Kvaratskhelia Khvicha
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, in short Kvara, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Napoli and the Georgia national team. He is considered to be one of the best young players in the world. He is known for his flair, dribbling and playmaking. Coming through the youth system, Kvaratskhelia began his senior career at Dinamo Tbilisi in 2017, making his senior debut against Kolkheti-1913 Poti, coming on as a 62nd minute substitute in a 1–1 draw on 29 September 2017. Kvaratskhelia made his debut for the Georgia national team on 7 June 2019, as a starter in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Gibraltar. On 14 October 2020, he scored his first senior international goal in a 1–1 UEFA Nations League draw with North Macedonia
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This shirt was worn by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia during the Serie A game between Napoli and Lazio which took place in Napoli, “Stadio Armando Maradona”, on March 3rd 2023. Lazio defeated Napoli 1-0. The shirt was worn in the first half of the game and it was sold by S.S.C.Napoli through their official auction’s platform alongside with an official club’s certificate of authenticity. On 1 July 2022, Serie A side Napoli confirmed the signing of Kvaratskhelia on a deal lasting until 2027 from Dinamo Batumi for a reported fee of €10–12 million. Kvaratskhelia’s debut for the club came on 15 August, in the first matchday of Serie A against Hellas Verona; he scored and assisted in a 5–2 victory. He scored twice in the following matchday against Monza on 21 August, netting his first Serie A brace in a 4–0 win. Following these games, Kvaratskhelia topped the Serie A top scorers’ list, becoming the first player in Napoli’s history to score three goals in the two opening league matches. Furthermore, he was named Serie A Player of the Month in August 2022. On 4 October, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 6–1 away win over Ajax. With another goal and an assist in the return leg a week later, Kvaratskhelia was named Man of the Match, and included in the Champions League team of the week.[31] With three goals and an assist during the month of February 2023, Kvaratskhelia was named Serie A Player of the Month for a second time, becoming the first player to win the award multiple times in the same season.
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Khvicha is the son of former footballer Badri Kvaratskhelia, He has two brothers, and his younger brother Tornike (b. 2010) also plays football. He has been nicknamed “Kvaradona” after the Napoli legend Diego Maradona, with both of them having very similar dribbling styles. At the beginning of his career, in total, Kvaratskhelia made five appearances in all competitions for Dinamo Tbilisi, scoring his first goal in a 1–0 win away to Shukura Kobuleti on 18 November 201. Due to his performances for Georgia’s under-17 team, Kvaratskhelia became the first winner of the newly introduced Aleksandre Chivadze golden medal in 2017, awarded annually by Georgian Football Federation to talented young players. The following year he received a silver medal for his displays for Georgia’s under-19’s. In March 2018, Kvaratskhelia left Dinamo Tbilisi as a result of a contract dispute and subsequently signed for Rustavi on a free transfer. In April 2018, Kvaratskhelia was the subject of interest from German champions Bayern Munich and was in attendance for Bayern’s 0–0 draw against Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final. During the 2018 Erovnuli Liga season, Kvaratskhelia scored three goals across 18 appearances for Rustavi. In 2018, The Guardian named Kvaratskhelia among 60 best young players worldwide. Kvaratskhelia playing for Lokomotiv Moscow in 2019. On 15 February 2019, Kvaratskhelia joined Russian Premier League (RPL) club Lokomotiv Moscow on loan. He made his league debut on 10 March as an 86th-minute substitute for Jefferson Farfán against Anzhi Makhachkala. On 1 July, Lokomotiv announced that Kvaratskhelia had left the club after his loan expired. Following the loss of Kvaratskhelia, Lokomotiv Moscow manager Yuri Semin said he was very disappointed after failing to agree on a permanent transfer with Kvaratskhelia as Semin considered him extremely talented.
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This shirt was issued for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the friendly game between Napoli and Villarreal which took place in Napoli, “Stadio Diego Armando Maradona”, on December 17th 2022. Villarreal defeated Napoli 3-2. This is a limited edition shirt released by team’s supplier EA7 to celebrate Christmas. Napoli debuted their EA7 2022-2023 Christmas kit in a friendly against Turkish side Antalyaspor and they then used in other two games against Villarreal and Lille. The shirt has a design that is sure to stir controversy. It combines Napoli’s famous sky blue with red applications, but that is not what makes it bizarre. The EA7 SSC Napoli 22-23 Christmas jersey boasts a reindeer with a Christmas hat on the bottom front. It has been not anyhow altered to fit a football kit. Indeed this Christmas kit was voted the worst football kit of November 2022, ahead of the Cameroon 2022 third, and the Malaysia 2022-23 home. The Napoli jersey has won with the biggest gap there ever has been. It got 60,6% of the votes.
