Lado Akhalaia (born 1 July 2002) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a striker for Luxembourgish club Swift Hesperange on loan from the Italian club Torino.
Career
As a youth player, Akhalaia joined the youth academy of Moldovan second tier side Dacia Buiucani. In 2019, he joined the youth academy of Inter in the Italian Serie A after trialing for the youth academies of Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk and Sporting in Portugal.
In 2021, he signed for Italian Serie A team Torino. In 2022, Akhalaia was sent on loan to Virton in the Belgian second tier. On 14 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to Swift Hesperange in Luxembourg.
Personal life
He is the son of Georgia international Vladimir Akhalaia and the grandson of Moldova international and manager Alexandru Spiridon.
