Luka Lochoshvili (born 29 May 1998) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Cremonese and the Georgia national team.
Lochoshvili initially played in Dinamo Tbilisi youth teams before his promotion to the first team in 2016. He made a debut in a 4–0 win against Lokomotive Tbilisi on 18 November 2016.
The next summer Lochoshvili signed a five-year deal with Dinamo Kyiv, although in March 2018 was loaned back to his boyhood club and later, in February 2019, to Slovak side Zilina.
Lochoshvili made his professional Fortuna Liga debut for Zilina against DAC Dunajska Streda on 6 April 2019.
In early 2020 Dinamo Kyiv and Lochoshvili terminated the existing contract. The player spent next several months at Dinamo Tbilisi
In mid 2020, Lochoshvili moved to Austria to join Wolfsberger AC. He opened his goal account in a 5–3 away win against Austria Wien on 21 March 2021.
In February 2022, while playing for Wolfsberger AC against Austria Wien in Vienna, Lochoshvili took out the tongue of Austria player Georg Teigl. Teigl collided with an opposition player and was lying unconscious, unable to breathe, as he had swallowed his own tongue. Shortly afterwards Luka Lochoshvili was awarded with the Dignity Cross by the grateful Carinthia state governor. He won the Fair Play award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2022 for his actions. The only goal scored by Lochoshvili in the 2021–22 season in a 4–1 away victory over Sturm Graz was recognized as the best of week 31 by fans.
On 10 August 2022, Lochoshvili signed with Cremonese in Italy. He made a first appearance for his new club against AS Roma on 22 August. Lochoshvili netted his first Serie A goal in a 3–2 away win over Sampdoria on 8 April 2023. |
