Otar Kiteishvili ( ka, ოთარ კიტეიშვილი; born 26 March 1996) is a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

professional

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who plays for

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in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Club career

Dinamo Tbilisi

Kiteishvili began his career in

Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia. It was founded in 1925. Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating FC Carl Zeiss Jena of East Germany 2–1 ...

. In April 2014, he was sent on loan to League rivals Metalurgi Rustavi. He made his debut on 7 May in the eighth matchday of the

Umaglesi Liga The Erovnuli Liga ( ka, ეროვნული ლიგა - lit. National League) is the top division of professional football in Georgia. Since 1990, it has been organized by the Professional Football League of Georgia and Georgian Football ...

championship round against

Sioni Bolnisi FC Sioni is a Georgian football club based in Bolnisi. Following the 2022 season, they were relegated to Erovnuli Liga Liga 2, the second tier of Georgian league system. The team has once claimed the national league champion's title. Sioni pla ...

, netting his side's second goal after coming on as a substitute for Kakhaber Kakashvili in a 2–0 home win. In the winter break of the 2014–15 season, he returned to Dinamo Tbilisi. After playing 14 games for Rustavi in the top Georgian league in the first half of the season, he played as many games for Dinamo after his return. Kiteishvili scored his first league goal for the club on 3 October 2015, which proved to be the match-winner in a 1–0 home win over Dinamo Batumi. Kiteishvili made 98 league appearances for Dinamo Tbilisi, in which he scored 17 goals.

Sturm Graz

On 31 July 2018, Kiteishvili moved to

in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, where he signed a four-year contract. He made his debut on 12 August in the third matchday of the domestic league against

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, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Lukas Grozurek of a 2–0 away loss. On 2 December, Kiteishvili scored his first goal for Sturm Graz to secure the 3–0 final score in a victory against

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International career

Kiteishvili made his debut for the

Georgia national football team The Georgia national football team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, tr) represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and it is c ...

on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against

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International goals

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Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi *

: 2015–16 *

Georgian Cup The Georgian Cup (, ''Sakartvelos tasi'') is the main cup competition in Georgia (country), Georgian football (soccer), football. The competition is a knockout (single elimination) tournament. Soviet era cup winners Previous winners are: * 194 ...

: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Georgian Super Cup The Georgian Super Cup is a competition consisting of a single football match played between the champions of the Erovnuli Liga and the winners of the Georgian Cup. It was first held in 1996. When a club has won both competitions, the Georgian Cu ...

: 2015

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiteishvili, Otar Living people 1996 births People from Rustavi Footballers from Georgia (country) Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers Georgia (country) youth international footballers Georgia (country) international footballers Association football midfielders FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Metalurgi Rustavi players SK Sturm Graz players Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria Austrian Football Bundesliga players