Georges Mikautadze
Georges Mikautadze () (Georgian: გიორგი მიქაუტაძე Giorgi Mikaut'adze; born 31 October 2000) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Villarreal and the Georgia national team.[1]
 Mikautadze playing for Lyon in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 2000 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Villarreal | ||
| 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 | 23 | (9) |
| 2019–2023 | Metz | 42 | (25) |
| 2020–2022 | → Seraing (loan) | 49 | (28) |
| 2023–2024 | Ajax | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Metz (loan) | 20 | (13) |
| 2024 | Metz | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Lyon | 36 | (12) |
| 2025– | Villarreal | 7 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Georgia | 41 | (21) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:00, 1 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:50, 14 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | Régional 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 9 | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | |||||
| Metz | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 24 | |||
| Total | 39 | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 24 | |||
| Seraing (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 3 | 24 | 22 | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 33 | 14 | ||
| Total | 49 | 28 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 57 | 36 | |||
| Ajax | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Metz (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 1 | 22 | 14 | |
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 11[d] | 4 | — | 47 | 17 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 18 | ||
| Villarreal | 2025–26 | La Liga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3[f] | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | |
| Career total | 180 | 87 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 212 | 105 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup, Copa del Rey
- ↑ Appearances in Belgian First Division B promotion play-off
- ↑ Appearances in Belgian Pro League relegation play-off
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 41 | 21 | |
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mikautadze goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 2021 | Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești, Romania |  Romania |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2 June 2022 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Gibraltar |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
| 3 | 28 March 2023 | Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia |  Norway |
1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 4 | 17 June 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 5 | 12 October 2023 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Thailand |
3–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 4–0 | |||||
| 7 | 5–0 | |||||
| 8 | 7–0 | |||||
| 9 | 15 October 2023 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Cyprus |
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 10 | 9 June 2024 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 11 | 18 June 2024 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany |  Turkey |
1–1 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
| 12 | 22 June 2024 | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany |  Czech Republic |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
| 13 | 26 June 2024 | Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany |  Portugal |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
| 14 | 7 September 2024 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Czech Republic |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 15 | 16 November 2024 | Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia |  Ukraine |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 16 | 19 November 2024 | Andrův stadion, Olomouc, Czech Republic | Czech Republic |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
| 17 | 20 March 2025 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |  Armenia |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 18 | 3–0 | |||||
| 19 | 23 March 2025 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs | |
| 20 | 5–0 | |||||
| 21 | 7 September 2025 | Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia |  Bulgaria |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Individual
- Belgian First Division B top scorer: 2020–21 (shared)[3]
- Ligue 2 top scorer: 2022–23[4]
- Ligue 2 Player of the Year: 2022–23[5]
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2022–23[6]
- UEFA European Championship top scorer: 2024 (shared)[7]
References
- ↑ Thyssen, Emmanuel. Natia et Lasha Mikautadze sont des parents comblés: "Georges est une fierté pour notre famille, en France et en Géorgie" (in fr). DHnet (2024-06-18). Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ↑ Georges Mikautadze at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Georges Mikautadze sacré meilleur buteur de D1B (in fr) (25 April 2021)DH.
- ↑ Georges Mikautadze s'épanouit cette saison au FC Metz (in fr) (8 April 2023)L'Équipe.
- ↑ Trophées UNFP. Le Messin Georges Mikautadze élu meilleur joueur de Ligue 2. ouest-france.fr (in French) (28 May 2023). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ Ligue 2 : Arouna Sangante dans l'équipe type de la saison (in fr). Wiwsport.com (29 May 2023). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ↑ UEFA EURO 2024 Top Goalscorer. UEFA. 17 July 2024. https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/top-scorer/. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
Other websites
- Georges Mikautadze – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Georges Mikautadze at Soccerway