Player Analysis: Georges Mikautadze

At 20 years of age, Georges Mikautadze is on track to have a breakthrough season. Born in France to Georgian parents, Mikautadze spent seven years at Lyon's academy, before spending a lone season at AS Saint-Priest in the French lower tiers. He joined Metz's academy in 2017, and in 2019/20, he scored eight goals in the French fifth tier with Metz B, and even made a brief substitute appearance in a 4-1 loss to Nice in Ligue 1.

Mikautadze joined Belgian second tier side RFC Searing on loan, and after eight matches, he currently leads the goalscoring charts in the Proximus League with 14 goals -- 7 more than his nearest competitor Dante Vanzeir. Let's take a look at what makes Mikautadze such an intriguing prospect.

Strengths

Based on the first eight matches, it's clear that Mikautadze has a genuine poacher's instinct. While he isn't the quickest forward, he has impressive movement and a clever acceleration over short distances that allows him to get into goalscoring positions with ease. His confidence is at an all-time high, and although he prefers to take shots with his right foot, he is a versatile finisher who can shoot with either foot.