Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgian: ხვიჩა კვარაცხელია, romanized: khvicha k'varatskhelia; born 12 February 2001), also known as Kvara, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Serie A club Napoli and the Georgia national team.
Kvaratskhelia started his senior career playing for Dinamo Tbilisi at age 16, before departing to Rustavi where he spent half a season. During his combined three-year tenure at Lokomotiv Moscow and Rubin Kazan, Kvaratskhelia won two consecutive Russian Premier League Best Young Player awards. Following a short spell at Dinamo Batumi, Kvaratskhelia signed for Napoli in 2022, and in his debut season guided the club to a record UEFA Champions League campaign and a first Serie A title in 33 years, finishing as the league's top assist provider. This saw him named Serie A Most Valuable Player and the Champions League's Young Player of the Season.
At international level, Kvaratskhelia established himself in all national youth teams, becoming a key player under different managers. He became an integral part of the national team after joining it in 2019. Kvaratskhelia has been credited with popularizing interest in football in Georgia for his achievements with Napoli, alongside former legend of AC Milan Kakha Kaladze (who also gave significant praises of Kvaratskhelia himself), whose performance inspired Kvaratskhelia to follow the path.
Season Stats
16 appearances in the current 2024-2025 Season
7 goals scored in the current 2024-2025 Season
Italian Serie A 2022-2023 Napoli | UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season 2022-2023 Napoli | Russian Cup 2018-2019 Lok. Moscow |
2017-2018 |
2018-2019 |
2019 (Loan) |
2019-2022 |
2022 |
2022-2027 |
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