Giorgi Tsitaishvili () (; ; born 18 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano and the Georgia national team.
Born in Israel while his father Klimenti Tsitahshvili played professional football there, he was raised in Ukraine and is of Georgian descent. He represented Ukraine at youth international level before switching his allegiance to Georgia.
Early life Tsitaishvili was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel. At the time, his father, Klimenti Tsitaishvili, was a footballer playing for Hapoel Rishon LeZion. He grew up in Ukraine, but is of Georgian descent. He is a product of the Dynamo Kyiv youth sportive school.
Club career Dynamo Kyiv
Tsitaishvili made his debut for Dynamo in the 2018 Ukrainian Cup Final on 9 May 2018, playing in a match against Shaktar Donetsk. The following season he made his European debut, when he came on as a substitute in Dynamo's 1–0 away loss to FK Jablonec in the UEFA Europa League.
Loan spells in Ukraine On 20 December 2020, the manager of Vorskla Poltava, Yuriy Maksymov, announced that Tsitaishvili would be joining his club on a temporary basis.
In July 2021, he moved on loan to Chornomorets Odesa. On 25 July 2021, he made his league debut for Chornomorets in a 3–0 away loss against Desna Chernihiv at the Chernihiv Stadium.
Loan spells in Poland On 7 March 2022, following the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA announced all the contracts of foreign players in Ukraine would be suspended until 30 June 2022 and they are allowed to sign with clubs outside Ukraine until 30 June 2022. On 6 April 2022, Tsitaishvili moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków on a loan until the end of the season. He appeared in seven league games, scoring one goal, before leaving the relegated team on 7 June 2022.
In late June, he left Dynamo's pre-season camp to return to Poland and join defending champions Lech Poznań on a one-year loan spell. On 9 July 2022, he made his competitive debut for Lech as a starter in a 2–0 Polish Super Cup loss against Raków Częstochowa.
Loan to Dinamo Batumi In early July 2023, Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi announced signing Tsitaishvili on a year-long loan deal. He made a debut with Dinamo in a UEFA Europa Conference League game against Tirana on 13 July 2023. Later the same year, the player won the league title with this club.
Loan to Granada On 26 July 2024, Tsitaishvili joined Spanish Segunda División side Granada on a one-year loan deal. On 15 August, he took part in an opening match of the season against Albacete.
On 29 September 2024, Tsitaishvili scored his first Spanish goal in a 2–2 draw against Burgos.
Loan to Metz On 11 July 2025, Tsitaishvili joined French Ligue 1 club Metz on loan.
Rayo Vallecano On 12 August 2026, Tsitaishvili joined Spanish La Liga side Rayo Vallecano on a permanent transfer.
International career Tsitaishvili was part of the Ukraine national under-20 football team that won the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in five of his team's seven matches in the tournament, and scored a goal in the final against South Korea.
At senior level, he switched his allegiance to Georgia. He made his debut for the Georgia national team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Kosovo, starting and playing the full match in a 1–0 home loss.
On 26 September 2022, Tsitaishvili scored for the first time for the team in a UEFA Nations League match against Gibraltar to make it 2–0.
Tsitaishvili participated in all four matches of the 2023 European U21 Championship, co-hosted by Georgia. He came off the bench and scored after six minutes against Belgium in a dramatic 2–2 draw.
Tsitaishvili also took part in both of Georgia's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-off, helping the team qualify for their first major competition. Two months later, he received a call-up for Georgia's squad for the final tournament.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDynamo Kyiv2017–18Ukrainian Premier League00100000102018–19Ukrainian Premier League50001000602019–20Ukrainian Premier League1001010101302020–21Ukrainian Premier League4000000040Total190202010240Vorskla Poltava (loan) 2020–21Ukrainian Premier League4100—0041Chornomorets Odesa (loan)2021–22Ukrainian Premier League13120—00151Wisła Kraków (loan)2021–22Ekstraklasa7100——71Lech Poznań (loan)2022–23Ekstraklasa1211010010241Lech Poznań II (loan)2022–23II liga5000——50Dinamo Batumi (loan)2023Erovnuli Liga1742120002152024Erovnuli Liga171000000171Total345212000386Granada (loan)2024–25Segunda División36720——387Metz (loan)2025–26Ligue 133310——343Rayo Vallecano2026–27La Liga3000——30Career total166191011402019220
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsGeorgia2021202022111202310202490202550202650Total331
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tsitaishvili goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Giorgi TsitaishviliNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 September 2022 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar 2–0 2–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Honours Dynamo Kyiv Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2019, 2020
Dynamo Kyiv U19 Under-19 Ukrainian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Dinamo Batumi Erovnuli Liga: 2023
Ukraine U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2019
Individual Top Golden talent: 2019 (U-19)
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