Aleksandre Peikrishvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Metalurgi Rustavi | ||
| 2015–2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi II | 24 | (5) |
| 2024 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Georgia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Georgia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Georgia U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Georgia U19 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 | |||
Aleksandre "Lexo" Peikrishvili (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილი; born 14 June 2006) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.
On 11 October 2023, Peikrishvili was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[1]
Club career
[edit]Peikrishvili was born in Tbilisi to Giorgi Peikrishvili, a former footballer.[2] He started his youth career at the age of 7, playing for Metalurgi Rustavi. In 2015, he moved to the Dinamo Tbilisi youth academy.[3][4]
He scored 5 goals after 21 appearances in his first senior season with Dinamo Tbilisi.[3] He was thus named as the Georgia's second best U-19 player of the year in a ceremonial organized by Georgian Football Federation.[5]
On 16 July 2024, Peikrishvili signed a 5-year contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.
References
[edit]- ^ Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "ვიტალი დარასელიას სახელობის ტურნირის საუკეთესო მოთამაშე „დინამოელი" ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილია" (in Georgian). 1TVSPORT.
- ^ a b "ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილი: ,,ელიტ რაუნდში გასვლა ჩვენი ნაკრებისთვის ძალიან ემოციური გამოდგა" (in Georgian). belive.
- ^ "The Guardian-მა ქართველი ფეხბურთელი 60 ტალანტს შორის დაასახელა" (in Georgian). Sportall.
- ^ "GFF გამოვლინდნენ 2023: გამარჯვებულები Awards" (in Georgian). Crystal Sport.
External links
[edit]- Aleksandre Peikrishvili at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Living people
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- Erovnuli Liga 2 players
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine