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Born in Tbilisi, Chakvetadze started his career with Norchi Dinamo.

[2] His first manager was former


footballer Tamaz Kostava, who described Chakvetadze as a hardworking player.[2]

In 2010, after some successful seasons in the youth championships of Georgia, Chakvetadze moved to
Dinamo Tbilisi, where he won U15 and U17 championships.[3] In 2015, Chakvetadze signed a three-year
deal with Dinamo.[4]

Chakvetadze was promoted to the first team in 2016, making his debut against Locomotive Tbilisi on 18
November 2016, replacing Otar Kiteishvili.[5] That season the young midfielder made 5 appearances for
Dinamo. In the following season, Chakvetadze became a key figure of the club, scoring 5 goals in 24
appearances with the club, with two of them against Dila Gori.[6]

Gent

At the end of summer 2017, Chakvetadze signed with Gent.[7] The president of the Georgian club,
Roman Pipia confirmed that the Belgian club was not the only one interested in signing the young player,
declaring that Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen tried to sign him as well.
[7]

Following the 2017 season, the Georgian Football Federation named Giorgi Chakvetadze the best young
player of the year after his prolific performance both at the club and U19 Euro Championship.[8]

In April 2018, he topped the list of seven young distinguished players based on votes from Belgian
football fans.[9]

Early next year Chakvetadze was included by UEFA in the list of 50 perspective players of 2019 among
U21 players.[10]

Also, he was named in the symbolic team of Belgium's top division following the first half of the 2018-19
season.[11]

Around the same time, Giorgi Chakvetadze received the Best Player of the Year award in Georgia,
especially given his several impressive games in the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League campaign.[12]

In December 2018, Chakvetadze suffered a knee injury, which later required a surgery. It saw him out of
action for a long time.[13]

His surname is transliterated as Tsjakvetadze in Dutch.[14]

Loan to Hamburger SV

On 27 January 2022, Chakvetadze joined Hamburger SV on loan.[15]

Loan to Slovan Bratislava

On 4 July 2022, Slovan Bratislava signed Giorgi Chakvetadze on a one-year loan.[16] He debuted with his
new club as a second-half substitute on 6 July during the UEFA Champions League 1st qualifying round
game against Dinamo Batumi.[17]

During this season Chakvetadze took part in 47 matches in all competitions and became a champion with
Slovan. He played in eight UEFA Conference League games, providing four assists.[18]

Before the start of the next season, Slovan intended to purchase him, but the sides failed to reach an
agreement on his transfer fee.[19]

Watford

In July 2023, Chakvetadze joined Watford on a year-long loan.[20] He scored his first EFL Championship
goal on Boxing day against Bristol City.[21]

On 1 February 2024, Watford confirmed that they had completed the permanent signing of Chakvetadze.
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