Georges Mikautadze is a Georgian-French footballer.
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He was born on October 31, 2000, in France and plays for the Georgia national team, as well as FC Metz.
Professional Career: Clubs and National Team
Mikautadze began his football career at Gerland before enrolling in the Olympique Lyonnais academy. He moved to the FC Metz football academy in 2016.
On December 7, 2019, Mikautadze made his debut as a professional with Metz in a 4-1 Ligue 1 loss against Nice.
He inked a four-year contract, his first professional contract, with the Metz on December 10, 2019. In his debut season in France, he mainly served as a reserve player and found it difficult to create an impression.
Mikautadze was one of six Metz players who went on loan to play for Seraing in the Belgian First Division B in June 2020.
He had scored 15 goals after his first nine games with Seraing, including four against Lommel on his debut.
With 19 goals in all, he tied for the season’s top scorer. He scored three goals as Waasland-Beveren was defeated 6–3 overall in the play-offs.
For his contribution to Seraing’s successful league campaign, Mikautadze was named in Team of the Season and was awarded the Métallo d’Or, the title annually given to the best Seraing player, after the fans had voted for him.
On 30 August 2021, he returned to Seraing on another loan.
In the summer of 2022, Mikautadze returned to Metz. After being a nominee for the award in August, by March 2023 Mikautadze was the leading goalscorer of the league, and the National Union of Professional Players (UNPF) named him Player of the Month. Having added nine more goals in April and May, he was selected in Team of the Week six times in a row during this period.
By the end of the season, he was the top goal scorer and best player in the league.
Mikautadze kicked out the new season with two goals against Marseille and Clermont and an assist in the first encounter against Rennes, as Metz was promoted to Ligue 1 in 2023–2024.
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Ajax, an Eredivisie team, announced on August 30, 2023, that Mikautadze had signed a five-year contract for a reported €16 million, with the possibility of add-ons raising that amount to €19 million.
Mikautadze played his first game in Europe during Ajax’s 0–2 loss to Brighton at the Amsterdam Arena. Mikautadze made just nine appearances for Ajax in all competitions during the first half of the 2023–24 season, and he was goalless.
On 4 January 2024, Mikautadze returned to Metz, arriving on loan from Ajax until the end of the 2023–24 season.
The deal included an option-to-buy, reported to be around €10 million.
Mikautadze received his first call-up for the Georgia national team from newly appointed French coach Willy Sagnol in March 2021.
He made his debut in a 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Sweden on 25 March 2021 and in June 2021, netted his first international goal in a 2–1 away friendly win against Romania.
On 12 October 2023, Mikautadze scored 4 goals, his first international hat-trick and poker, in an 8–0 win against Thailand, the record win of the Georgia national team.
He scored three goals in ten games, including the playoffs, twice against Cyprus and the game-winning goal against Norway, helping Georgia qualify for the UEFA Euro 2024—a historic first for his nation.
He equalized against Turkey in the opening round of the European competition on June 18, the day of his country’s first goal, despite the match ending in a 3-1 loss.
In the following match, which took place four days later, he scored a penalty in a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic.
On 26 June, he scored another penalty in a 2–0 victory over Portugal, securing his nation’s qualification to the knockout phase as one of the best third-placed teams, and concluding the group stage as top scorer in the competition with three goals in total.
Family, Personal Life, and Facts: Parents, Siblings, Wife/Girlfriend, Children, and Religion
There is no other information available regarding Milkautadze’s parents. He was born to Georgian parents.
Additionally, as of the time of writing, there is no information accessible regarding his siblings, marriage, girlfriend, or children.
What religion or religious beliefs he holds is unknown.
Salary and Net Worth:
According to Capology, Mikautadze earns a weekly salary of € 20,000 .
He has an estimated net worth of £989,560, according to Salary Sport.
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