Aleksandre Peikrishvili

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.

Aleksandre Peikrishvili
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18)
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

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Peikrishvili 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "ვიტალი დარასელიას სახელობის ტურნირის საუკეთესო მოთამაშე „დინამოელი" ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილია" (in Georgian). 1TVSPORT.
  3. ^ a b "ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილი: ,,ელიტ რაუნდში გასვლა ჩვენი ნაკრებისთვის ძალიან ემოციური გამოდგა" (in Georgian). belive.
  4. ^ "The Guardian-მა ქართველი ფეხბურთელი 60 ტალანტს შორის დაასახელა" (in Georgian). Sportall.
  5. ^ "GFF გამოვლინდნენ 2023: გამარჯვებულები Awards" (in Georgian). Crystal Sport.
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