Giorgi Tsitaishvili () (; ; born 18 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Metz, on loan from Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv, 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.
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.
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 1âÂÂ0 away loss to FK Jablonec in the UEFA Europa League.
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 3âÂÂ0 away loss against Desna Chernihiv at the Chernihiv Stadium.
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 Wisà Âa 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 Poznaà  on a one-year loan spell. On 9 July 2022, he made his competitive debut for Lech as a starter in a 2âÂÂ0 Polish Super Cup loss against Raków CzÃÂstochowa.
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.
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 2âÂÂ2 draw against Burgos.
On 11 July 2025, Tsitaishvili joined Metz in France.
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 1âÂÂ0 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 2âÂÂ0.
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 2âÂÂ2 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.
Dynamo Kyiv
Dynamo Kyiv U19
Dinamo Batumi
Ukraine U20
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