Otar Parulava
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dila | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi-2 | ||
| 2021 | Saburtalo-2 | 10 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Gagra | 49 | (3) |
| 2023– | Dila | 51 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Georgia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Georgia U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025 | |||
Otar Parulava (Georgian: ოთარ ფარულავა, born 14 March 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Dila.
By advancing from the 5th division to the top-flight within two years, Parulava showed the potential to develop into a key player and is regarded as a creative force in Dila's midfield.
Club career
[edit]A product of Dinamo Tbilisi academy, Parulava initially played in U17 and U19 leagues before being promoted to the reserve team called Dinamo-2. In 2020, he was a member of the team that completed the Regionuli Liga tournament unbeaten on top of the table and advanced to Liga 4.[1]
Parulava spent half of the next season at Liga 3 side Saburtalo-2, scoring his first professional goal in a 2–1 win over Guria on 18 June 2021.[2] In the autumn of 2021, he moved to Erovnuli Liga 2 club Gagra and helped them gain promotion to the top tier.[3]
In 2022, Parulava not only made appearances in the Erovnuli Liga but also was the youngest among seven players who took part in each of the league games. Sports newspaper Lelo named him one of the discoveries of this season.[4]
In January 2023, Parulava left Gagra to join Dila.[5] In the summer, he made his debut in European football and netted in a 3–1 win over Ukrainian side Vorskla in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Conference League.[6]
In the first half of 2025, Parulava contributed to Dila's successful league campaign with three goals. He was also four times included in Team of the Week.[7]
International
[edit]Parulava was first called up to the national U18 team in 2018.[8]
In February 2020, he took part in two friendly matches against Tajikistan and N.Macedonia as a U19 player.[9] The next autumn, Parulava received a call-up from the U21s for a friendly tie against England.[10] He made his debut for the team in a friendly 1–0 win over Latvia held in Belek on 26 March 2023.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 27 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | European | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saburtalo-2 | 2021 | Liga 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Gagra | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Dila | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 12 | 0 | — | 6[b] | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 22 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Total | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 100 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League qualifiers
- ^ Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
Honours
[edit]- Dinamo Tbilisi
- Regionuli Liga winner: 2020
- Gagra
- Erovnuli Liga 2 runner-up: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "დინამო-2 რეგიონლიგის ჩემპიონია" [Dinamo-2 are champions of Regionuli Liga]. fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). 20 December 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Saburtalo-2 vs Guria match report". gff.ge (in Georgian). 18 June 2021.
- ^ "პლეი-ოფში ეროვნული ლიგის მომავალი მონაწილე გაირკვა" (in Georgian). sportall.ge. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "ყველაზე ახალგაზრდა მათ შორის, ვინც სეზონის ყველა მატჩი ითამაშა" [The youngest among those who played all matches]. Lelo (in Georgian). 25 December 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "ოთარ ფარულავა გორში ითამაშებს" [Otar Parulava set to play in Gori]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Dila vs Vorskla match report". UEFA. 3 August 2023.
- ^ "სიმბოლური ნაკრები. ეროვნული ლიგა. XVII ტური" [Team of Erovnuli Liga round 17]. Lelo (in Georgian). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "73 დინამოელი საქართველოს ნაკრებში" [Dinamo's 73 players called up to Georgian national teams] (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "საქართველომ ჩრდილოეთ მაკედონია გაანადგურა" [Georgia demolishes North Macedonia]. worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 25 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Georgia U21 vs England U21 match report". soccerway.com. 13 November 2021.
- ^ "საქართველოს ნაკრებმა ლატვიას სძლია" [Georgian team beats Latvia]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Otar Parulava at Soccerway
- Profile on Eliga