Giorgi Pantsulaia (Georgian: გიორგი ფანცულაია; born 6 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstan Premier League club Zhenis.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zhenis | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 40 | (5) |
| 2014 | Zestaponi | 26 | (3) |
| 2015 | Tskhinvali | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Saburtalo | 45 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Dila Gori | 26 | (8) |
| 2018 | Samtredia | 8 | (4) |
| 2019 | Chikhura | 20 | (5) |
| 2020 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 17 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Dinamo Batumi | 64 | (19) |
| 2023 | Kaspiy | 13 | (6) |
| 2023 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 13 | (3) |
| 2024 | Samgurali | 12 | (6) |
| 2024– | Zhenis | 12 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Georgia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Georgia U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Georgia U21 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023 | |||
Pantsulaia is the son of Mamuka Pantsulaia, a joint top scorer of the inaugural season of the Georgian championship and participant of the national team's historic first official match.
Giorgi Pantsulaia was a squad member of national youth teams, including in 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He has won the Erovnuli Liga and Georgian Super Cup with Dinamo Batumi.
Career
editPanstulaia started his professional Torpedo Kutaisi at the age of 17. In a first top-league game against Kolkheti Poti he came off the bench to replace Revaz Gotsiridze on 8 March 2012. On 20 May 2012, the young forward netted his first goal in a 3–2 win over Dila Gori. His brace in a dramatic 5–4 victory over the same opponents the next season sealed the third place for Torpedo in 2013.[1]
At the end of the 2014–15 season Pantsulaia signed a two-year contract with newly promoted club Saburtalo Tbilisi.[2]
Panstulaia returned to Torpedo in 2020 and took part in 17 out of 18 games of the season shortened by COVID-19. In early 2021, he moved to Dinamo Batumi on a two-year deal.[3] In the same year, he won the league title followed by the Georgian Super Cup. Following this season, Pansulaia was included in Team of the Year.
Pantsulaia's first tenure with a foreign club was short-lived. He played with Kazakh side Kaspiy several months only, his contract being terminated on mutual agreement. He was among those eight foreign players who decided to part ways with the club due to some financial issues.[4]
In July 2023, he joined Torpedo Kutaisi for the third time.[5]
In early April 2024, Pantsulaia signed a season-long contract with Samgurali,[6] although left the club in the summer break despite being among the top five scorers of the season. On 4 July 2024, he joined Kazakh club Zhenis.[7]
Statistics
edit- As of match played 19 October 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2011/12 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga |
6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2012/13 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2013/14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | – | 2[a] | 1 | 21 | 11 | |||
| 2023 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 19 | 5 | |||
| Total | 70 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 25 | ||
| Zestaponi | 2013/14 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2014/15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Saburtalo | 2015/16 | Umaglesi Liga | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2016 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||||
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 13 | ||
| Dila Gori | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | – | – | 14 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | ||
| Samtredia | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 8 | 4 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 11 | 6 | |
| Chikhura | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 20 | 5 | – | – | 4[b] | 0 | – | 24 | 5 | |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6[c] | 3 | – | 45 | 19 | |
| 2022 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 33 | 6 | ||
| Total | 64 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 25 | ||
| Kaspiy | 2023 | KPL | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 6 | ||
| Samgurali | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 6 | ||
| Zhenis | 2024 | KPL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 294 | 79 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 346 | 104 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
Honours
editDinamo Batumi
editErovnuli Liga (1): 2021
Georgian Super Cup (1): 2022
Individual
editMost goals in a season
- Dila Gori: 2017
- Samtredia: 2018
- Torpedo Kutaisi: 2020
- Dinamo Batumi: 2021 (shared)
References
edit- ^ "ფანცულაიამ "ტორპედოს" ზედიზედ მეორე ბრინჯაო გაუფორმა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 13 May 2013.
- ^ "ფანცულაიამ "საბურთალოსთან" ორწლიანი გააფორმა". wordsport.ge (in Georgian). 29 May 2015.
- ^ "გიორგი ფანცულაია ბათუმის "დინამოში" გადავიდა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 3 January 2021.
- ^ "ჯიღაურმა და ფანცულაიამ ყაზახეთი დატოვეს - მათ ხელფასის შემცირებაზე უარი თქვეს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 5 July 2023.
- ^ "ქუთაისის "ტორპედომ" გიორგი ფანცულაია დაიბრუნა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 9 July 2023.
- ^ ""სამგურალმა" გიორგი ფანცულაია დაიმატა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Шесть футболистов официально покинули клуб КПЛ". sports.kz (in Russian). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Giorgi Panstulaia statistics". soccerway.com.
External links
edit- Giorgi Pantsulaia at Soccerway