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Giorgi Aburjania (Georgian: გიორგი აბურჯანია; born 2 January 1995) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sevilla Atlético as a central midfielder.
Club career
Aburjania kicked off his career with Metalurgi Rustavi in 2010. He then had stints with Dila and Lokomotivi Tbilisi. On 17 June 2014, he signed for Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta on a two-year contract.
On 8 January 2016 Aburjania moved to Spain, after agreeing to a three-and-a-half year contract with Segunda División side Gimnàstic de Tarragona. He made his debut for the club late in the month, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lévy Madinda in a 2–1 home win against CD Tenerife.
Aburjania subsequently became an undisputed starter for Vicente Moreno's side, and scored his first goal for the club on 20 March 2016 in a 4–0 away routing of Bilbao Athletic. On 2 August he signed a four-year contract with Sevilla FC, being assigned to the reserves also in the second division, for a rumoured fee of € 1 million.
International career
After representing Georgia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, Aburjania made his debut with the full squad on 29 March 2016, starting in a 1–1 friendly draw against Kazakhstan.