Otar Kiteishvili

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Otar Kiteishvili
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Rustavi, Georgia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sturm Graz
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2013 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Dinamo Tbilisi 98 (17)
2014 → Metalurgi Rustavi (loan) 17 (1)
2018– Sturm Graz 96 (18)
National team‡
2014–2015 Georgia U19 9 (3)
2015–2016 Georgia U21 14 (5)
2017– Georgia 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:17, 28 November 2021 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:59, 28 March 2021 (UTC).

Otar Kiteishvili (Georgian: ოთარ კიტეიშვილი; born 26 March 1996) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

Club career[]

Dinamo Tbilisi[]

Kiteishvili began his career in Dinamo Tbilisi. In April 2014, he was sent on loan to League rivals Metalurgi Rustavi. He made his debut on 7 May in the eighth matchday of the Umaglesi Liga championship round against Sioni Bolnisi, netting his side's second goal after coming on as a substitute for Kakhaber Kakashvili in a 2–0 home win.[1]

In the winter break of the 2014–15 season, he returned to Dinamo Tbilisi. After playing 14 games for Rustavi in the top Georgian league in the first half of the season, he played as many games for Dinamo after his return.[2] Kiteishvili scored his first league goal for the club on 3 October 2015, which proved to be the match-winner in a 1–0 home win over Dinamo Batumi.[3]

Kiteishvili made 98 league appearances for Dinamo Tbilisi, in which he scored 17 goals.[2]

Sturm Graz[]

On 31 July 2018, Kiteishvili moved to Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, where he signed a four-year contract. [4] He made his debut on 12 August in the third matchday of the domestic league against SKN St. Pölten, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Lukas Grozurek of a 2–0 away loss.[5] On 2 December, Kiteishvili scored his first goal for Sturm Graz to secure the 3–0 final score in a victory against Wolfsberger AC.[6][7]

International career[]

Kiteishvili made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against Uzbekistan.[8]

Honours[]

Dinamo Tbilisi

References[]

  1. ^ "Metalurgi Rustavi vs. Sioni - 7 May 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Georgia - O. Kiteishvili - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Dinamo Tbilisi vs. Dinamo Batumi - 3 October 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ein Georgier für Sturm Graz". SK Sturm Graz (in German). 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "St. Pölten vs. Sturm Graz - 12 August 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Premierentreffer für Lema und Kiteishvili". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 2 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Sturm Graz vs. Wolfsberger AC - 2 December 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Uzbekistan draws with Georgia in friendly". The Tashkent Times. 24 January 2017.

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