# Luka Lochoshvili

Luka Lochoshvili (Order of Honor) (Georgian: ლუკა ლოჩოშვილი; born 29 May 1998) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie B club Salernitana on loan from Cremonese, and the Georgia national team.

## Club career
### Dinamo Tbilisi

Lochoshvili initially played in Dinamo Tbilisi youth teams before his promotion to the first team in 2016. He made a debut in a 4–0 win against Lokomotive Tbilisi on 18 November 2016.

### Dinamo Kyiv

The next summer Lochoshvili signed a five-year deal with Dinamo Kyiv, although in March 2018 was loaned back to his boyhood club and later, in February 2019, to Slovak side Žilina.

#### Loan to Žilina

Lochoshvili made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina against DAC Dunajská Streda on 6 April 2019.

### Dinamo Tbilisi

In early 2020 Dinamo Kyiv and Lochoshvili terminated the existing contract. The player spent next several months at Dinamo Tbilisi

### Wolfsberger AC

In mid 2020, Lochoshvili moved to Austria to join Wolfsberger AC. He opened his goal account in a 5–3 away win against Austria Wien on 21 March 2021.
In February 2022, while playing for Wolfsberger AC against Austria Wien in Vienna, Lochoshvili took out the tongue of Austria player Georg Teigl. Teigl collided with an opposition player and was lying unconscious, unable to breathe, as he had swallowed his own tongue. Shortly afterwards Luka Lochoshvili was awarded with the Dignity Cross by the grateful Carinthia state governor. He won the Fair Play award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 for his actions. The only goal scored by Lochoshvili in the 2021–22 season in a 4–1 away victory over Sturm Graz was recognized as the best of week 31 by fans.

### Cremonese

On 10 August 2022, Lochoshvili signed with Cremonese in Italy. He made a first appearance for his new club against AS Roma on 22 August. Lochoshvili netted his first Serie A goal in a 3–2 away win over Sampdoria on 8 April 2023.

#### Salernitana (loan)

On 10 January 2025, Lochoshvili joined Serie B side Salernitana on loan for the remainder of the season with the option to buy.

## International career

Lochoshvili made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 5 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Spain, a 4–0 away loss. He started the game and played the whole match.
On 12 October 2023, he scored in a friendly match against Thailand scoring the sixth goal just before half time.
Lochoshvili received a call-up to the national team for the 2024 UEFA Euro and took part in all four matches that Georgia played in the tournament. On 2 July 2024, along with other squad members he was awarded the Order of Honour.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 9 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Dinamo Tbilisi II | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Total | Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| Žilina (loan) | 2018–19 | Slovak First Football League | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Žilina II (loan) | 2018–19 | Slovak 2. Liga | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| Žilina II (loan) | 2019–20 | Slovak 2. Liga | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Žilina II (loan) | Total | Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 10 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| Wolfsberger AC | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Wolfsberger AC | Total | Total | 52 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 2 |
| Cremonese | 2022–23 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 1 |
| Cremonese | 2023–24 | Serie B | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Cremonese | 2024–25 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Cremonese | Total | Total | 56 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 175 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 209 | 5 |
* ↑ Includes Georgian Cup, Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia.
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualification
* 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Champions League qualification
* ↑ Appearance in Super Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in play-off
* ↑ Appearances in Serie B play-off

### International

    As of matches played on 22 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Georgia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Georgia | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Georgia | 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| Georgia | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lochoshvili goal.
List of international goals scored by Luka Lochoshvili :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 12 October 2023 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Thailand | 2–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |

## Honours

* Erovnuli Liga: 2015–16; runner-up 2018
* Slovak Cup runner-up: 2018–19
* David Kipiani Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
* Georgian Super Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16; runner-up 2020
Individual
* Best young player of Georgia: 2020
* FIFA Fair Play Award: 2022