David Khvichayevich Khurtsidze (; born 4 July 1993) is a Russian professional

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who plays as a

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for Georgian club

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Club career

In June 2013 Khurtsidze moved on a yearlong loan to Zenit Penza. He made his debut in the

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for

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on 16 July 2013 in a game against

FC Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol FC Metallurg-Oskol Stary Oskol () was a Russian football club from Stary Oskol, founded in 1997. It played in the Russian Second Division The Russian Second League (), formerly the Russian Professional Football League, are both the third (Divi ...

. In February 2016, Khurtsidze signed a contract with

FC Amkar Perm FC Amkar Perm ( ) is a professional association football, football club. Originally founded in 1994, it is based in the city of Perm, Russia, Perm. It was a participant in second-tier football from 1995 and in the Russian Premier League from 2004 ...

that began in the summer of 2016 (as he already played for two clubs in the 2015-16 season and was not eligible to be registered with Amkar in the winter). In May 2017 Khurtsidze left Amkar Perm, signing for

Torpedo Kutaisi FC Torpedo Kutaisi ( Georgian: საფეხბურთო კლუბი ტორპედო ქუთაისი) is a Georgian professional football club based in Kutaisi, Georgia's third largest city. The team competes in the Erovnuli ...

in June of the same year. On 26 June 2019, Khurtsidze was one of 13 players to sign for

Ararat Yerevan Football Club Ararat Yerevan (), commonly known as Ararat Yerevan, is an Armenia, Armenian professional Association football, football club based in Yerevan that plays in the Armenian Premier League. Since 1999 the club has been owned by the Sw ...

. At the end of the 2020–21 season, Ararat Yerevan announced that Khurtsidze had left the club after his contract had expired. On 30 August 2022, Khurtsidze left Alashkert after his contract was terminated by mutual consent, signing for

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on 9 September 2022. On 19 June 2023, Urartu announced that Khurtsidze had left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement. On 27 June 2023, Alashkert announced the return of Khurtsidze.

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

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Alashkert *

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khurtsidze, David 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Biysk Russian men's footballers Russia men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Russian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia Russian expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Russian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Ulisses FC players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players FC Armavir players FC Amkar Perm players Russian Premier League players PFC CSKA Moscow players FC Ararat Moscow players FC Ararat Yerevan players FC Alashkert players Armenian Premier League players Erovnuli Liga 2 players Russian sportspeople of Georgian descent Footballers from Altai Krai 21st-century Russian sportsmen