Georges Mikautadze

Georges Mikautadze (Georgian: გიორგი მიქაუტაძე; born 31 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Metz. Born in France, he plays for the Georgia national team.

Georges Mikautadze
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Metz
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2008 FC Gerland
2008–2015 Lyon
2015–2016 Saint-Priest
2016–2018 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Metz B 24 (9)
2019– Metz 35 (22)
2020–2021 → Seraing (loan) 21 (19)
2021–2022 → Seraing (loan) 28 (9)
International career‡
2021– Georgia 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:38, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:55, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Mikautadze started taking first steps in football at Gerland before he joined Olympique Lyon academy. In 2016, he moved to Metz football academy.[1]

Mikautadze made his professional debut with Metz in a 4–1 Ligue 1 loss to Nice on 7 December 2019.[2] On 10 December 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Metz, for four years.[3] He struggled to make an impact in his first season in France, scoring just one goal in 20 appearances.[4]

In June 2020, Mikautadze was one of six Metz players to join Belgian First Division B side Seraing on loan.[5] After his first nine matches with Seraing, he had scored 15 times, including four on his debut against Lommel.[6] Overall, with 19 goals he became a joint topscorer of the season. He netted three goals in an aggregate 6–3 play-off victory over Waasland-Beveren. For his contribution to Seraign's successful league campaign, Mikautadze was named in Team of the Season[7] and awarded Métallo d'Or, the title annually given to the best Seraign player, after the fans had voted for him.[8]

On 30 August 2021, he returned to Seraing on another loan, with the club now promoted to the Belgian top tier.[9] The team ended up in the relegation zone, although it remained in the league due to the only goal scored by Mikautadze in the play-offs against Molenbeek.[10]

In the summer of 2022, Mikautadze joined Metz again. From the very early stage of the team's league campaign, he emerged as a vital contributor to its promotion battle. By March 2023 Mikautadze was a leading goalscorer of the league. Taking into account his overall performance, the National Union of Professional Players (UNPF) named him Player of the Month.[11] His initial contract was due to expire in June 2023, but in 2021 it was extended until June 2025.[12]

International career

Mikautadze received a first call-up for the national team from its French coach Willy Sagnol in March 2021. He told the press that he had been dreaming about playing for Georgia since his childhood.[13]

Mikautadze made a debut with the Georgia national team in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Sweden on 25 March 2021.[14] In June 2021, he netted his first international goal in a 2–1 away friendly win against Romania.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Play-offs Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Metz B 2018–19 National 3 61–––61
2019–20 188–––188
Total 249000000249
FC Metz 2019–20 Ligue 1 10–––10
2020–21 10–––10
Total 2000000020
R.F.C.Seraing
(loan)		 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 211910–232422
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 28934–213314
Total 49284400445736
FC Metz 2022–23 Ligue 2 332231––3623
Career total 1085975004411968

International
As of match played 28 March 2023
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mikautadze goal.[16]
List of international goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 June 2021Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania Romania1–02–1Friendly
2.2 June 2022Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Gibraltar3–04–02022–23 UEFA Nations League C
3.28 March 2023Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia Norway1–11-1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

References
  1. "მეცმა" ქართველთან კონტრაქტი გააფორმა - მიქაუტაძე ლოთარინგიაში სამი წელი ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 11 Dec 2019.
  2. "Nice vs. Metz - 7 December 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  3. "Metz : Georges Mikautadze passe professionnel - Foot - L1 - Metz". L'Équipe.
  4. "FC Metz Amid interest from the Premier League, set a price tag". FootballExpress.in. 13 May 2023.
  5. "Metz send 6 players on loan to Belgian 2nd division side & satellite club Seraing". getfootballnewsfrance.com. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. "Maak kennis met Georges Mikautadze: het doelpuntenfenomeen in 1B". sporza.be (in Dutch). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "D1B Pro League 'XI van het seizoen' // SPITS (2) // Georges Mikautadze (Seraing)" [D1B Pro League 'XI of the season' // STRIKER (2) // Georges Mikautadze (Seraing)]. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. "Georges Mikautadze reçoit le titre de Métallo d'Or" (in French). 17 April 2021.
  9. "MERCATO : GEORGES IS BACK" (in French). Seraing. 30 August 2021.
  10. "Molenbeek vs Seraign". fotmob.com. 23 April 2022.
  11. "GEORGES MIKAUTADZE SACRÉ EN LIGUE 2 BKT" (in French). UNPF. 18 April 2023.
  12. "Georges Mikautadze est lié à Metz jusqu'en 2025" (in French). actufoot.com. 3 Dec 2021.
  13. "მიქაუტაძე: ჩემი ქვეყნის ნაკრების ღირსების დაცვაზე ბავშვობიდან ვოცნებობდი". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 22 March 2021.
  14. "Match Report of Sweden vs Georgia - 2021-03-25 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 25 Mar 2021. Retrieved 26 Mar 2021.
  15. "Romania vs Georgia". EUROSPORT. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  16. "Mikautadze, Georges". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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