Zurab Ochihava

Zurab Ochihava

Personal information
Full name	Zurab Tamazovych Ochihava
Date of birth	(1995-05-18) 18 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kyiv, Ukraine
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2004–2005	Zirka Kyiv
2005–2010	Youth Sportive School #15 Kyiv
2010–2011	Lider Borshchahivka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Illichivets Mariupol	7	(0)
2015–2019	Dynamo Kyiv	8	(0)
2015–2016	→ Dynamo-2 Kyiv	16	(1)
2017–2018	→ Olimpik Donetsk (loan)	13	(1)
2019	→ Dnipro-1 (loan)	8	(1)
2019	Vorskla Poltava	3	(0)
2020	Levadia Tallinn	18	(2)
2021–2023	Sabah	34	(2)
2023–2024	Gabala	21	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Ukraine U20	2	(0)
2016	Ukraine U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2021

Zurab Tamazovych Ochihava (Ukrainian: Зураб Тамазович Очігава; Georgian: ზურაბ ოჩიგავა; born 18 May 1995) is a Ukrainian professional footballer.[1]

Career

He is a product of a different Kyiv's sportive schools.

He made his début for FC Illichivets Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League on 20 September 2014.[2]

Dynamo Kyiv

In January 2019, he joined Dnipro-1 on loan.[3]

Sabah

On 18 February 2021, Sabah announced the signing of Ochihava.[4]

Gabala

On 24 June 2023, Gabala announced the signing of Ochihava from Sabah to a two-year contract.[5] On 30 August 2024, Gabala announced that Ochihava had left the club after his contract was ended by mutual agreement.[6]

Personal life

His mother is a Ukrainian and his father is a Georgian.[7]

References

1. Zurab Ochihava at Soccerway
2. Чемпіонат Прем'єр-ліги. 7 тур. Матч № 46, 20.09.2014 (in Ukrainian). UPL Official Web Site. 25 September 2014.
3. "ЗУРАБ ОЧІГАВА: ХОТІВ БИ ЗАЛИШИТИСЬ В СК "ДНІПРО-1" БІЛЬШЕ, НІЖ НА ПІВРОКУ (+ ВІДЕО)". SC Dnipro-1. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
4. "YAZILAR ZURAB OÇİQAVA SABAH DA!". sabahfc.az/ (in Russian). Sabah FC. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
5. "Qəbələdə yeni müdafiəçi". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
6. "MƏLUMAT". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
7. Зураб Очигава: "Я прекрасно понимаю, что мой дебют — дело случая" (in Russian). footboom.com. 11 August 2016.

External links

• Zurab Ochihava at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
• Zurab Ochihava at Soccerway