Tsotne Patsatsia (Georgian: ცოტნე ფაცაცია; born 28 March 2000) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi.

Tsotne Patsatsia
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Georgia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Torpedo Kutaisi
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Merani Martvili 63 (4)
2019 → Gagra (loan) 14 (3)
2023 Shukura 19 (7)
2023–2024 Dinamo Batumi 26 (3)
2024– Torpedo Kutaisi 12 (3)
International career
2018 Georgia U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024

Patsatsia has won the top Georgian league and received the Goal of the Year award.

Career

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Patsatsia started his professional career at Liga 2 club Merani Martvili where he spent five seasons. At age 17, he made a debut as a substitute in a 5–0 away win against Guria.[1]

On 27 November 2018, Patsatsia scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Merani Tbilisi.[2] Around the same time, he took part in two matches for Georgia U19s in 2019 European Championship qualifiers.[3]

After the 2018 season, Patsatsia was loaned to Gagra. In early 2020, the player rejoined Merani[4] who made an unsuccessful attempt to advance to the Erovnuli Liga via playoffs a year later.

In January 2023, Merani announced that their head coach and twelve players, including Patsatsia, would leave the club following a financial crisis.[5] The player moved to Shukura Kobuleti and in his very first top-league game netted from the penalty spot against Dinamo Batumi.[6] He bagged an equalizer in the second match as well against the same opponents,[7] although in both cases Shukura failed to claim a point. Overall, he scored seven times for the bottom-placed team.

Patsatsia's performance on the pitch drew attention from Dinamo Batumi who signed him during the summer transfer window.[8]

The last of the three goals that Patsatsia scored for his new club was a 57m wonder strike from his own half,[9] which sealed not only a 3–0 victory over Telavi, but also champion's fate in favour of Dinamo Batumi. At the end of this season, Patsatsia was announced the winner of the Goal of the Year award.[10]

Patsatsia spent half of the 2024 season at the club before joining Torpedo Kutaisi on a 3+1 year-long deal.[11] The player made his first appearance for Torpedo in a UEFA Conference League match against Omonia, which also turned out his debut in a European competition.[12]

Statistics

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As of match played 2 November 2024[13]
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
Merani Martvili 2017 Erovnuli Liga 2 2 0 2 0
2018 15 1 15 1
2020 4 0 2[a] 1 6 1
2021 15 0 1 0 1[b] 0 17 0
2022 27 3 2 1 29 4
Total 63 4 3 1 0 0 3 1 69 6
Gagra 2019 Erovnuli Liga 2 14 3 14 3
Shukura 2023 Erovnuli Liga 19 7 19 7
Dinamo Batumi 2023 Erovnuli Liga 15 3 3 1 18 4
2024 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 26 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 29 4
Torpedo Kutaisi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 12 3 1 0 2[c] 0 15 3
Career total 134 20 7 2 2 0 3 1 146 23
  1. ^ Appearances in Liga 2 relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in Liga 2 promotion play-off
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League qualifiers

Honours

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Team

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Dinamo Batumi

Erovnuli Liga (1): 2023

Individual

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Erovnuli Liga Goal of the Year award: 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Guria vs Merani Martvili". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  2. ^ "Merani Martvili vs Merani Tbilisi". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  3. ^ "საქართველოს ნაკრებმა ლიხტენშტეინი 7–0 გაანადგურა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 14 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023..
  4. ^ "„მერანს" ფაცაცია დაუბრუნდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  5. ^ "მარტვილის „მერანი" ცამეტმა ფეხბურთელმა დატოვა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  6. ^ "დინამო ბათუმს მამუჩაშვილმა მოაგებინა, საბურთალო-ტორპედო ფრედ დასრულდა". europop.ge (in Georgian). 26 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ ""დინამო" ბათუმმა ქობულეთის "შუქურას" მოუგო". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  8. ^ "კვასხვაძე, ხარაბაძე და სხვა - წიტაიშვილის დამატების შემდეგ ბათუმის "დინამო" კიდევ ხუთი ფეხბურთელით გაძლიერდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Video ცოტნე ფაცაციას ზღაპრული გოლი თელავის წინააღმდეგ". crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 24 November 2023.
  10. ^ "AWARDS CBELIGA 2023". crystalbetsport.ge (in Georgian). 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  11. ^ "24 წლის შემტევი ნახევარმცველი ცოტნე ფაცაცია ჩვენი კლუბის მაისურს მოირგებს". facebook.com. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Omonia vs Torpedo match report". UEFA. 25 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Tsotne Patsatsia statistics". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
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