Natia Pantsulaia

Natia Pantsulaia (Ukrainian: Натія Панцулая, born 28 December 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder for ALG Spor with jersey number 33 in the Turkish Women's First Football League and the Ukraine national team.[1]

Natia Pantsulaia

Natia Pantsulaia for ALG Spor (November 2018)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-12-28) 28 December 1991
Place of birth	Ukraine
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	ALG Spor
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Rodyna-Litsey Kostopil	22	(8)
2014–2015	Ukrayinka Ternopil	18	(8)
2016–2017	Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv	18	(2)
2017–2018	Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv	11	(1)
2018–2019	ALG Spor	17	(0)
2019	Atlético Madrid	0	(0)
2020–	ALG Spor	4	(4)
National team^‡
2009	Ukraine U-19
2017–2018	Ukraine	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 April 2018

Playing career

Club

Pantsulaia played in Ukraine for FC Motherland Lyceum and FC Ternopoleanka in Kostopil, WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv and WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv.[2] She played in all three matches of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round with WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv.[3]

In 2018, she moved to Turkey, and joined newly-promoted Turkish Women's First League team ALG Spor in Gaziantep.[1][2]

In July 2019, Pantsulaia joined Spanish Primera División team Atlético Madrid.[4][5]

In December 2019, she rescinded her contract with Atlético Madrid. In the second half of the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First League season, she returned to Turkey joining her previous club ALG Spor.[6]

International

Pantsulaia was a member of the Ukraine women's national U-19 team. She made her debut at the 2010 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 10 match against Cyprus women's U-19 team on 19 September 2009.[3]

She played in four of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – Group 4 matches with the Ukraine women's national team.[3][7][8][9][10]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 March 2020.[1][6]

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ALG Spor	2018–19	First League	17	0	–	–	0	0	17	0
	Total		17	0	–	–	0	0	17	0
ALG Spor	2019–20	First League	4	4	–	–	0	0	4	4
	Total		4	4	–	–	0	0	4	4

Honours

Turkish Women's First League

ALG Spor

Runners-up (1): 2018–19

References

1. "Natia Pantsulaia" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
2. "Натія Панцулая, Людмила Шматко та Ірина Подкуйко – гравці ФК АЛГ Спор". Ukraine Women (in Ukrainian). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
3. "Натия Панцулая" (in Ukrainian). FIFA World's Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
4. "Club Atlético de Madrid · Web oficial - Natiia Pantsulaia ya es rojiblanca". www.atleticodemadrid.com.
5. "Atletico announced the signing of Ukrainian girls". The Koz Telegramm. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
6. "Natia Pantsulaia" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
7. "Hungary 0-1 Ukraine". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
8. "Ukraine 1-0 Sweden". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
9. "Sweden 3-0 Ukraine". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
10. "Ukraine 2-0 Hungary". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.