Giorgi Nikabadze
Giorgi Nikabadze (Georgian: გიორგი ნიქაბაძე; born 10 January 1991) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbekistan Super League club Novbahor.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Novbahor | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Banga | 32 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Guria | 8 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Alazani | 25 | (39) |
| 2016 | Kolkheti 1913 | 23 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Telavi | 26 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Merani | 35 | (26) |
| 2020–2021 | Dinamo Batumi | 37 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Gudja United | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Samgurali | 36 | (14) |
| 2023 | Neftchi | 12 | (3) |
| 2024– | Novbahor | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 | |||
He won the Georgian Erovnuli Liga with Dinamo Batumi in 2021. Also, he has become the topscorer of Liga 2 as well as most prolific striker for several teams.
Career
Nikabadze has played in four countries. A Lyga side Banga was the first club where he spent a full season.
In 2018, he netted ten goals for newly promoted Liga 2 club Telavi. A year later, while at Merani Tbilisi, Nikabadze became a league topscorer and major contributor to his team's promotion to Erovnuli Liga.
The next summer, he moved to title-chasing Dinamo Batumi.[1] On 21 November 2020, when the Batumi Stadium was officially opened, Nikabadze netted against Dila Gori to become the first goalscorer in the history of this arena.[2] Nikabadze won the champion's title with his team in 2021.[3]
After a short spell in Malta, in May 2022 Nikabadze signed for Samgurali.[4] In 2023, with nine goals scored against the league opponents, he finished as best striker of the team despite his departure in mid-season. In the summer transfer window, he left for Uzbekistan,[5] initially to sign for Neftchi Fergana and later for Novbahor.
Statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banga | 2012 | A Lyga | 25 | 5 | – | – | – | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| Guria | 2013/14 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Alazani | 2014/15 | Meore Liga | 16 | 24 | – | – | – | 16 | 24 | |||
| 2015/16 | 9 | 15 | – | – | – | 9 | 15 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | ||
| Kolkheti 1913 | 2015/16 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Telavi | 2017 | Liga 3 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2018 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 11 | |||
| Total | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | ||
| Merani Tbilisi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 26 | ||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 17 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | |||
| Total | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | ||
| Gudja United | 2021/22 | Maltese Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Samgurali | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | 18 | 5 | |||
| 2023 | 18 | 9 | – | – | – | 18 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | ||
| Neftchi | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Novbahor | 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 242 | 109 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 113 | ||
- Appearances in play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in Asian Champions League
References
- "გიორგი ნიქაბაძე: კარიერის პიკი ჯერ არ მქონია, მთავარი კი წინ მელოდება". europop.ge (in Georgian). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- "ბათუმის ახალ სტადიონზე პირველი გოლი გიორგი ნიქაბაძემ გაიტანა". europop.ge (in Georgian). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- "ისტორიაში პირველად, ბათუმის "დინამო"საქართველოს ჩემპიონია". report.ge (in Georgian). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- "„სამგურალმა" ბათუმელთა ექს-ფორვარდი დაიმატა - ნიქაბაძე მალტიდან დაბრუნდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- "ნიქაბაძე უზბეკეთის ჩემპიონატში ითამაშებს". atiani.ge (in Georgian). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
External links
- Giorgi Nikabadze at Soccerway