Vakhtang Salia

Vakhtang Salia (Georgian: ვახტანგ სალია; born 30 August 2007) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a striker for Dinamo Tbilisi in the Erovnuli Liga, and will join Newcastle United in the summer of 2025.

Vakhtang Salia

Personal information
Date of birth	(2007-08-30) 30 August 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacker
Team information
Current team	Dinamo Tbilisi
Number	7
Youth career
	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Dinamo-2 Tbilisi	3	(0)
2023–	Dinamo Tbilisi	40	(7)
International career‡
2022–	Georgia U17	9	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:22, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Rated as one of Georgia's biggest talents,^[1][2] Salia made his professional debut for Dinamo Tbilisi on 24 November 2023, in a 2–2 Erovnuli Liga draw against Torpedo Kutaisi.^[3] In the following 2024 season, the 16-year-old regularly featured in the starting team of his club. Salia scored his first goal in the Georgian top flight on 10 March 2024, against Torpedo Kutaisi. He scored the winning goal as Dinamo ran out 1–0 winners.^[4]

On 29 October 2024, Dinamo Tbilisi and Newcastle United announced that they had agreed a deal for the transfer of Salia in the summer of 2025 when he turns 18.^[5][6]

International career

Salia made his debut for Georgia's under-17 national team in a 3–1 defeat against Israel on October 25, 2022.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 November 2024^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo Tbilisi	2023	Erovnuli Liga	3	0	0	0	0[a]	0	0[b]	0	3	0
	2024		25	5	1	0	2[c]	1	2[b]	0	30	6
	Total		28	5	1	0	2	1	2	0	33	6
Career Total			28	5	1	0	2	1	2	0	33	6

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League
2. Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup
3. Appearance(s) and goal(s) in the UEFA Conference League