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Georgia officially call up Liverpool goalkeeper for final 2026 Nations League fixtures

Georgia head coach Ramaz Svanadze has named his 26-man squad for the national team’s final 2026/27 UEFA Nations League fixtures.

Georgia will host Hungary at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi on November 14 before facing Ukraine in the Slovak city of Košice three days later.

Svanadze has included three debutants: Dinamo Batumi goalkeeper Nodar Kalichava, Ukrainian side Polissya’s defender Giorgi Maisuradze and Spartak Trnava midfielder Giorgi Moistrapishvili.

Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has also been called up. The 26-year-old has made 42 appearances for his country since making his debut in a friendly with Bulgaria back in September 2021.

Mamardashvili has since become a key figure for Georgia, starring at Euro 2024 with 21 group-stage saves, the joint-most by any goalkeeper in the competition’s history.

He was named Georgian Footballer of the Year in 2024, ending Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s run of consecutive wins. The shot-stopper has made just two appearances for Liverpool this season but played a decisive role in their penalty shootout victory over Chelsea.

He saved Emmanuel Emegha’s spot-kick after misses from Kostas Tsimikas and Valentín Barco, allowing Joe Gomez to score the decisive penalty.

Mamardashvili officially became a Liverpool player in July 2025 after the Reds agreed a deal with Valencia the previous summer. He arrived on Merseyside following four seasons in Spain, having made 134 appearances for Los Che.

Below is Georgia’s full squad:

Goalkeepers: Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool, England), Luka Gugeshashvili (Gioztepe, Turkey), Nodar Kalichava (Dinamo Batumi, Georgia).

Defenders: Saba Goglichidze (Monza, Italy), Saba Sazonov (Getafe, Spain), Iva Gelashvili (Cluj, Romania), Luka Lochoshvili (Cologne, Germany), Lasha Dvali (CSKA 1948, Bulgaria), Jemal Tabidze (Kayserispor, Turkey), Otar Kakabadze (Krakow, Poland), Giorgi Maisuradze (Polish, Ukraine), Irakli Azarov (Shakhtar, Ukraine).

Midfielders/attackers: Anzor Mekvabishvili (Chicago Fire, USA), Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sevilla, Spain), Nodar Lominadze (Torpedo, Georgia), Sandro Altunashvili (Dinamo Batumi, Georgia), Giorgi Moistrapishvili (Spartak Trnava, Slovakia).

Irakli Egoiani (Excelsior, Netherlands), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Udinese, Italy), Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne, France), Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Rayo Vallecano, Spain).

Giorgi Guliashvili (Racing, Spain), Giorgi Kvernadze (Frosinone, Italy), Budu Zivzivadze (Heidenheim, Germany), Giorgi Mikautadze (Villarreal, Spain), Giorgi Gagua (Dunaiská Streda, Slovakia).

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