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 Sioni Bolnisi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Poti, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sioni Bolnisi | ||
| 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 | (43) |
| 2018 | → Merani Martvili (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2019 | Tskhinvali | 14 | (7) |
| 2019 | Rustavi | 14 | (2) |
| 2020 | Zugdidi | 18 | (9) |
| 2021 | Sioni Bolnisi | 35 | (20) |
| 2022–2023 | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 58 | (36) |
| 2024– | Sioni Bolnisi | 11 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024 | |||
Born in the city of Poti, Sitchinava has spent eight seasons at his hometown club and twice, in 2010 and 2023, played a key role in their promotion to the top division. Apart from being named as Footballer of the Year in the second division, he is the two-times champion of the Erovnuli Liga 2.
Career
Sitchinava signed his first professional contract with Ameri Tbilisi.[1]
He spent the second half of 2011 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.
In a decisive crunch game of the 2023 season against Gareji Sagarejo, Sitchinava scored a sublime long-distance free kick, which proved enough for Kolkheti-1913 to win the league.[7] Overall, he netted 17 goals this season and became the top goalscorer of his team.[8] However, the sides parted company before the start of the next season and Sitchinava returned to Liga 2 side Sioni Bolnisi for his third stint.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kolkheti-1913 | 2009–10 | Pirveli Liga | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | Umaglesi Liga | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2011–12 | Umaglesi Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 11 | |||
| 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 19 | 10 | |||
| 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Liga 3 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 19 | |||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 37 | 19 | |||
| Total | 157 | 71 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 78 | ||
| Gagra | 2011–12 | Umaglesi Liga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | |||||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2012–13 | Umaglesi Liga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| Dinamo Brest | 2013 | Belarusian Premier League | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Sioni Bolnisi | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 5 | – | – | – | 14 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 20 | |||
| 2024 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 6 | |||
| Total | 60 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 31 | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 6 | ||
| Rustavi | 2016 | Pirveli Liga | 14 | 12 | – | – | – | 17 | 12 | |||
| 2017 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 35 | 30 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 31 | |||
| 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 68 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 46 | ||
| Merani Martvili (loan) | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Tskhinvali | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 7 | ||
| Dinamo Zugdidi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 384 | 173 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 428 | 122 | ||
- Appearance in Europa League qualifiers
- Appearance in play-offs
References
- "დათა სიჭინავა: "კოლხეთი" უკეთესი ადგილისთვის იბრძოლებს"". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 4 December 2014.
- "Anorthosis vs Gagra". uefa.com. UEFA. 14 July 2011.
- "GFF Awards 2017". gff.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2017.
- "ეროვნული ლიგა 2-ის მე-4 წრის საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელი, მწვრთნელი და სიმბოლური გუნდი". vbetnews.com (in Georgian), 17 December 2021.
- "100 გოლი ეროვნულ ლიგა 2-ში - სიჭინავა ლიგის ყველაზე სასარგებლო მოთამაშეა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 27 November 2023.
- "კოლხეთში" ინვესტიციები იდება – დათა სიჭინავა და ახალი ინვესტორი". fanebi.com (in Georgian), 2 February 2022.
- "ფოთის "კოლხეთი" ეროვნული ლიგა 2-ის გამარჯვებულია!". sportall.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- "Liga 2 statistics in 2023". eliga.ge.
- "ფოთის "კოლხეთი" ერთ-ერთმა ლიდერმა დატოვა - დათა სიჭინავა "სიონში" ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links
- Data Sitchinava at Soccerway
- Data Sitchinava at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Profile at Dinamo Brest website Archived 2013-08-12 at the Wayback Machine