Saba Lobzhanidze

Lobzhanidze's current-season form is down 19% on last season (Season 16→13), while his Rating eased 21→16. 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	19	2	3	6.77	20	22
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, rated 15.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 400th of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.1% of available minutes). He brings 1.77 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 1.77 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lobzhanidze.

Judged on this season alone, Lobzhanidze graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 46 of the 46 wingers in the Major League Soccer, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 16 appearances (1.765 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16, 45th of 46 of the 46 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 1.8 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 potential45th of 46 wingers · Major League Soccer · 16 apps Current season31st of 46 wingers · Major League Soccer · 16 apps 31st-best winger in the Major League Soccer 400th in the Major League Soccer · potential 45th-highest potential winger in the Major League Soccer

15.6

Ratingi

45th of 46 wingers

12.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

12.1%

Minutes

limited game time

1.77

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Real Salt Lake finished 8th of 15 · a mid-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. 1.77 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 1.77 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 12.1% 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 15.6, Lobzhanidze carries the 45th-highest potential of the wingers in the Major League Soccer of 46 — 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 (1.77 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 %12.1%

Available fixtures18 of 20

Goals / 900

Assists / 901.765

Goal contribution / 901.765

Defensive actions / 901.176

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 31, Lobzhanidze sits on 1.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lobzhanidze's projected Rating — 15.6 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 · 9 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

HataysporJun 2021 – Feb 2023Free

AAnkaragucuJan 2020 – Jun 2021

Randers FCJul 2017 – Jan 2020

DDinamo TbilisiJan 2017 – Jul 2017

CChikhura SachkhereJun 2016 – Jan 2017

DDinamo Tbilisiuntil Jun 2016

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 8th 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 6.96 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 2W-4D-12L — and his match ratings average 6.83 at home against 6.59 on the road.

Recent matches

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 2, 2026: 1-1 draw away at St. Louis City (50 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
July 26, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Portland Timbers (16 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 23, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Los Angeles FC (12 minutes, 1 assist, 6.7 rating)
May 24, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Columbus Crew (69 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 16, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Orlando City SC (68 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 9, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Los Angeles Galaxy (71 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 2, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs CF Montreal (64 minutes, 2 goals, 9.3 rating)
April 22, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs New England Revolution (79 minutes, 6.3 rating)

S. Lobzhanidze's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Real Salt Lake face Colorado Rapids away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Lobzhanidze at 15.6 with a Season form score of 12.5, ranking 400th of 436 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 338 club appearances with 78 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, DDinamo Tbilisi and CChikhura Sachkhere.

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 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points