Sandro Altunashvili () (; born 19 May 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi.
He is the two-time winner of the Erovnuli Liga. Altunashvili has also won the Georgian Cup once and Super Cup twice. Individually, he has been twice recognized as the Erovnuli Liga Midfielder of the Year and three times named in Team of the Season.
Club career Altunashvili started his career at second-division club Saburtalo in 2014. He was a regular player of the team that first gained promotion, gradually established itself and started winning trophies in Erovnuli Liga. His club secured the league title in 2018. A year later Altunashvili lifted the national Cup as well. This season he was selected in Team of the Year for the first time.
In early 2021, Altunashvili moved to Dinamo Batumi on a two-year deal. For two consecutive years he won a nomination for the best midfielder of the league, drawing interest from the national team.
In June 2023, he left his native Georgia to join Austrian Bundesliga club Wolfsberger AC on a two-year contract with the option for a further year. On 3 November 2024, Altunashvili scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss at Austria Klagenfurt.
In early July, Dinamo Batumi announced the return of Altunashvili on a deal until the end of 2028.
International career Altunashvili made his debut for the Georgia national team on 5 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Spain, a 0–4 away loss. He substituted Giorgi Aburjania in the 69th minute.
Altunashvili received a call-up for Euro 2024, Georgia's first major international tournament, and took part in two matches.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSaburtalo2013/14Pirveli Liga10000000102014/153311000003412015/16Umaglesi Liga241002000261201660100000702017Erovnuli Liga111000000111201821010000022020192925061104132020180301010230Total143511091201656Dinamo Batumi2021Erovnuli Liga33230600042220223111040103712023181000000181Total8244010010974Wolfsberger AC2023–24Austrian Bundesliga2701000002802024–25Austrian Bundesliga181300000211Total451400000491FC Iberia 19992025Erovnuli Liga120300000150Hapoel Haifa2025–26Israeli Premier League140000000140Career total296102201913034011
Honours Saburtalo Tbilisi Erovnuli Liga: 2021 Georgian Cup: 2019 Georgian Super Cup: 2020
Dinamo Batumi Erovnuli Liga: 2021 Georgian Super Cup: 2022
Individual Erovnuli Liga Midfielder of the Year: 2021, 2022
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