Akaki Gogia

Akaki Gogia
Gogia while with FC St. Pauli in 2013
Personal information
Full name Akaki Gogia[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Rustavi, Georgia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder[3]
Team information
Current team
 SC Freital
Youth career
2001 FSV 67 Halle
2001–2004 Hannover 96
2004–2011 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 VfL Wolfsburg II 9 (0)
2011–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 0 (0)
2011–2012 → FC Augsburg (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 23 (1)
2013 → FC St. Pauli II (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2015 Hallescher FC 71 (19)
2015–2017 Brentford 13 (0)
2016–2017 → Dynamo Dresden (loan) 22 (10)
2017–2021 Union Berlin 60 (8)
2021–2022 FC Zürich 17 (3)
2022–2023 Dynamo Dresden 12 (0)
2023–2024 VSG Altglienicke 25 (5)
2024– SC Freital 11 (3)
International career
2010 Germany U18 4 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U19 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:47, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Akaki Gogia (Georgian: აკაკი გოგია; born 18 January 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for SC Freital.

Gogia began his career in Germany with VfL Wolfsburg, before transferring to Hallescher FC in 2013. Following an abortive 2015–16 season in England with Brentford, he returned to Germany and played for Dynamo Dresden and Union Berlin. Following a spell as a fringe player with Swiss club FC Zürich, Gogia returned to Germany to rejoin Dynamo Dresden in 2022, for whom he had earlier played on loan. Following another spell as a fringe player, he dropped into lower-league football in 2023. Born in Georgia, Gogia won international youth caps for Germany at U18 and U19 level. His nickname is "Andy".[4]

Club career

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VfL Wolfsburg

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A midfielder,[4] Gogia began his career in Germany as a junior with FSV 67 Halle and Hannover 96,[5][6] before transferring to VfL Wolfsburg in 2004.[7] He came through the youth ranks and made his reserve team debut in February 2010, going on to make 9 appearances.[2] He scored prolifically for Wolfsburg's U17 and U19 teams,[8] scoring a total of 44 goals in 86 appearances and contributing to the team's 2010–11 U19 Bundesliga win, in which he scored in the final.[9]

Along with three other reserve players, Gogia was promoted to the first team squad in December 2010 by general manager Dieter Hoeness and coach Steve McClaren,[10] who dropped Karim Ziani and Caiuby to the reserves.[11] After being included in the party for a winter training camp in Marbella,[10] Gogia was called into the senior squad for the first time for a Bundesliga match versus Bayern Munich on 15 January 2011.[2] He remained an unused substitute during the 1–1 draw and was called up twice more during the 2010–11 season.[2]

On 11 May 2012, it was announced that Gogia had joined Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on loan for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.[12] He made the first professional appearance of his career when he came on as a substitute for Marcel Ndjeng in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal first round win over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 30 July 2011.[2] He made 14 appearances during his spell,[2] which was cut short by torn ligaments in his left knee.[13][14]

In July 2012, Gogia joined 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli on loan for the 2012–13 season.[15] He made 24 appearances and scored once before returning to Wolfsburg at the end of the season.[2] Gogia departed VfL Wolfsburg in July 2013.[16]

Hallescher FC

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In July 2013, Gogia dropped down the 3. Liga to sign for hometown club Hallescher FC on a two-year contract.[17] He made 81 appearances and scored 26 goals during his two seasons with the club.[2] Gogia finished the club's 2014–15 Saxony-Anhalt Cup campaign as the tournament's joint-top scorer and scored in a 6–0 rout of neighbours VfL Halle 1896 in the final.[18]

Brentford

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On 16 May 2015, it was announced that Gogia had signed a "long term" contract with English Championship club Brentford on a free transfer.[19] He missed almost all of September 2015 with a thigh injury and after a change of manager and system in early October,[20][21] Gogia dropped out of the starting lineup and out of the squad altogether by December, save for two substitute appearances in January 2016.[2] A further injury in March 2016 kept him on the sidelines,[22] but he returned to make four substitute appearances in April and finished the season with 14 appearances.[2]

After finding himself far down the midfield pecking order at the end of the 2016–17 pre-season,[23] Gogia joined 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden on loan for the duration of the 2016–17 season,[23] with an option to buy.[24] He broke into the starting lineup and scored 7 goals in 17 appearances before suffering an ankle ligament injury during a league match versus 1. FC Nürnberg on 29 January 2017.[2][25] Gogia returned to match play on 10 April and finished his spell with 10 goals in 24 appearances.[2] He was reported by Kicker to have statistically been the best 2. Bundesliga player during the 2016–17 season.[26] On 30 June 2017, Gogia joined the club on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee (rumoured to be €750,000),[27] but remained for just 24 hours before departing.[28]

Union Berlin

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On 1 July 2017, Gogia joined 2. Bundesliga club Union Berlin on a four-year contract.[28] He made 22 appearances and scored two goals during the 2017–18 season and was a part of the squad which was promoted to the Bundesliga via the 2019 Bundesliga relegation play-offs.[2][29] On his third appearance of the 2019–20 season, in a league match versus Eintracht Frankfurt on 27 September 2019, Gogia suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury.[30] He recovered to make 8 appearances during the 2020–21 season and was released when his contract expired.[2][31] Gogia made 64 appearances and scored 8 goals during four seasons at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei.[31]

FC Zürich

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On 28 July 2021, Gogia signed a two-year contract with Swiss Super League club FC Zürich on a free transfer.[32] He made 17 appearances and scored four goals during the club's Swiss Super League championship-winning 2021–22 season.[2][33] After making just three appearances during the opening six weeks of the 2022–23 season,[2] Gogia had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 29 August 2022.[34] He made 21 appearances and scored four goals during 13 months at the Letzigrund.[34]

Return to Dynamo Dresden

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On 29 August 2022, Gogia returned to Dynamo Dresden and signed a two-year contract with the 3. Liga club.[35] Gogia made 14 appearances during the 2022–23 season and had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 31 July 2023.[36] Gogia made 38 appearances and scored 10 goals across his two spells with the club.[2][36]

Lower-league football

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On 1 August 2023, Gogia signed a contract with Regionalliga Nordost club VSG Altglienicke on a free transfer.[37] He made 26 appearances and scored six goals during the 2023–24 season,[2] before transferring to Oberliga Nordost-Süd club SC Freital on 1 August 2024.[38]

International career

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Gogia won seven caps for Germany at U18 and U19 level and scored once in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Belgium on 25 March 2011.[39][40][41] In May 2015, it was reported that Georgia had contacted Gogia about a call up.[42]

Personal life

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Gogia was born in Rustavi, Georgia and moved to Halle, Germany with his parents at the age of 9 in 2001.[6][42] His parents later moved to Hanover and then Augsburg, which influenced his moves to Hannover 96 and FC Augsburg.[43] After basing his family in Berlin during and after his spell as a player with Union Berlin, Gogia and his family moved to Dresden in 2024.[38]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Wolfsburg II 2009–10[2] Regionalliga Nord 4 0 — — — — 4 0
2010–11[2] Regionalliga Nord 5 0 — — — — 5 0
Total 9 0 — — — — 9 0
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11[2] Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
FC Augsburg (loan) 2011–12[2] Bundesliga 12 0 2 0 — — — 14 0
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2012–13[2] 2. Bundesliga 23 1 1 0 — — — 24 1
FC St. Pauli II (loan) 2012–13[2] Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Hallescher FC 2013–14[2] 3. Liga 36 8 — — — 5[c] 1 41 9
2014–15[2] 3. Liga 35 11 — — — 5[c] 6 40 17
Total 71 19 — — — 10 7 81 26
Brentford 2015–16[44] Championship 13 0 0 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2016–17[2] 2. Bundesliga 22 10 2 0 — — — 24 10
Union Berlin 2017–18[2] 2. Bundesliga 22 2 0 0 — — — 22 2
2018–19[2] 2. Bundesliga 28 6 1 0 — — 2[d] 0 31 6
2019–20[2] Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
2020–21[2] Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 — — — 8 0
Total 60 8 2 0 — — 2 0 64 8
FC Zürich 2021–22[2] Swiss Super League 15 3 3 1 — — — 18 4
2022–23[2] Swiss Super League 2 0 1 0 — 0 0 — 3 0
Total 17 3 4 1 — 0 0 — 21 4
Dynamo Dresden 2022–23[36] 3. Liga 12 0 — — — 2[e] 0 14 0
Total 34 10 2 0 — — 2 0 38 10
VSG Altglienicke 2023–24[2] Regionalliga Nordost 25 5 — — — 1[f] 1 26 6
SC Freital 2024–25[45] Oberliga Nordost-Süd 11 3 — — — — 11 3
Career total 275 49 11 1 1 0 0 0 15 8 303 58
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Saxony-Anhalt Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in Saxony Cup
  6. ^ Appearance in Berlin Cup

Honours

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Hallescher FC

Union Berlin

FC Zürich

References

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