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 | 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] | 63 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Georgia U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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
[edit]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.
On 27 January 2024, it was announced that Dzotsenidze would be joining Slovak club Zemplín Michalovce on a free transfer.[5] He made his Slovak league debut for Zemplín Michalovce in an away fixture against FK Železiarne Podbrezová on 10 February 2024.[6][7] Dzotsenidze scored his debut Slovak league goal in a 2–2 draw against the same opponents a year later.[8]
Following the 2025–26 season, he was named in Team of the Season.[9]
International
[edit]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.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 May 2026[11]
| 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 | |||
| 2025-26 | Slovak 1st League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 69 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 170 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 192 | 8 | ||
- ↑ 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
Honours
[edit]- Slovak 1st League Team of the Season: 2025–26
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Štvrtou posilou stopér Dzotsenidze- Noviny Zemplína". www.novinyzemplina.sk. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "Podbrezová vs. Zemplín Michalovce 2 - 1". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ↑ "FK Železiarne Podbrezová - MFK Zemplín Michalovce | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ "ძოწენიძის გოლი სადებიუტო სლოვაკეთში" [Dzotsenidze scores his debut goal in Slovakia]. crystalsport.ge (in Georgian). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "თორნიკე ძოწენიძე: "სანიოლის ნათქვამი ძალიან გამიხარდა, ნაკრებში თამაში ჩემი ყველაზე დიდი ოცნებაა"". lelo.ge (in Georgian). 23 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
It is my biggest dream to play for the national team
- ↑ "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
[edit]- MFK Zemplín Michalovce profile (in Slovak)
- Tornike Dzotsenidze at the Slovak First Football League (in Slovak)
- Tornike Dzotsenidze at Soccerway
- Futbalnet profile (in Slovak)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Telavi players
- FC Dila Gori players
- MFK Zemplín Michalovce players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Slovak First Football League players
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Slovakia