Lasha Jakobia

Infobox Football biography
playername = Lasha Jakobia
fullname = Lasha Jakobia
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|8|20
cityofbirth = Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
countryofbirth = Soviet Union
height = height|m=1.80
position = Striker
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years = 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2003 2003 2003 2003 2004 2004-2006 2006-2007 2007 2008
clubs = Standard Liège → C.S. Visé ("loan") FC Liège K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst AEC Mons → FC Rapid Bucureşti ("loan") Dinamo Tbilisi Tbilisi PAS Giannina Metalist Kharkiv FC Arsenal Kyiv Metalist Kharkiv Vorskla Poltava
caps(goals) = 02 0(0) 0? 0(?) 14 (14) 03 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0) 01 0(0) 17 0(1) 07 0(4) 45 0(9) 16 0(4) 18 (11) 00 0(0)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Georgia
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Lasha Jakobia (born 20 August, 1980 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian football player.

Football career

Belgium

Lasha Jakobia started his career at Belgian League club Standard Liège. He then spent his career at lower division for Visé, FC Liège, before joined Eendracht Aalst. He then suffered long-period of injuries, and signed a contract until the end of season for AEC Mons in January 2003. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=48364.html|title=Jakobia makes Belgian return|date=2003-01-08|publisher=UEFA.com] But he then loaned to Rapid Bucureşti [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=1/newsid=56565.html|title=Transfers: 17-23 February|publisher=UEFA.com|date=2003-02-23]

Georgia

In April 2003, he returned to his homeland for Dinamo Tbilisi. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=1/newsid=66609.html|title=Transfers: 14 - 20 April|publisher=UEFA.com|date=2003-04-21] But in summer 2003, he left for FC Tbilisi, another Georgian club.

Greece & Ukraine

In January 2004, he moved to Greece for Giannina, signed a two-year contract. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=1/newsid=140252.html|title=Transfers: 19 - 25 January|date=2004-01-25|publisher=UEFA.com] But a the end of season, he moved again, this time to Metalist Kharkiv, which is the longest club he played, from summer 2004 to winter 2007, except 2006/07 season spent on Arsenal Kiev.

In December 2007, he signed a two-year contract with Vorskla Poltava.

International career

A former U21 internationals, Jakobia received his first call-up on 18 August, 2004 against Moldova. [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/worldcup/news/kind=1/newsid=213258.html|title=Giresse looks at new faces|date=2004-08-05|publisher=UEFA.com] he also in the squad of Georgian side in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He was call-up to the first match in August 2006, [cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/news/kind=1/newsid=450119.html|title=Georgia call on defensive reserves|date=2006-08-29|publisher=UEFA.com] but just played three matches in the campaign in September and October 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=8455 national-football-teams.com]