Aleksandre "Lexo" Peikrishvili (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილი; born 14 June 2006) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 June 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2015 | Metalurgi Rustavi | ||
2015–2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi II | 24 | (5) |
2024 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Georgia U16 | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Georgia U17 | 5 | (0) |
2023 | Georgia U18 | 8 | (1) |
2023– | Georgia U19 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 |
On 11 October 2023, Peikrishvili was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[1]
Club career
editPeikrishvili was born in Tbilisi to Giorgi Peikrishvili, a former footballer.[2] He started his youth career at the age of 7, playing for Metalurgi Rustavi. In 2015, he moved to the Dinamo Tbilisi youth academy.[3][4]
He scored 5 goals after 21 appearances in his first senior season with Dinamo Tbilisi.[3] He was thus named as the Georgia's second best U-19 player of the year in a ceremonial organized by Georgian Football Federation.[5]
On 16 July 2024, Peikrishvili signed a 5-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.
References
edit- ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "ვიტალი დარასელიას სახელობის ტურნირის საუკეთესო მოთამაშე „დინამოელი" ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილია" (in Georgian). 1TVSPORT.
- ^ a b "ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილი: ,,ელიტ რაუნდში გასვლა ჩვენი ნაკრებისთვის ძალიან ემოციური გამოდგა" (in Georgian). belive.
- ^ "The Guardian-მა ქართველი ფეხბურთელი 60 ტალანტს შორის დაასახელა" (in Georgian). Sportall.
- ^ "GFF გამოვლინდნენ 2023: გამარჯვებულები Awards" (in Georgian). Crystal Sport.
External links
edit- Aleksandre Peikrishvili at Soccerway