Heorhiy Tsitaishvili

Heorhiy Tsitaishvili (Ukrainian: Георгій Климентійович Цітаїшвілі, Georgian: გიორგი წიტაიშვილი; born 18 November 2000) is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Dynamo Kyiv.

Heorhiy Giorgi Tsitaishvili
Personal information
Full name Heorhiy Klymentiyovych Tsitaishvili
Date of birth (2000-11-18) 18 November 2000
Place of birth Rishon LeZion, Israel
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dynamo Kyiv
Number 11
Youth career
2012–2018 Dynamo Kyiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Dynamo Kyiv 15 (0)
National team‡
2017 Ukraine U17 2 (0)
2018 Ukraine U18 2 (0)
2018– Ukraine U19 12 (5)
2019– Ukraine U20 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2019

Early life

Tsitaishvili, who is of Georgian descent, was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel, where his father Klimenti Tsitaishvili played as footballer. He is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school.[1] His first coaches were Yuriy Yeskin and Oleksiy Drotsenko.

Club career

Tsitaishvili made his debut for Dynamo in the 2018 Ukrainian Cup Final on 9 May 2018, playing in a match against FC Shakhtar Donetsk.[2] The following season he made his European debut, when he came on as a substitute in Dynamo's 0-1 away loss to FK Jablonec in the UEFA Europa League.

International career

Tsitaishvili was part of the Ukraine national under-20 football team that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in five of his team's seven matches in the tournament, and scored a goal in the final against South Korea.

Career statistics

Club
As of the end of 2018–19 season[3]
Club Season League Cup1 Continental2 Other3 Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dynamo Kyiv 2017–18 UPL 0010000010
2018–19 5000100060
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Career total 5010101080

1 Includes Ukrainian Cup matches.
2 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
3 Includes Ukrainian Super Cup matches.

Honours

International

Ukraine U20

References
  1. ГЕОРГІЙ ЦИТАЇШВІЛІ (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 14 December 2018.
  2. КУБОК УКРАЇНИ-2018. «ШАХТАР» ПЕРЕМІГ «ДИНАМО» ТА ЗДОБУВ ТРОФЕЙ УДВАНАДЦЯТЕ (in Ukrainian). FFU Official Site. 14 December 2018.
  3. "Ukraine - Tsitaishvili Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. "Spirited comeback earns Ukraine first U-20 title". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2019.

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