Aleksandre Peikrishvili

Aleksandre Peikrishvili
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 18)
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)
*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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "ვიტალი დარასელიას სახელობის ტურნირის საუკეთესო მოთამაშე „დინამოელი" ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილია" (in Georgian). 1TVSPORT.
  3. ^ a b "ალექსანდრე ფეიქრიშვილი: ,,ელიტ რაუნდში გასვლა ჩვენი ნაკრებისთვის ძალიან ემოციური გამოდგა" (in Georgian). belive.
  4. ^ "The Guardian-მა ქართველი ფეხბურთელი 60 ტალანტს შორის დაასახელა" (in Georgian). Sportall.
  5. ^ "GFF გამოვლინდნენ 2023: გამარჯვებულები Awards" (in Georgian). Crystal Sport.