Data Sitchinava

Data Sitchinava (Georgian: დათა სიჭინავა; born 21 March 1989) is a Georgian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Erovnuli Liga 2 club Kolkheti Poti.

Data Sitchinava
Personal information
Full name Data Sitchinava
Date of birth (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Place of birth Poti, Georgian SSR
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kolkheti Poti
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 48 (17)
2011 Gagra 13 (2)
2012 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 6 (0)
2012 Dinamo Batumi 15 (1)
2013 Dinamo Brest 13 (0)
2013–2014 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 31 (17)
2015 Sioni Bolnisi 14 (5)
2015 Torpedo Kutaisi 14 (5)
2016 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 14 (1)
2016–2018 Rustavi 54 (42)
2018 → Merani Martvili (loan) 12 (3)
2019 Tskhinvali 14 (7)
2019 Rustavi 14 (2)
2020 Zugdidi 18 (9)
2021 Sioni Bolnisi 35 (20)
2022– Kolkheti-1913 Poti 51 (34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2023

Career

Sitchinava signed his first professional contract with Ameri Tbilisi.[1]

The second half of 2011 he spent at Gagra who had just gained promotion to Umaglesi Liga. With this team Sitchinava made his European debut on 14 July 2011 in a Europa League qualifier against Anorthosis Famagusta.[2]

While at Rustavi, in 2017 Sitchinava netted 30 goals and as a top scorer of the 2nd division received the Player of the Year award.[3]

He was a top goalscorer for Sioni Bolnisi in 2021 with 20 goals, largely contributing to the team's promotion to the top flight. Moreover, this season he was named the best player of the last quarter (Round 28–36).[4] On 24 November 2021, he scored his 100th goal in the second division in a 5–2 win over Chikhura Sachkhere in which he netted a hat-trick.[5]

Following this successful season, Sitchinava unexpectedly joined Liga 3 side Kolkheti-1913 in February 2022 for the fifth spell.[6] With 19 goals scored in 25 league appearances he once again proved his goalscoring abilities that helped the team achieve a long-awaited promotion.

Honours

Individual

  • Top scorer and Erovnuli Liga 2 Player of the Year: 2017

Sioni Bolnisi

  • Erovnuli Liga 2 winner: 2021

References
  1. "დათა სიჭინავა: "კოლხეთი" უკეთესი ადგილისთვის იბრძოლებს"". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 4 December 2014.
  2. "Anorthosis vs Gagra". uefa.com. UEFA. 14 July 2011.
  3. "GFF Awards 2017". gff.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2017.
  4. "ეროვნული ლიგა 2-ის მე-4 წრის საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელი, მწვრთნელი და სიმბოლური გუნდი". vbetnews.com (in Georgian), 17 December 2021.
  5. "100 გოლი ეროვნულ ლიგა 2-ში - სიჭინავა ლიგის ყველაზე სასარგებლო მოთამაშეა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 27 November 2023.
  6. "კოლხეთში" ინვესტიციები იდება – დათა სიჭინავა და ახალი ინვესტორი". fanebi.com (in Georgian), 2 February 2022.
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