Giorgi Navalovski (, ; born 28 June 1986) is a retired Georgian footballer.
Dubbed as the Georgian Gattuso for physical similarities with the Serie A star, during his 18 year-long career Navalovski played as a left back for several clubs in five countries and the national team.
Career
Club career Navalovski's first steps in football started at Avaza school, followed by 35th football school, where he drew attention from Dinamo Tbilisi scouts. First he joined the reserve team of this Georgian top club and shortly under Kakha Tskhadadze made his debut in Umaglesi Liga. In this year he won the first champion's title with Dinamo.
After one year at Olimpi Rustavi, he spent next seven seasons abroad. In June 2015, he joined Dila Gori, which had become the league champion a month earlier. In July he took part in both Champions League qualifying matches against Partizan.
Navalovski signed a contract with Veria on 29 June 2016.
On 27 December 2016, Navalovski signed for Neftchi Baku, terminating his contract by mutual consent on 20 July 2017.
On 26 July 2017, Navalovski signed for Russian Premier League side SKA-Khabarovsk for his third stint with the club.
In the summer of 2018 he moved to Minsk, where he remained for six months.
Early next year Navalovski returned to Georgia to sign for Dinamo Batumi. He was a regular member of the team for four full seasons, once winning the league and three times the silver medals. His retirement was announced in late 2022.
International career Navalovski made his debut for the national team in a 1–1 draw against Estonia on 27 May 2008. After participating in another friendly game against Portugal four days later, he did not play again until 2015. Navalovski made contribution to Georgia's successful UEFA Nations League campaign in 2018. Overall, he played 41 matches and retired in 2021.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Dinamo Tbilisi2004–05Umaglesi Liga900000–902005–061300010–1402006–071000010–110Total320002000340FC Olimpi Rustavi2006–07Umaglesi Liga12000––1202007–081300020–150Total250002000270FC Anzhi Makhachkala2008First Division26010––270200924010––250Total500200000520FC Inter Baku2009–10Premyer Liqası13100––131FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod2010First Division14010––150FC Khimki2011–12National League33021––351FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk2012–1310000––100FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk11000–101202013–1430110––311FC Tosno2014–1526100––261FC Dila Gori2015–16Umaglesi Liga1322020–172FC SKA-Energia Khabarovsk2015–16National League12000––120Veria2016–17Super League Greece7010––80Neftçi PFK2016–17Premyer Liqası13020––150FC SKA-Khabarovsk2017–18Premier Liga16011––171Total (3 spells)691210010722Career total305512260103247 Notes
Honours Azerbaijan Premier League
Winner (1): 2009/2010
Erovnuli Liga
Winner (2): 2004/2005, 2021
Runner-up (3): 2019, 2020, 2022
Russian First League
Winner (1): 2009
Runner-up (1): 2010
Georgian Super Cup
Winner (2): 2005/2006, 2022
Runner-up (2): 2007/2008, 2015/2016
Personal information Navalovski is married with two children.
The Navalovski family comes from Poland. After Giorgi's great grandfather moved to Georgia, his descendants settled in Tbilisi and Telavi. References
External links Statistics at Sportbox.ru