Luka Gadrani (Georgian: ლუკა გადრანი; born 12 April 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem and the Georgia national team.
Club career Gadrani started his career at WIT Georgia and Dinamo Tbilisi academy before moving to the reserve team of Spanish second-division club Alaves in the second half of 2015.
Gadrani joined the Georgian second-tier side Tskhinvali in 2017ახალგაზრდული ნაკრების პირველი ვარჯიში ანტალიაში GFF and on 8 September scored his first senior goal in a 4–0 win over Samgurali. Starting from the next summer, he played for top-division team Rustavi.
In 2019, Gadrani signed for Shahin Bushehr in the Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League, where he made fourteen league appearances. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, Gadrani left Iran to sign for Latvian club FK Valmiera. In 2021, he made his debut in UEFA Conference league and won the silver medals of the top Latvian football league.
In early 2022, Gadrani moved to Kazakhstan. After one season spent at Taraz, he signed with vice-champions Aktobe. He netted three goals in 22 league matches for the latter. Following the 2023 season, Gadrani was named by two analytical websites as Defender of the Year and included in Team of the Season.
On 15 November 2023, Kairat Almaty announced signing a two-year contract with Gadrani. A year later he won his first top-league trophy.
International career In early September 2024, Gadrani received a first call-up to the Georgia national team for the upcoming UEFA National League matches against the Czech Republic and Albania.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTskhinvali2017Erovnuli Liga 22920000002922018171000000171Total463000000463Rustavi2018Erovnuli Liga80000000802019170100000180Total250100000260Shahin Bushehr2019/20 Persian Gulf Pro League180000000180Valmiera2020Latvian Higher League802000001002021180101000200Total260301000300 Taraz 2022 Kazakhstan Premier League 211620000273 Aktobe 2023 Kazakhstan Premier League 223103000263 Kairat 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League 151110000162Career total1738123400018311 Honours Valmiera Latvian Higher League runner-up: 2021
Kairat Kazakhstan Premier League: 2024
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