Akaki Gogia

Akaki Gogia
Personal information
Full name Akaki Gogia[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992
Place of birth Rustavi, Georgia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Dresden
(on loan from Brentford)
Number 2
Youth career
2001 FSV 67 Halle
2001–2004 Hannover 96
2004–2011 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 VfL Wolfsburg II 9 (0)
2011–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 0 (0)
2011–2012 → FC Augsburg (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 23 (1)
2012–2013 → FC St. Pauli II (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2015 Hallescher FC 71 (19)
2015– Brentford 13 (0)
2016– → Dynamo Dresden (loan) 9 (5)
National team
2010 Germany U18 4 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U19 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:27, 6 November 2016 (UTC).


Akaki Gogia (Georgian: აკაკი გოგია; born 18 January 1992) is a German professional footballer of Georgian descent who plays as a midfielder for Dynamo Dresden, on loan from Brentford. He began his career in Germany with VfL Wolfsburg, before signing for Hallescher FC in 2013.[2] He won international youth caps for Germany at U18 and U19 level. His nickname is "Andy".[3]

Club career

VfL Wolfsburg

A midfielder,[3] Gogia began his career in Germany as a junior with FSV 67 Halle and Hannover 96,[4][5] before transferring to VfL Wolfsburg in 2004.[6] He came through the youth ranks and made his reserve team debut in February 2010, going on to make 9 appearances.[7] He scored prolifically for Wolfsburg's U17 and U19 teams,[8] netting 44 goals in 86 games and helping the side to the U19 Bundesliga championship in the 2010–11 season, scoring in the final versus 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[9]

Along with three other reserve players, Gogia was promoted to the first team squad in December 2010 by general manager Dieter Hoeness and coach Steve McClaren,[10] who dropped Karim Ziani and Caiuby to the reserves.[11] After being included in the party for a winter training camp in Marbella,[10] Gogia was called into the senior squad for the first time for a Bundesliga match versus Bayern Munich on 15 January 2011.[12] He remained an unused substitute for the 1–1 draw and was called up twice more during the 2010–11 season.[13] He failed to win any further first team call ups and departed the club in July 2013.[14]

FC Augsburg (loan)

On 11 May 2012, it was announced that Gogia had joined Bundesliga side FC Augsburg on loan for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.[15] He made the first professional appearance of his career when he came on as a substitute for Marcel Ndjeng in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal first round win over Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 30 July 2011.[16] He made 14 appearances during his spell,[17] which was cut short by torn ligaments in his left knee.[18] Gogia returned to Wolfsburg at the end of the 2011–12 season.[19]

FC St. Pauli (loan)

In July 2012, Gogia signed on loan with 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli on a season-long loan.[20] He scored the first senior goal of his career in a 3–2 win over SSV Jahn Regensburg on 8 March 2013.[21] He made 24 appearances and scored once before returning to Wolfsburg at the end of the 2012–13 season.[7]

Hallescher FC

After failed trials with SC Paderborn 07 and Heracles Almelo,[22][23] Gogia dropped down the 3. Liga to sign for hometown club Hallescher FC in July 2013 on a two-year deal.[24] He made 80 appearances and scored 26 goals during his two seasons with the club.[7][25][26] He finished their 2014–15 Saxony-Anhalt Cup campaign as joint-top scorer and netted in a 6–0 rout of neighbours VfL Halle 1896 in the final.[26]

Brentford

On 16 May 2015, it was announced that Gogia had signed a "long term" contract with English Championship club Brentford on a free transfer.[27] He made his debut with a start on the opening day of the 2015–16 season, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–2 draw with Ipswich Town.[28] He missed almost all of September with a thigh injury and after a change of manager and system in early October,[29][30] Gogia dropped out of the starting lineup and out of the squad altogether by December, save for two substitute appearances in January 2016.[31] A further injury in March 2016 kept him on the sidelines,[32] but he returned to make four substitute appearances in April and finished the season with 14 appearances.[31] After finding himself far down the midfield pecking order at the end of the 2016–17 pre-season, Gogia left Griffin Park on a season-long loan on 8 August 2016.[33]

Dynamo Dresden (loan)

On 8 August 2016, Gogia joined 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden on loan for the duration of the 2016–17 season.[33] 12 days later, Gogia made his debut as a late substitute for Stefan Kutschke in a 2–2 DFB-Pokal first round draw with neighbours RB Leipzig and he scored in the deciding shootout,[7] which Dynamo won.[34]

International career

Gogia won seven caps for Germany at U18 and U19 level,[35][36] scoring once in a 2–1 friendly defeat to Belgium on 25 March 2011.[37] In May 2015 it was reported that Georgia had contacted Gogia about a call up.[38]

Personal life

Gogia was born in Rustavi, Georgia and moved to Halle, Germany with his parents at the age of 9 in 2001.[5][38] His parents later moved to Hanover and then Augsburg, which influenced his moves to Hannover 96 and FC Augsburg.[39]

Honours

Hallescher FC

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2016.
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg II 2009–10[7] Regionalliga Nord 4 0 — — — 4 0
2010–11[7] 5 0 — — — 5 0
VfL Wolfsburg 2010–11[7] Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
FC Augsburg (loan) 2011–12[7] Bundesliga 12 0 2 0 — — 14 0
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2012–13[7] 2. Bundesliga 23 1 1 0 — — 24 1
FC St. Pauli II (loan) 2012–13[7] Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — — 1 0
Hallescher FC 2013–14[7] 3. Liga 36 8 — — 4[lower-alpha 1] 1 40 9
2014–15[7] 35 11 — — 5[lower-alpha 1] 6 40 17
Total 7119——978026
Brentford 2015–16[28] Championship 13 0 0 0 1 0 — 14 0
2016–17[41] 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 1 0 — 14 0
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2016–17[7] 2. Bundesliga 9 5 2 0 — — 11 5
Career totals 1382550109715432
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Saxony-Anhalt Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gogia, Akaki" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 Stefan Krause und Buttje Rosenfeld,. "Zwölf Bundesliga-Spiele: St. Pauli holt Straßenfußballer "Andy" Gogia". mopo.de. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Administrator. "STUERMERSTAR DES HFC BESUCHT SEINE FUSSBALLKINDERSTUBE". fsv67.de. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Akaki Gogia: Der Techniker ist erwachsen geworden". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". kicker online. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Germany - A. Gogia - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Akaki Gogia - Elite Football". www.elitefootball.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  9. ↑ "VfL Wolfsburg wird zum ersten Mal Deutscher Meister". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Fußball – Nachwuchs-Quartett fügt sich im Trainingslager gut ein". http://www.az-online.de. Retrieved 17 May 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  11. ↑ "Steve McClaren to stay as Wolfsburg boss - ESPN FC". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "VfL Wolfsburg". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  13. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". espnfc.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  15. ↑ SPOX Media GmbH. "Nachwuchsspieler aus Wolfsburg". Spox.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "RW Oberhausen". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". espnfc.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  18. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine. "FC Augsburg: FCA: Akaki Gogia kämpft sich zurück - FC Augsburg ++ News ++ - Augsburger Allgemeine". Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "Augsburg 1 - 1 Schalke 04 Match preview - 22/04/12 Bundesliga - Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Fußball 2.Bundesliga: St. Pauli leiht Akaki Gogia vom VfL Wolfsburg - Handelsblatt". handelsblatt.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  21. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". espnfc.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  22. ↑ "SC Paderborn: Akaki Gogia im Probetraining - Neuer Stürmer gesucht". liga-zwei.de. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  23. ↑ "Akaki Gogia". FCUpdate.nl. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  24. ↑ Hallescher Fussballclub e.V. "Hallescher FC e.V.: HFC verpflichtet Offensivmannn Gogia vom VfL Wolfsburg". Hallescher FC e.V. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "Landespokal - Sachsen-Anhalt 2013/14". FuPa.net. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  26. 1 2 "Landespokal". FuPa.net. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  27. ↑ Mark Chapman. "Akaki Gogia signs for Brentford from Hallescher FC". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  28. 1 2 "Akaki Gogia". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  29. ↑ FC, Brentford. "September injury update". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
  30. ↑ Brett, Ciaran. "Andy Gogia looks back on his first season at Griffin Park and Brentford". www.brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  31. 1 2 "Akaki Gogia Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  32. ↑ Moore, Tom. "Brentford's injury crisis has returned with a vengeance". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  33. 1 2 FC, Brentford. "Andy Gogia joins 2.Bundesliga side Dynamo Dresden on season-long loan deal". Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  34. ↑ "Dynamo Dresden vs. RB Leipzig - 20 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  35. ↑ "Spielplan". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  36. ↑ "Spielplan". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  37. ↑ "U 19 verliert in Völklingen gegen Belgien". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  38. 1 2 "Akaki Gogia: "The Georgian Football Federation Contacted My Mother"". World Sport. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  39. ↑ "Premiere in Schwarz-Gelb | Wie fühlt sich Dynamo an, Herr Gogia?". Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  40. ↑ "Spielbericht Hallescher FC - VfL Halle 1896 - FuPa". FuPa. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  41. ↑ "Akaki Gogia | Football Stats | Brentford | Season 2016/2017 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.

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