Natia Pantsulaia
Natia Pantsulaia (Ukrainian: Натія Панцулая, born 28 December 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer of Georgian descent who plays as midfielder for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Women's League and in the Ukraine national team.[1]
![]() Natia Pantsulaia for ALG Spor (November 2018) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ukraine | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vorskla Poltava | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Rodyna-Litsey Kostopil | 22 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Ukrayinka Ternopil | 18 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv | 18 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | ALG Spor | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2019–2020 | ALG Spor | ||
| 2020-2021 | Vorskla Poltava | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Ukraine U-19 | ||
| 2017– | Ukraine | 18 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2018 | |||
Playing career
Club
Pantsulaia played in Ukraine for FC Rodyna Lyceum in Kostopil and FC Ternopolianka in Ternopil, WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv and WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv.[2] She played in all three matches of the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round with WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv.[3]
In 2018, she moved to Turkey, and joined newly promoted Turkish Women's First League team ALG Spor in Gaziantep.[1][2]
In July 2019, Pantsulaia joined Spanish Primera División team Atlético Madrid.[4][5]
In December 2019, she rescinded her contract with Atlético Madrid. In the second half of the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First League season, she returned to Turkey joining her previous club ALG Spor. On 10 September 2020, she left Turkey to return home.[6] She joined Zhytlobud-2.[7]
International
Pantsulaia was a member of the Ukraine women's national U-19 team. She made her debut at the 2010 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 10 match against Cyprus women's U-19 team on 19 September 2009.[3]
She played in four of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – Group 4 matches with the Ukraine women's national team.[3][8][9][10][11]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Continental | National | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Women's League | 11 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| ALG Spor | 2018–19 | First League | 17 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | First League | 4 | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 32 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
Honours
- Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv
- Runners-up 2017–18
References
- "Natia Pantsulaia" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- "Натія Панцулая, Людмила Шматко та Ірина Подкуйко – гравці ФК АЛГ Спор". Ukraine Women (in Ukrainian). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Натия Панцулая" (in Ukrainian). FIFA World's Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Club Atlético de Madrid · Web oficial - Natiia Pantsulaia ya es rojiblanca". www.atleticodemadrid.com.
- "Atletico announced the signing of Ukrainian girls". The Koz Telegramm. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Natia Pantsulaia" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Natiya Pantsulaya". Football-Lineups. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- "Hungary 0-1 Ukraine". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Ukraine 1-0 Sweden". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Sweden 3-0 Ukraine". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Ukraine 2-0 Hungary". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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