Tsotne Patsatsia
Georgian footballer (born 2000)
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Tsotne Patsatsia (Georgian: ცოტნე ფაცაცია; born 28 March 2000) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Meshakhte.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Meshakhte | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Merani Martvili | 63 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Gagra (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2023 | Shukura | 19 | (7) |
| 2023–2024 | Dinamo Batumi | 26 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 34 | (5) |
| 2025 | Tirana | 11 | (2) |
| 2025 | →Tirana B | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Meshakhte | 11 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Georgia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026 | |||
Patsatsia has won the top Georgian league and received the Goal of the Year award.
Career
Patsatsia started his professional career at Liga 2 club Merani Martvili where he spent five seasons. At age 17, he made a debut as a substitute in a 5–0 away win against Guria.[1]
On 27 November 2018, Patsatsia scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Merani Tbilisi.[2] Around the same time, he took part in two matches for Georgia U19s in 2019 European Championship qualifiers.[3]
After the 2018 season, Patsatsia was loaned to Gagra. In early 2020, the player rejoined Merani[4] who made an unsuccessful attempt to advance to the Erovnuli Liga via playoffs a year later.
In January 2023, Merani announced that their head coach and twelve players, including Patsatsia, would leave the club following a financial crisis.[5] The player moved to Shukura Kobuleti and in his very first top-league game netted from the penalty spot against Dinamo Batumi.[6] He bagged an equalizer in the second match as well against the same opponents,[7] although in both cases Shukura failed to claim a point. Overall, he scored seven times for the bottom-placed team.
Patsatsia's performance on the pitch drew attention from Dinamo Batumi who signed him during the summer transfer window.[8]
The last of the three goals that Patsatsia scored for his new club was a 57m wonder strike from his own half,[9] which sealed not only a 3–0 victory over Telavi, but also champion's fate in favour of Dinamo Batumi. At the end of this season, Patsatsia was announced the winner of the Goal of the Year award.[10]
Patsatsia spent half of the 2024 season at the club before joining Torpedo Kutaisi on a 3+1 year-long deal.[11] The player made his first appearance for Torpedo in a UEFA Conference League match against Omonia, which also turned out his debut in a European competition.[12]
In July 2025, Patsatsia moved to Albanian side FK Tirana on a two-year contract,[13] although left the club after a half season.
In February 2026, he returned to the Georgian top league and signed for Meshakhte.[14]
Statistics
- As of match played 6 May 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Merani Martvili | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 2[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 6 | ||
| Gagra | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| Shukura | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 19 | 7 | – | – | – | 19 | 7 | |||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | – | 19 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| FK Tirana | 2025–26 | Kategoria Superiore | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 |
2 | |||
| Meshakhte | 2026 | Erovnuli Liga | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 190 | 29 | ||
- Appearances in Liga 2 relegation play-offs
- Appearance in Liga 2 promotion play-off
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League qualifiers
Honours
Team
Dinamo Batumi
- Erovnuli Liga winner: 2023
Individual
- Erovnuli Liga Goal of the Year award: 2023