Georges Mikautadze

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Georges Mikautadze () (Georgian: გიორგი მიქაუტაძე, romanized: giorgi mikaut’adze; born 31 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Villarreal. Born in France, he plays for the Georgia national team.

Mikautadze took his first steps in football at FC Gerland before joining the Lyon youth academy. In 2016, he moved to Metz’s football academy.

Mikautadze made his professional debut with Metz in a 4–1 Ligue 1 loss to Nice on 7 December 2019. On 10 December 2019, he signed a four-year deal with Metz, which was his first professional contract. He struggled to make an impact in his first senior season, playing mostly for the reserve team.

In June 2020, Mikautadze was one of six Metz players to join Belgian First Division B side Seraing on loan. After his first nine matches with Seraing, he had scored 15 times, including four on his debut against Lommel. Overall, with 19 goals he became a joint topscorer of the season. He netted three goals in an aggregate 6–3 play-off victory over Waasland-Beveren. For his contribution to Seraing’s successful…