In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yaroslavovych and the family name is Gvilia.
Valerian Gvilia
Gvilia with Ukraine U21 in 2015
Personal information
Full name
Valerian Yaroslavovych Gvilia
Date of birth
(1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth
Zugdidi, Georgia
Height
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Piast Gliwice
Number
81
Youth career
2011–2014
Metalist Kharkiv
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2014–2015
Metalurh Zaporizhya
26
(1)
2016
Minsk
15
(4)
2016–2017
BATE Borisov
23
(5)
2018–2019
Luzern
23
(2)
2019
→ Górnik Zabrze (loan)
17
(1)
2019–2021
Legia Warsaw
54
(8)
2021–2023
Raków Częstochowa
22
(0)
2024–
Piast Gliwice
2
(0)
International career‡
2015
Ukraine U21
4
(0)
2016
Georgia U21
4
(0)
2016–
Georgia
44
(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:37, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
Valerian "Vako" Gvilia (Georgian: ვალერიან "ვაკო" გვილია, pronounced[valeɾianvakʼoɡʷilia]; Ukrainian: Валеріане Ярославович Гвілія; born 24 May 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice. He also has Ukrainian citizenship. Besides Ukraine, he has played in Belarus, Switzerland, and Poland.[2]
^"Валериане Ярославович Гвилия". FC BATE Borisov official website. July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
^Oferta Ferencvarosu była atrakcyjna, ale bardziej kręci mnie wyzwanie w Legii weszlo.com
November 2020 in a Nations League game against Armenia. He substituted ValerianGvilia in the 80th minute. As of match played 11 November 2023 Individual...