Irakli Kvekveskiri

Following his move to FC Orenburg, Kvekveskiri's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 24→16), while his Rating eased 11→9. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Orenburg · 12th	24	0	1	6.68	9	16
2024/25	FC Orenburg	28	0	1	6.82	—	—
2024/25	Fakel · 16th	24	0	1	6.82	11	24
2023/24	Fakel · 11th	29	0	0	7.03	14	23
2023/24	FC Orenburg	28	0	0	7.03	—	—
2022/23	Fakel · 7th	27	3	0	6.81	16	35
2022/23	FC Orenburg	29	3	0	6.81	—	—
2021/22	Ska-khabarovsk · 4th	33	0	0	—	15	0

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

I. Kvekveskiri is a 36-year-old central midfielder at FC Orenburg, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 16, top 68% of Premier League central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 9, ranking 269th of 276 in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (54.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kvekveskiri.

Judged on this season alone, Kvekveskiri graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 56 of the 56 central midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.891 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9, 56th of 56 of the 56 central midfielders in the Premier League. At 36 Kvekveskiri is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2022/23

Current potential56th of 56 central midfielders · Premier League Current season38th of 56 central midfielders · Premier League38th-best central midfielder in the Premier League269th in the Premier League · potential56th-highest potential central midfielder in the Premier League

Ratingi

56th of 56 central midfielders

15.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

54.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.89

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Orenburg finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

2.89

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 54.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 36, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 9, Kvekveskiri carries the 56th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premier League of 56, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (FC Orenburg finished 12th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %54.2%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.062

Goal contribution / 900.062

Defensive actions / 902.891

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %20

Pass accuracy %73

Cards / 900.431

Foul involvement / 902.83

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 36, Kvekveskiri sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kvekveskiri's projected Rating — 9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots10

Passing

Assists1

Chances created15

Passes566

Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Duels won66

Duels won %48.9%

Fouls won17

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions18

Blocks3

Fouls committed29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0M total transfer fees · 12 moves

Free agent2026/27 – nowFree

FC Orenburg2025/26 – 2026/27Free Transfer

Fakel2022/23 – 2025/26Free

Ska-khabarovsk2018/19 – 2022/23Free

AArarat-Moskva2017/18 – 2018/19Free

Alashkert2016/17 – 2017/18Free

Guria2015/16 – 2016/17Free

Mikauntil 2015/16

SSZTK-Erima2012/13 – 2015/16Free

Dinamo Batumi2012/13 – 2012/13Free

Pécsi MFC(back from loan)2011/12 – 2012/13

SSZTK-Erima(on loan)2011/12 – 2011/12

Pécsi MFC2009/10 – 2011/12€ 20K

Kubanuntil 2009/10

About I. Kvekveskiri

Irakli Kvekveskiri is a 36-year-old central midfielder who plays for FC Orenburg, born on March 12, 1990 in Ochamchire, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Russia. FC Orenburg currently sit 12th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, I. Kvekveskiri has made 24 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,463 minutes, averaging a 6.56 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 7 yellow cards.

When I. Kvekveskiri plays, FC Orenburg's record this season is 6W-7D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.78 at home against 6.57 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 0-3 loss away at FC Krasnodar (10 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 3, 2026: 1-3 loss away at FC Sochi (18 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-0 win away at FC Rostov (1 minutes)
April 22, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Nizhny Novgorod (11 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 4, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Dynamo (21 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 8, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Zenit (10 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 28, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Akron (19 minutes, 6.6 rating)
December 5, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Akhmat (76 minutes, 6.9 rating)
November 29, 2025: 0-2 loss away at CSKA Moscow (83 minutes, 6.2 rating)
November 22, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs Baltika (89 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates I. Kvekveskiri at 9 with a Season form score of 15.7, ranking 269th of 276 central midfielders in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: I. Kvekveskiri has missed 1 match this season through injury.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Premier League and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, I. Kvekveskiri has totalled 471 club appearances with 21 goals and 3 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 33 appearances for Ska-khabarovsk.

I. Kvekveskiri's career has also included time at Fakel, Ska-khabarovsk, AArarat-Moskva, Alashkert, Guria, Mika, SSZTK-Erima, Dinamo Batumi, Pécsi MFC and Kuban.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Orenburg finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

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