Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Georgia National Team.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was born on February 12, 2001, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Georgian winger stands 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall. He is the son of Badri Kvaratskhelia, a former footballer who played for Dinamo Tbilisi and the Azerbaijan National Team.

Khvicha has two brothers, including a younger brother, Tornike, who is also a footballer.

In October 2023, Kvaratskhelia married Nitsa Tavadze, a medical university student, at the Samtavro monastery in Mtskheta. The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Damiane, in August 2024. In 2024, he was awarded the Georgian Order of Honour for his contributions to the sport.

Career

Kvaratskhelia began his senior career with Dinamo Tbilisi at age 16 before brief stints at Rustavi and Lokomotiv Moscow, winning the Russian Cup with the latter.

He then spent three years in Russia with Rubin Kazan, where he won two consecutive Russian Premier League Best Young Player awards. After a short spell at Dinamo Batumi, he signed for Napoli in 2022.

His impact in Italy was immediate and historic. In his debut season, he helped Napoli reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time and win their first Serie A title in 33 years. He finished as the league's top assist provider and was named Serie A Most Valuable Player and the Champions League's Young Player of the Season.

He continued to excel, winning several Player of the Month awards and earning a spot in the Serie A Team of the Season.

In January 2025, Kvaratskhelia made a high-profile €70 million move to Paris Saint-Germain. His start in France was sensational; he became a focal point of the team as they won a continental treble in his first season. He scored in the Champions League final, securing the trophy for PSG. Uniquely, he also won a second Serie A title that same season, having contributed sufficiently to Napoli's campaign before his mid-season departure.

Internationally, Kvaratskhelia has been a key figure for Georgia since his youth days. He became an integral part of the senior team after his 2019 debut and played a pivotal role in helping Georgia qualify for UEFA Euro 2024, the nation's first-ever major international tournament.

Team Honors

• 2018–2019 - Russian Cup, Lokomotiv Moscow
• 2022–2023 - Serie A, Napoli
• 2024–2025 - Serie A, Napoli
• 2024–2025 - Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain
• 2024–2025 - Coupe de France, Paris Saint-Germain
• 2024–2025 - UEFA Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain
• 2025 - Trophée des Champions, Paris Saint-Germain
• 2025 - UEFA Super Cup, Paris Saint-Germain
• 2025 - FIFA Intercontinental Cup, Paris Saint-Germain
• 2025 - FIFA Club World Cup runner-up, Paris Saint-Germain

Individual Honors

• 2019–2020 - Russian Premier League Young Player of the Season
• 2020 - Georgian Footballer of the Year
• 2020–2021 - Russian Premier League Young Player of the Season
• 2021 - Georgian Footballer of the Year
• 2022 - Georgian Footballer of the Year
• 2022–2023 - UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season
• 2022–2023 - Serie A Most Valuable Player
• 2022–2023 - Serie A Team of the Season
• 2022–2023 - Serie A top assist provider
• 2023 - Georgian Footballer of the Year
• 2023 - Serie A Goal of the Year
• 2025 - Georgian Footballer of the Year