Giorgi Pantsulaia

Giorgi Pantsulaia
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)
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 9 (1)
International career
2010–2011 Georgia U17 4 (0)
2012–2013 Georgia U19 7 (2)
2013–2015 Georgia U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023

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.

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

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Panstulaia 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

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As of match played 19 October 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in Georgian Super Cup

Honours

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Dinamo Batumi

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Erovnuli Liga (1): 2021

Georgian Super Cup (1): 2022

Individual

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Most goals in a season

References

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  1. ^ "ფანცულაიამ "ტორპედოს" ზედიზედ მეორე ბრინჯაო გაუფორმა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 13 May 2013.
  2. ^ "ფანცულაიამ "საბურთალოსთან" ორწლიანი გააფორმა". wordsport.ge (in Georgian). 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ "გიორგი ფანცულაია ბათუმის "დინამოში" გადავიდა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ "ჯიღაურმა და ფანცულაიამ ყაზახეთი დატოვეს - მათ ხელფასის შემცირებაზე უარი თქვეს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "ქუთაისის "ტორპედომ" გიორგი ფანცულაია დაიბრუნა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 9 July 2023.
  6. ^ ""სამგურალმა" გიორგი ფანცულაია დაიმატა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Шесть футболистов официально покинули клуб КПЛ". sports.kz (in Russian). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Giorgi Panstulaia statistics". soccerway.com.
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