Giorgi Tsitaishvili
Georgian footballer (born 2000)
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Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Order of Honor) (Ukrainian: Георгій Климентійович Цітаїшвілі, romanized: Heorhii Klymentiiovych Tsitaishvili; Georgian: გიორგი წიტაიშვილი; born 18 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the Georgia national team.
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Tsitaishvili with Lech Poznań in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2026 | Dynamo Kyiv | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Chornomorets Odesa (loan) | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Wisła Kraków (loan) | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lech Poznań (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Lech Poznań II (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Dinamo Batumi (loan) | 34 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Granada (loan) | 36 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Metz (loan) | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Rayo Vallecano | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Ukraine U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Ukraine U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Ukraine U19 | 12 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Ukraine U20 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Ukraine U21 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Georgia | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:14, 19 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:14, 6 October 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Born in Israel while his father Klimenti Tsitahshvili played professional football there, he was raised in Ukraine and is of Georgian descent. He represented Ukraine at youth international level before switching his allegiance to Georgia.
Early life
Tsitaishvili was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel. At the time, his father, Klimenti Tsitaishvili, was a footballer playing for Hapoel Rishon LeZion. He grew up in Ukraine, but is of Georgian descent.[1] He is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school.[2]
Club career
Dynamo Kyiv
Tsitaishvili made his debut for Dynamo in the 2018 Ukrainian Cup Final on 9 May 2018, playing in a match against Shaktar Donetsk.[3] The following season he made his European debut, when he came on as a substitute in Dynamo's 1–0 away loss to FK Jablonec in the UEFA Europa League.
Loan spells in Ukraine
On 20 December 2020, the manager of Vorskla Poltava, Yuriy Maksymov, announced that Tsitaishvili would be joining his club on a temporary basis.[4]
In July 2021, he moved on loan to Chornomorets Odesa.[5] On 25 July 2021, he made his league debut for Chornomorets in a 3–0 away loss against Desna Chernihiv at the Chernihiv Stadium.[6]
Loan spells in Poland
On 7 March 2022, following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA announced all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine would be suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until 30 June 2022.[7] On 6 April 2022, Tsitaishvili moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a loan until the end of the season.[8] He appeared in seven league games, scoring one goal, before leaving the relegated team on 7 June 2022.
In late June, he left Dynamo's pre-season camp to return to Poland and join defending champions Lech Poznań on a one-year loan spell.[9] On 9 July 2022, he made his competitive debut for Lech as a starter in a 2–0 Polish Super Cup loss against Raków Częstochowa.[10]
Loan to Dinamo Batumi
In early July 2023, Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi announced signing Tsitaishvili on a year-long loan deal.[11] He made a debut with Dinamo in a UEFA Europa Conference League game against Tirana on 13 July 2023.[12] Later the same year, the player won the league title with this club.
Loan to Granada
On 26 July 2024, Tsitaishvili joined Spanish Segunda División side Granada on a one-year loan deal.[13] On 15 August, he took part in an opening match of the season against Albacete.
On 29 September 2024, Tsitaishvili scored his first Spanish goal in a 2–2 draw against Burgos.[14]
Loan to Metz
On 11 July 2025, Tsitaishvili joined French Ligue 1 club Metz on loan.[15]
Rayo Vallecano
On 12 August 2026, Tsitaishvili joined Spanish La Liga side Rayo Vallecano on a permanent transfer.[16]
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.
At senior level, he switched his allegiance to Georgia. He made his debut for the Georgia national team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Kosovo, starting and playing the full match in a 1–0 home loss.[17]
On 26 September 2022, Tsitaishvili scored for the first time for the team in a UEFA Nations League match against Gibraltar to make it 2–0.[18]
Tsitaishvili participated in all four matches of the 2023 European U21 Championship, co-hosted by Georgia. He came off the bench and scored after six minutes against Belgium in a dramatic 2–2 draw.[19]
Tsitaishvili also took part in both of Georgia's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-off, helping the team qualify for their first major competition. Two months later, he received a call-up for Georgia's squad for the final tournament.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 September 2026[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Vorskla Poltava (loan) | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Chornomorets Odesa (loan) | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Wisła Kraków (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Lech Poznań (loan) | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań II (loan) | 2022–23 | II liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi (loan) | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | ||
| Granada (loan) | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| Metz (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2026–27 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 166 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 20 | ||
- Includes Ukrainian Cup, Polish Cup, Georgian Cup, Copa del Rey
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 5 October 2026[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Georgia | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsitaishvili goal.[22]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 26 September 2022 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |