David_Targamadze
David Targamadze
Georgian footballer
David Targamadze (Georgian: დავით თარგამაძე; born 22 August 1989) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Samtredia. He represented the Georgia national team between 2011 and 2014.
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Targamadze in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1989-08-22) 22 August 1989 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samtredia | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2006 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2006–2008 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | SC Freiburg | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | PFC Oleksandria | 35 | (12) |
| 2012–2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | → Illichivets Mariupol (loan) | 51 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | → PFC Oleksandria (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 7 | (1) |
| 2019 | Sioni Bolnisi | 26 | (1) |
| 2020 | Shevardeni | 1 | (1) |
| 2020– | Samtredia | 4 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Georgia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Georgia | 20 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:07, 28 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Born in Tbilisi, Targamadze played youth football in Georgia with FC Dinamo Tbilisi before moving to German side SC Freiburg in 2006. Targamadze made his senior debut for Freiburg on 28 September 2008, in a match against Alemannia Aachen.[2] He made a total of six league appearances for Freiburg that season, helping them win promotion to the Bundesliga.[2][3][4][5] Targamadze made a further two first team appearances for Freiburg the following season,[3] before signing for Ukrainian club PFC Oleksandria in the summer of 2010. He played 18 league games and scored eight goals during 2010–11, helping Oleksandria win the Ukrainian First League and gain promotion to the top division.[6]
On 30 December 2011, Shakhtar Donetsk officially announced Targamadze's capture on its official website.[7] He signed on loan for PFC Oleksandria in August 2015.[8]
In July 2018, after missing two years due to knee injuries, he returned to Georgia and signed for FC Saburtalo Tbilisi.[9] He left the club at the end of 2018.
David is the brother of Irakli Targamadze, a fellow professional footballer.[citation needed]
- As of 7 October 2015[10]
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Targamadze goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2011 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Greece | 1–1 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 2 | 24 May 2012 | Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Austria |  Turkey | 1–3 | Loss | Friendly |
SC Freiburg:
PFC Oleksandria:
- David Targamadze at Soccerway
- "David Targamadze - SC Freiburg - 2008". Football-Lineups.com.
- "David Targamadze - SC Freiburg - 2009". Football-Lineups.com.
- "Player profile" (in German). Fußballdaten.de.
- "SC Freiburg 2009/09". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "D. Tarmagadze". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "David Targamadze signed for Shakhtar!". shakhtar.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- "David Targamadze signed for Oleksandria". Oleksandria official web-page. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "დავით თარგამაძეს, რომელსაც ტრავმის გამო ორი წელი გაუცდა" (in Georgian). FC Saburtalo Tbilisi. 20 July 2018.