Dachi Tsnobiladze

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dachi Tsnobiladze

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|01|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Georgia

| height = 1.81 m{{cite web |title=Dachi Tsnobiladze |url=https://erovnuliliga.ge/ge/player/2799-dachi-tsnobiladze |publisher=eliga.ge |access-date=10 April 2025 |language=KA}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Telavi

| clubnumber = 12

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthclubs2 =

| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Metalurgi | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = Locomotive | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = Metalurgi | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Sioni | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2015–2016 | clubs5 = Samtredia | caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = Saburtalo | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = Locomotive | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018–2022 | clubs8 = Saburtalo | caps8 = 66 | goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2023– |clubs9 = Telavi |caps9 = 73 | goals9 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam1 = Georgia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2013

| nationalteam2 = Georgia U19

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam3 = Georgia U21

| nationalcaps3 = 8

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 30 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 10 April 2025

}}

Dachi Tsnobiladze ({{lang-ka|დაჩი ცნობილაძე}}, born 28 January 1994) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Telavi.

Tsnobiladze is the two-time winner of the Erovnuli Liga. He has also won the national cup and Supercup, and represented his country in each of the national youth teams.

Club career

Dachi Tsnobiladze started his professional career at Metalurgi Rustavi. On 19 April 2013, he made his first Umaglesi Liga appearance in a goalless draw against Kolkheti 1913.

{{cite web|date=19 April 2013 |title=Kolkheti 1913 vs Metalurgi match report |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/04/19/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-kolkheti-1913-poti/fc-olimpi-rustavi/1439158/ |website=soccerway.com}} The next year, Tsnobiladze scored his first goal which turned out to be a winner against Dinamo Batumi. In 2014, he established himself as one of the leaders at Metalurgi, scoring five times in 15 league appearances. He was at the same time studying law at Tbilisi State University.{{cite news |title=დაჩი ცნობილაძე: "ყველაფერი ადამიანის ამბიციაზეა დამოკიდებული" |trans-title=Dachi Tsnobiladze: Everything depends on ambitions of an individual |url=https://www.worldsport.ge/ge/page/44460_dachi-cnobiladze-yvelaferi-adamianis-ambiciazea-damokidebuli |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=worldsport.ge |date=2 December 2014 |language=KA}}

In January 2015, Tsnobiladze joined Sioni under coach Lado Burduli for a half season{{cite news |title=დაჩი ცნობილაძე "სიონში" ითამაშებს |trans-title=Dachi Tsnobiladze set to play for Sioni |url=https://www.worldsport.ge/ge/page/110959_dachi-cnobiladze-sionshi-itamashebs |website=worldsport.ge|access-date=10 April 2025 |date=23 January 2015}} and then moved to Samtredia where he would secure his first champion's title in 2016. In the same year, Tsnobiladze made his European debut in a UEFA Europa League tie against Gabala.{{cite web |title=Samtredia vs Gabalamatch report |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2020057--samtredia-vs-gabala/ |publisher=UEFA |access-date=10 April 2025 |date=7 July 2016}}

In 2017, Tsnobiladze signed for Saburtalo.{{cite news |title="საბურთალომ" დაჩი ცნობილაძე დაიმატა |trans-title=Saburtalo to add Dachi Tsnobiladze for new season |url=https://www.worldsport.ge/ge/page/149053_saburtalom-dachi-cnobiladze-daimatahttps://www.worldsport.ge/ge/page/149053_saburtalom-dachi-cnobiladze-daimata |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=worldsport.ge |date=9 January 2017 |language=KA}} Apart from a six-month period spent on loan at Locomotive,{{cite news |title=დაჩი ცნობილაძე ლოკომოტივში ითამაშებს |url=https://fcloco.ge/ka/news/team-news/dachi-tsnobiladze-locomotivshi-itamashebs |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=fcloco.ge |date=25 March 2018}} during the next five seasons he won another league title as well as two cups and one Supercup with Saburtalo.

In January 2023, Telavi announced the signing of ten new players, including Tsnobiladze.{{cite news |title="თელავი" ეროვნული ლიგის ახალ სეზონს 10 ახალწვეულით იწყებს |trans-title=Telavi starts a new season with ten newcomers |url=https://1tv.ge/news/telavi-erovnuli-ligis-akhal-sezons-10-akhalwveulit-iwyebs-gundma-azerbaijanidan-tavdamskhmeli-daibruna-1tvsport/ |access-date=10 April 2025 |work=1tv.ge |date=24 February 2023}} He was named the team captain for 2025.

International career

Tsnobiladze was called up to national youth teams. He took part in four games of the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign. As a U19 player, he was a member of the squad that qualified for 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship held in Lithuania. As Georgia failed to reach the quarterfinal stage, Tsnobiladze played all three group ties.

On 3 September 2015, he made his debut for the U21 team against Croatia.{{cite web |title=Croatia U21 vs Georgia U21 match report |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/03/europe/uefa-u21-championship/croatia-under-21/georgia-under-21/2021413/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=3 September 2015 |access-date=10 April 2025}} Subsequently, Tsnobiladze played in 2017 UEFA European Championship qualifying matches.