Natia Pantsulaia

Ukrainian footballer

Natia Pantsulaia
Personal information
Natia Pantsulaia for ALG Spor (November 2018)
Date of birth	(1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ukraine
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Vorskla Poltava
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Rodyna-Litsey Kostopil	22	(8)
2014–2015	Ukrayinka Ternopil	18	(8)
2016–2017	Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv	18	(2)
2017–2018	Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv	11	(1)
2018–2019	ALG Spor	17	(0)
2019	Atlético Madrid
2019–2020	ALG Spor
2020-2021	Vorskla Poltava	0	(0)
International career^‡
2009	Ukraine U-19
2017–	Ukraine	18	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2018

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

Club

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In December 2019, she rescinded her contract with Atlético Madrid.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

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

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

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv	2017–18	Ukrainian Women's League	11	1	–	–	0	0	11	1
ALG Spor	2018–19	First League	17	0	–	–	0	0	17	0
	2019–20	First League	4	4	–	–	0	0	4	4
	Total		32	5	–	–	0	0	32	5

Honours

Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv

Ukrainian Women's Cup

Runners-up 2017–18

Turkish Women's First League

ALG Spor: Champion (1): 2019–20; Runners-up (1): 2018–19

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Natia Pantsulaia" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Натія Панцулая, Людмила Шматко та Ірина Подкуйко – гравці ФК АЛГ Спор". Ukraine Women (in Ukrainian). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Натия Панцулая" (in Ukrainian). FIFA World's Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Club Atlético de Madrid · Web oficial - Natiia Pantsulaia ya es rojiblanca". www.atleticodemadrid.com.
^ "Atletico announced the signing of Ukrainian girls". The Koz Telegramm. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Natia Pantsulaia" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
^ "Natiya Pantsulaya". Football-Lineups. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "Hungary 0-1 Ukraine". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Ukraine 1-0 Sweden". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Sweden 3-0 Ukraine". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
^ "Ukraine 2-0 Hungary". IFA Women's World Cup. Retrieved 3 December 2018.