Otar Kiteishvili

Otar Kiteishvili (ოთარ კიტეიშვილი; born 26 March 1996) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Kiteishvili began his career in Dinamo Tbilisi.

He made his debut on 12 August in the third matchday of the domestic league against SKN St. Pölten, 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 Wolfsberger AC.

Оn 30 April 2023 he won the first trophy with this club following a 2–0 Cup victory over Rapid Vienna.

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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 championship round against Sioni Bolnisi, 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 won the best Georgian young player's award twice in a row in 2015 and 2016.

Besides, the Football Federation named him in a symbolic team of the 2017 season.

Kiteishvili made his debut for the Georgia national football team on 23 January 2017 in a friendly against Uzbekistan.

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Dinamo Tbilisi

Sturm Graz

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Being now Dinamo's captain at age 22, he was also recognized as the best player of part II in the 2018 Erovnuli Liga season.

Kiteishvili made 98 league appearances for Dinamo Tbilisi, in which he scored 17 goals.

On 31 July 2018, Kiteishvili moved to Sturm Graz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, where he signed a four-year contract, later extended until the summer of 2024.