Luka Gadrani

Luka Gadrani
Personal information
Date of birth	12 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Georgia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kairat
Number	44
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2018	Tskhinvali
2018–2019	Rustavi
2019–2020	Shahin Bushehr
2021	Valmiera
2022	Taraz
2023	Aktobe
2024–	Kairat
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023

Luka Gadrani (Georgian: ლუკა გადრანი; born 12 April 1997) is a Georgian footballer who plays for Kairat in Kazakhstan.

Career[edit]

Gadrani started his career at WIT Georgia and Dinamo Tbilisi academy before moving to the reserve team of Spanish second-division club Alaves in the second half of 2015.^[1]

Gadrani joined the Georgian second-tier side Tskhinvali in 2017^[2] and on 8 September scored his first senior goal in a 4–0 win over Samgurali.^[3] Starting from the next summer, he played for top-division team Rustavi.^[4]

In 2019, Gadrani signed for Shahin Bushehr in the Iranian Persian Gulf Pro League, where he made fourteen league appearances. Following the COVID-19 outbreak, Gadrani left Iran to sign for Latvian club FK Valmiera.^[5] In 2021, he made his debut in UEFA Conference league and won the silver medals of the top Latvian football league.

In early 2022, Gadrani moved to Kazakhstan. After one season spent at Taraz, he signed with vice-champions Aktobe.^[6] He netted three goals in 22 league matches for the latter.

On 15 November 2023, Kairat Almaty announced signing a two-year contract with Gadrani.^[7]

Statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 October 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tskhinvali	2017	Erovnuli Liga 2	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
	2018	Erovnuli Liga 2	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
	Total		46	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	3
Rustavi	2018	Erovnuli Liga	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2019	Erovnuli Liga	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Shahin Bushehr	2019/20	Persian Gulf Pro League	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
Valmiera	2020	Latvian Higher League	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2021	Latvian Higher League	18	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
	Total		26	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
Taraz	2022	Kazakhstan Premier League	21	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	27	3
Aktobe	2023	Kazakhstan Premier League	22	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	26	3
Career total			158	7	11	2	4	0	0	0	173	9

Honours[edit]

Valmiera runner-up: 2021

References[edit]

^ "ЛУКА ГАДРАНИ – ИГРОК ФК «КАЙРАТ»". fckairat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ ახალგაზრდული ნაკრების პირველი ვარჯიში ანტალიაში GFF
^ "Samgurali vs Tskhinvali". soccerway.com. 8 September 2017.
^ ""რუსთავმა" რუსი ლეგიონერი დაიმატა". sportall.ge (in Georgian).
^ "გადრანი ლატვიაში ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^ "ლუკა გადრანი ყაზახეთის ვიცე-ჩემპიონში ითამაშებს". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 13 January 2023.
^ "ლუკა გადრანი ყაზახეთის ერთ-ერთ ყველაზე ტიტულოვან გუნდს შეუერთდა". belive.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.
^ "Luka Gadrani statistics". soccerway.com.

External links[edit]

[1] "ЛУКА ГАДРАНИ – ИГРОК ФК «КАЙРАТ»". fckairat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[2] ახალგაზრდული ნაკრების პირველი ვარჯიში ანტალიაში GFF

[3] "Samgurali vs Tskhinvali". soccerway.com. 8 September 2017.

[4] ""რუსთავმა" რუსი ლეგიონერი დაიმატა". sportall.ge (in Georgian).

[5] "გადრანი ლატვიაში ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[6] "ლუკა გადრანი ყაზახეთის ვიცე-ჩემპიონში ითამაშებს". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 13 January 2023.

[7] "ლუკა გადრანი ყაზახეთის ერთ-ერთ ყველაზე ტიტულოვან გუნდს შეუერთდა". belive.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[8] "Luka Gadrani statistics". soccerway.com.

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