Saba Lobzhanidze

Lobzhanidze's current-season form is up 56% on last season (Season 16→25), while his Rating eased 21→18. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 39).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Atlanta United FC · 8th	23	4	3	6.77	20	26
2025/26	Atlanta United FC · 8th	33	0	5	6.75	21	16
2024/25	Atlanta United FC · 9th	34	9	3	7.07	30	35
2023/24	Atlanta United FC · 6th	12	3	4	6.88	28	15
2022/23	Fatih KaragümrükLoan · 7th	20	4	4	6.78	38	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Georgia · international

Side	Apps	G
Georgia	40	4
Georgia U21	14	2
Georgia U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Winger

S. Lobzhanidze is a 31-year-old winger at Real Salt Lake, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 2 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 25, top 68% of Major League Soccer wingers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 18.1, ranking 419th of 481 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (26.9% of available minutes). He brings 1.33 goal contributions per 90 (0.53 goals, 0.8 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lobzhanidze.

Judged on this season alone, Lobzhanidze graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 50 of the 50 wingers in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 16 appearances (1.327 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 25). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 48th of 50 of the 50 wingers in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Lobzhanidze is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2024/254 clubs

Current potential48th of 50 wingers · Major League Soccer · 16 apps Current season34th of 50 wingers · Major League Soccer · 16 apps 34th-best winger in the Major League Soccer 419th in the Major League Soccer · potential 48th-highest potential winger in the Major League Soccer

18.1

Ratingi

48th of 50 wingers

25.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

26.9%

Minutes

limited game time

1.33

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.13

Goals / app

2 goals in 16 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 1.33 goal contributions per 90 (0.53 goals, 0.8 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 26.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, 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 18.1, Lobzhanidze carries the 48th-highest potential of the wingers in the Major League Soccer of 50 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.33 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %26.9%

Available fixtures18 of 24

Goals / 900.531

Assists / 900.796

Goal contribution / 901.327

Defensive actions / 900.531

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %15.4

Shot accuracy %68.4

Pass accuracy %75

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 900.633

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 31, Lobzhanidze sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lobzhanidze's projected Rating — 18.1 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 wingers in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target13

Shots19

Passing

Assists2

Chances created17

Passes160

Pass accuracy75%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success50%

Duels won14

Duels won %38.9%

Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles3

Interceptions3

Fouls committed4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€1.5M total transfer fees · 6 moves

Real Salt LakeJul 2026 – now

Atlanta United FCAug 2023 – Jul 2026€ 1.5M

Hatayspor(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

Fatih Karagümrük(on loan)Feb 2023 – Jul 2023

Hataysporuntil Feb 2023

AAnkaragucuJan 2020 – Feb 2023

Randers FCJul 2017 – Jan 2020

DDinamo Tbilisiuntil Jul 2017

About S. Lobzhanidze

Saba Lobzhanidze is a 31-year-old winger who plays for Real Salt Lake, born on December 18, 1994 in Tbilisi, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Georgia. Real Salt Lake currently sit 11th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, S. Lobzhanidze has made 16 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 711 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 10 rated games. Though primarily a winger, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When S. Lobzhanidze plays, Real Salt Lake's record this season is 3W-6D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.84 at home against 6.58 on the road.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs New York City FC (90 minutes, 6.42 rating)
September 10, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Houston Dynamo (20 minutes, 1 goal, 7.91 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Los Angeles FC (67 minutes, 1 goal, 7.84 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Colorado Rapids (9 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 26, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Leon (73 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 20, 2026: 3-4 loss at home vs FC Dallas (45 minutes, 1 assist, 6.7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Minnesota United FC (30 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 9, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Atlante FC (24 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 5, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Tigres UANL (76 minutes, 5.9 rating)
August 2, 2026: 1-1 draw away at St. Louis City (50 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)

S. Lobzhanidze's next match is on September 20, 2026, when Real Salt Lake face Vancouver Whitecaps at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Lobzhanidze at 18.1 with a Season form score of 25.4, ranking 419th of 481 wingers in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the David Kipiani Cup and the Erovnuli Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, S. Lobzhanidze has totalled 342 club appearances with 80 goals and 42 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 37 appearances for Randers FC.

S. Lobzhanidze's career has also included time at Atlanta United FC, Hatayspor, Fatih Karagümrük, AAnkaragucu, Randers FC and DDinamo Tbilisi.

On the international stage, S. Lobzhanidze has represented Georgia, Georgia U21, Georgia U19 — 56 caps and 6 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 11th of 15 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points