Georgia Euro 2024 squad: Willy Sagnol's full team

The Georgia Euro 2024 squad has been finalised by manager Willy Sagnol, with the Caucasus nation gearing up for their first-ever international tournament. 

There are a few players who you'll undoubtedly recognise – by name at the very least. Napoli star Khvicha ‘Kvaradona’ Kvaratskhelia is the undisputed superstar of this group, capable of a match-winning moment, while goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has been linked between the sticks of just about every big team in Europe over the last couple of years. Manager Sagnol, of course, was a reputable French international for a number of years, too.

But not every one of Georgia's superstars will be present in Germany this time around. 38-year-old Guram Kashia, who has over 100 international appearances from his country declined his place at the tournament following his call-up. 18-year-old Gabriel Sigua has been drafted in, instead. 

Nevertheless, this promises to be the summer of a lifetime for those at home in the former Soviet republic. After a brush with Luxembourg in the play-off semi-final, many expected Greece to progress, only for the Georgians to come out on top following a penalty shootout. Cue one hell of a pitch invasion at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, with players mobbed left, right and centre. 

This is history – but they're not just here to make up the numbers. Who knows how far you can get with one genuine superstar and a top goalkeeper? It may be enough, even, to make it to the next round of the competition. 

Georgia are in one of the more competitive Euro 2024 groups, with Turkey, the Czech Republic and the mighty Portugal for company. It certainly seems feasible that they could pull off a shock, especially with the best third-place teams qualifying for the last-16. Who knows where this journey could take them?

Along with Georgia, FourFourTwo will be covering every Euro 2024 squad and fixture in great detail, reporting on the tournament live. Plus, there'll be plenty of information on how to watch every game. 

Georgia's squad

Georgia Euro 2024 squad: The full 26-man team

• GK: Giorgi Loria (Dinamo Tbilisi)
• GK: Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia)
• GK: Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag)
• DF: Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava)
• DF: Otar Kakabadze (Cracovia)
• DF: Solomon Kvirkvelia (Al-Okhdood)
• DF: Lasha Dvali (APOEL)
• DF: Jemal Tabidze (Panetolikos)
• DF: Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese)
• DF: Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar Donetsk)
• DF: Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis)
• MF: Gabriel Sigua (Basel)
• MF: Nika Kvekverskiri (Lech Poznan)
• MF: Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm Graz)
• MF: Saba Lobzhanidze (Atlanta United)
• MF: Zuriko Davitashvili (Bordeaux)
• MF: Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford)
• MF: Levan Shengelia (Panetlikos)
• MF: Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Dinamo Batumi)
• MF: Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova)
• MF: Giorgi Kochorashvili (Levante)
• MF: Sandro Altunashvili (Wolfsberger AC)
• FW: Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL)
• FW: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)
• FW: Budu Zivzivadze (Karlsruher SC)
• FW: Georges Mikautadze (Metz)

Georgia Euro 2024 squad numbers

Georgia's squad numbers have been confirmed for the tournament, with first-choice goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili taking the No.12 and talismanic winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wearing No.7. The Napoli attacker wears the No.77 for I Partenopei.

Georgia fixtures and results

March 21: Georgia 2–0 Luxembourg, Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia
March 26: Georgia 0–0 Greece, Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia

June 9: Montenegro v Georgia, Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro

June 18: Turkey v Georgia, Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany
June 22: Georgia v Czech Republic, Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany
June 26: Georgia v Portugal, Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Georgia manager: Willy Sagnol

A very familiar name from his decorated playing career with the likes of Monaco and Bayern Munich on top of 58 caps for France (including starting the 2006 World Cup final), Willy Sagnol took on the role of Georgia boss in 2021. He's been a revelation for the national side, too, qualifying them for their first-ever international tournament and achieving a hugely impressive 16 wins and five draws from his 33 games in charge.

He's not inexperienced, either, having previously managed the France U21 side, Bordeaux and acted as assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti at Bayern.

Georgia's star player

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Already established as one of Georgia's key players, Kvaratskhelia emerged at Dinamo Tbilisi aged just 16 in 2017 but soon moved to nearby Rustavi after a falling-out with his hometown club.

His continued ascent quickly attracted interest from the Russian Premier League in the form of a loan spell at Lokomotiv Moscow and then a permanent move to Rubin Kazan. Kvaratskhelia briefly returned home to Georgia in early 2022 with Dinamo Batumi following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, before making his biggest move yet, joining Napoli that summer.

His form for the Italian side has been little short of sensational, helping them to win Serie A at a canter last season, while his numbers in 2023/24 have been largely consistent, too. On course to become Georgia's best-ever player, Kvaradona - nicknamed after Diego - has a hugely impressive 15 goals in 29 international caps. Talk about a talisman. 

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