Natia Pantsulaia – Wikipedia

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Ukrainian footballer

Natia Pantsulaia (Ukrainian: Натія Панцулая, born 28 December 1991) is a Ukrainian footballer of Georgian descent who plays as midfielder for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Women’s League and in the Ukraine national team.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Club[edit]

Pantsulaia played in Ukraine for FC Rodyna Lyceum in Kostopil and FC Ternopolianka in Ternopil, WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv and WFC Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv.[2] She played in all three matches of the 2016–17 UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying round with WFC Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv.[3]

In 2018, she moved to Turkey, and joined newly promoted Turkish Women’s First League team ALG Spor in Gaziantep.[1][2]

In July 2019, Pantsulaia joined Spanish Primera División team Atlético Madrid.[4][5]

In December 2019, she rescinded her contract with Atlético Madrid. In the second half of the 2019-20 Turkish Women’s First League season, she returned to Turkey joining her previous club ALG Spor. On 10 September 2020, she left Turkey to return home.[6] She joined Zhytlobud-2.[7]

International[edit]

Pantsulaia was a member of the Ukraine women’s national U-19 team. She made her debut at the 2010 UEFA Women’s U-19 Championship First qualifying round – Group 10 match against Cyprus women’s U-19 team on 19 September 2009.[3]

She played in four of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification – Group 4 matches with the Ukraine women’s national team.[3][8][9][10][11]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 16 April 2021.[1][6]

Honours[edit]

Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv
Runners-up 2017–18
Turkish Women’s First League
ALG Spor
Champion (1): 2019–20
Runners-up (1): 2018–19

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c

    “Natia Pantsulaia” (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

  2. ^ a b “Натія Панцулая, Людмила Шматко та Ірина Подкуйко – гравці ФК АЛГ Спор”. Ukraine Women (in Ukrainian). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c “Натия Панцулая” (in Ukrainian). FIFA World’s Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ “Club Atlético de Madrid · Web oficial – Natiia Pantsulaia ya es rojiblanca”. www.atleticodemadrid.com.
  5. ^ “Atletico announced the signing of Ukrainian girls”. The Koz Telegramm. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b “Natia Pantsulaia” (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ “Natiya Pantsulaya”. Football-Lineups. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  8. ^ “Hungary 0-1 Ukraine”. IFA Women’s World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  9. ^ “Ukraine 1-0 Sweden”. IFA Women’s World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ^ “Sweden 3-0 Ukraine”. IFA Women’s World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  11. ^ “Ukraine 2-0 Hungary”. IFA Women’s World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.