Tsotne Patsatsia

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	16	(3)
International career
2018	Georgia U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024

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.

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

Career

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

As of match played 8 December 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	16	3	1	0	2[c]	0	–		19	3
Career total			138	20	7	2	2	0	3	1	150	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

Team

Dinamo Batumi

Erovnuli Liga (1): 2023

Individual

Erovnuli Liga Goal of the Year award: 2023

References

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.

External links

• Tsotne Patsatsia at Soccerway