during the 2023 European Championship co-hosted by Georgia, Kharatishvili made his U21 debut in a 1–0 away win against Moldova on 12 September 2023.[12] He featured in all remaining ten matches of the qualifying round, keeping five clean sheets, but he especially shone in the play-offs against Croatia with two penalty saves. Kharatishvili was widely hailed as his team made it through to the final stage of the competition.[13]
Kharatishili played Georgia's all three matches in 2025 Euro Under-21. His personal share in a 2–1 win over Poland was significant with his last-gasp save described by the UEFA official webpage as jaw-dropping.[14] The Georgian keeper was commended for his performance against France as well. Despite a narrow 3–2 defeat, he was named Player of the Match by Flashscore.[15]
Overall, Kharatishvili participated in 29 games at the U19 and U21 levels.[16]
Career statistics
edit- As of 31 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 16 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Shukura (loan) | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Samtredia (loan) | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
Honours
editClub
editReferences
edit- ↑ "მარცხენა მცველობიდან მეკარეობამდე". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 9 November 2023.
- ↑ ""შუქურამ" ბათუმის "დინამოს" ექსმეკარე დაიმატა". atiani.ge (in Georgian). 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "ბათუმის "დინამომ" მეკარე იჯარით "სამტრედიაში" გაუშვა". adjaratv.ge (in Georgian). 31 July 2023.
- ↑ "Gareji vs Samtredia match report". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "ბათუმის "დინამოს" განაცხადი ცნობილია". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 28 February 2024.
- ↑ Šlehofer, Jiří (8 September 2025). "Brankář Kharatishvili a křídlo Suso. Pardubice odhalují další dvě nová jména". inFotbal.cz (in Czech). Sport News Invest. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ↑ "საქართველო და სომხეთი: ამხანაგურები ორ ასაკში". lelo.ge (in Georgian). 21 November 2017.
- ↑ "Estonia vs Georgia match report". UEFA. 30 October 2018.
- ↑ "19-წლამდელთა შემადგენლობა ცნობილია". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "GFF Awards 2021". gff.ge (in Georgian). 29 December 2021.
- ↑ "21-წლამდელთა შემადგენლობა - ახალგაზრდული ნაკრები რუმინეთს დაუპირისპირდება". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 23 May 2022.
- ↑ "Moldova vs Georgia match report". UEFA. 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Under-21 EURO play-offs: Czechia, Finland, Georgia qualify". UEFA. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "Watch Luka Kharatishvili's jaw-dropping save". UEFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ↑ "Barry nets stoppage-time winner as France edge Georgia in U21 Euros thriller". flashscore.com. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ↑ "Player statistics". nakrebi.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
External links
edit- Luka Kharatishvili at Soccerway
- National team statistics at GFF (in Georgian)