| Tsotne Patsatsia | |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Georgia |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Caps1: | 63 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2019 → |
| Clubs2: | Gagra (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Dinamo Batumi |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Georgia U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 9 November 2024 |
Tsotne Patsatsia (Georgian: ცოტნე ფაცაცია; born 28 March 2000) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi.
Patsatsia has won the top Georgian league and received the Goal of the Year award.
Patsatsia started his professional career at Liga 2 club Merani Martvili where he spent five seasons. At age 17, he made a debut as a substitute in a 5–0 away win against Guria.[1]
On 27 November 2018, Patsatsia scored his first goal in a 2–0 home win over Merani Tbilisi.[2] Around the same time, he took part in two matches for Georgia U19s in 2019 European Championship qualifiers.[3]
After the 2018 season, Patsatsia was loaned to Gagra. In early 2020, the player rejoined Merani[4] who made an unsuccessful attempt to advance to the Erovnuli Liga via playoffs a year later.
In January 2023, Merani announced that their head coach and twelve players, including Patsatsia, would leave the club following a financial crisis.[5] The player moved to Shukura Kobuleti and in his very first top-league game netted from the penalty spot against Dinamo Batumi.[6] He bagged an equalizer in the second match as well against the same opponents,[7] although in both cases Shukura failed to claim a point. Overall, he scored seven times for the bottom-placed team.
Patsatsia's performance on the pitch drew attention from Dinamo Batumi who signed him during the summer transfer window.[8]
The last of the three goals that Patsatsia scored for his new club was a 57m wonder strike from his own half,[9] which sealed not only a 3–0 victory over Telavi, but also champion's fate in favour of Dinamo Batumi. At the end of this season, Patsatsia was announced the winner of the Goal of the Year award.[10]
Patsatsia spent half of the 2024 season at the club before joining Torpedo Kutaisi on a 3+1 year-long deal.[11] The player made his first appearance for Torpedo in a UEFA Conference League match against Omonia, which also turned out his debut in a European competition.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Merani Martvili | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 29 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 6 | |||
| Gagra | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Shukura | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 19 | 7 | – | – | – | 19 | 7 | ||||
| Dinamo Batumi | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 146 | 23 | |||
Dinamo Batumi
Erovnuli Liga Goal of the Year award: 2023