Tornike Dzotsenidze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tornike Dzotsenidze | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zemplín Michalovce | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Telavi | 57 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Dila Gori | 47 | (3) |
| 2024– | Zemplín Michalovce[3] | 39 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Georgia U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2020 | |||
Tornike Dzotsenidze (Georgian: თორნიკე ძოწენიძე; born 7 November 1999) is a Georgian footballer who currently plays for Niké Liga club Zemplín Michalovce as centre-back.
Club career
Dzotsenidze is a product of the youth academy of Dinamo Tbilisi. He made three appearances for the senior team before joining Erovnuli Liga 2 side Telavi in 2019. Dzotsenidze spent two more seasons at Telavi in the top flight and moved to Dila on a three-year deal,[4] making six appearances in UEFA European football in the summer of 2023.
Dzotsenidze made his Slovak league debut for Zemplín Michalovce in an away fixture against FK Železiarne Podbrezová on 10 February 2024.[5]
International
Dzotsenidze was called up to the U21 team for a friendly tie against Azerbaijan in September 2020. He took part in a 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifying game against Slovakia two months later.[6]
Career Statistics
- As of match played 20 May 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Telavi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 61 | 3 | |||
| Dila Gori | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
| Zemplín Michalovce | 2023-24 | Slovak 1st League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2024-25 | Slovak 1st League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 146 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 167 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Georgian Cup, Slovak Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Erovnuli Promotion/Relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Slovak 1st League Relegation play-offs
References
- ^ 26 Tornike Dzotsenidze 10.08.2024, nikeliga.sk
- ^ Tornike Dzotsenidze 10.08.2024, mfkzemplin.sk
- ^ Tornike Dzotsenidze 10.08.2024, sportnet.sme.sk/futbalnet
- ^ ""დილამ" ცენტრალური მცველი დაიმატა" [Dila signs central defender]. atiani.ge (in Georgian). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Podbrezová vs. Zemplín Michalovce 2 - 1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Georgia U21 vs Slovakia U21 match report". kingscore.com. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Tornike Dzotsenidze at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
External links
- MFK Zemplín Michalovce profile (in Slovak)
- Tornike Dzotsenidze at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- Tornike Dzotsenidze at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)