Giorgi Gabadze (, born 2 March 1995) is a Georgian footballer who plays as an right back for Kyrgyz Premier League club Dordoi Bishkek.
During the fourteen years spent at Locomotive, Gabadze has played record-breaking 272 official games for the team in all competitions. He was also a member of the U17 team which reached the semifinals of 2012 UEFA European Championship.
Gabadze started his career at Locomotive in 2008. He first played in the reserves before making his debut for the senior team in the 2nd division on 9 October 2011 against Meshakhte. A year later, Gabadze netted for the first time in a 5âÂÂ0 win over Adeli, although his debut top-division goal came in 2020 against Telavi.
Gabadze made his first European appearance during his short spell at Torpedo against Mà  K à ½ilina in 2013. More memorable was Locomotive's 2020âÂÂ21 UEFA Europa League campaign when the team knocked out two opponents and reached the 3rd qualifying round with Gabadze taking part in all three games.
In February 2022, Gabadze was introduced as a new captain. Later in the same year, he played the cup final for 4th division club Locomotive-2, who in contrast with the senior team managed to reach this stage of the competition.
In December 2023, Gabadze featured in the 250th official game for the club across all competitions. He left Locomotive after the 2024 season and moved to Erovnuli Liga debutants Gareji.
Gabadze was a squad member of the national U17s which qualified for the 2012 UEFA European Championship held in Slovenia. He played three games, including a semifinal tie against Netherlands.
Later Gabadze was an unused substitute for U19s in the 2014 UEFA European Championship elite round.
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