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Biography
Valerian "Vako" Gvilia (Georgian: ვალერიან "ვაკო" გვილია, [vɑlɛriɑn vɑkʼɔ ɡviliɑ]; Ukrainian: Валеріане Ярославович Гвілія; born 24 May 1994) is a Georgian football midfielder who also has Ukrainian citizenship. As of 2019, he plays for Legia Warsaw.
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.
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.
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 September 2017 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |  Austria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 16 October 2018 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
3 | 7 June 2019 | Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Gibraltar | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
Honours
BATE Borisov
- Belarusian Premier League: 2016
- Belarusian Super Cup: 2017
