Heorhiy Tsitaishvili


Heorhiy Tsitaishvili is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Dynamo Kyiv.

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. 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. 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

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