Rodion Aliyev

Central Midfielder - Zugdidi
6 Sep 2026
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Marked for Rodion Aliyev

4 Edition

The Zugdidi Chronicle

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market24 Aug 2026

Zugdidi turn down Guria for Irakli Arveladze

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market24 Aug 2026

Rodion Aliyev hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Zugdidi can pretend not to have heard.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Kakha Ananidze keeps Zugdidi in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

No sign of nerves from Nika Okriashvili at 16 — 7.60

The hardest thing about being 16 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Nika Okriashvili did not need any: 7.60, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Match22 Aug 2026

No end in sight to Zugdidi's wait for a win

5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Zugdidi has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Roland Paku in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Zugdidi this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Jaba Tsitaishvili signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jaba Tsitaishvili commits to Zugdidi for another 3 years.

Match22 Aug 2026

Nika Okriashvili rescues a point for Zugdidi

It needed Nika Okriashvili to find the net to bring anything home at all: 1‑1 against Dinamo Batumi, and half the dressing room will call it a point won.

Market24 Aug 2026

Kakha Ananidze placed on the list

Zugdidi have made Kakha Ananidze available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief

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1 Edition

The Zugdidi Chronicle

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market3 Aug 2026

Shota Kakabadze puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Zugdidi, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Aleksandre Qazaishvili in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Zugdidi this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match1 Aug 2026

Guria take the points off Zugdidi

Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Rodion Aliyev signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Rodion Aliyev and Zugdidi agree another 3 years.

Market3 Aug 2026

Dinamo Batumi join the queue for Davit Mchedlidze

Add another name to the list: Dinamo Batumi have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Davit Mchedlidze. The answer from Zugdidi has not changed — yet.

Market3 Aug 2026

Rodion Aliyev is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Zugdidi has been clear about where Rodion Aliyev stands, which is more than many ever get.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Mamuka Kobiashvili knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Mamuka Kobiashvili trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Words at Zugdidi training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Zurab Chakvetadze is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Player ratings3 Aug 2026

Aleksandre Qazaishvili runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 10. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

In brief