Aleksandre Peikrishvili

South Korean footballer (born 2006)

Aleksandre Peikrishvili
Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-06-14) 14 June 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dinamo Tbilisi
Number	5
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)
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 Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi.^[1]

On 11 October 2023, Peikrishvili was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.^[2]

Club career

Peikrishvili was born in Tbilisi to Giorgi Peikrishvili, a former footballer.^[3] He started his youth career at the age of 7, playing for Metalurgi Rustavi. In 2015, he moved to the Dinamo Tbilisi youth academy.^[4]^[5]

In 2023, Peikrishvili made his senior debut with the Dinamo Tbilisi's reserves team in the Erovnuli Liga 2. He scored 5 goals after 21 appearances in his first senior season.^[4] He was thus named as the Georgia's second best U-19 player of the year in a ceremonial organized by Georgian Football Federation.^[6]

References

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