Nika Gagnidze

Nika Gagnidze (Georgian: ნიკა გაგნიძე; born 20 March 2001) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dila.

Nika Gagnidze
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001
Place of birth Gori, Georgia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dila
Number 20
Youth career
2017–2019 Dila
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Dila 116 (21)
2022 → Ümraniyespor (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Georgia U19 5 (0)
2021–2023 Georgia U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Professional career

A youth product of Dila since the age of 16, Gagnidze was promoted to their senior team in 2018 and became a mainstay in the squad. His performance was recognized during the 2021 season: Gagnidze was named Player of Phase 4 of the season, which comprised the last nine matches,[1] and selected among best eleven players of the league.[2]

On 15 March 2022, he extended his contract with Dila.[3] On 20 July 2022, Gagnidze transferred to Ümraniyespor as they were newly promoted to the Süper Lig.[4] He made his professional debut with Ümraniyespor in a 1–0 Süper Lig loss to Antalyaspor on 14 August 2022.[5]

In December 2022, Gagnidze returned to Dila Gori as the team captain.[6]

In April 2024, the Erovnuli Liga named Gagnidze the best player of part 1 of the season in which he scored once and provided five assists.[7]

International career

Gagnidze was a youth international for Georgia, having played for the Georgia U19s and U21s. As a U21 squad member, he was called up for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[8] After playing full time in a 2–0 win over Portugal, he sustained an injury in the next game against Netherlands, requiring treatment for more than six weeks.[9]

Statistics
As of 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dila Gori 2018 Erovnuli Liga ––––00
2019 150–––150
2020 13330––163
2021 28720––307
2022 183–2[lower-alpha 1]0–223
2023 27610––216
2024 15200––152
Total 1162160200012421
Ümraniyespor (loan) 2022–23 Super Liga 2010––30
Career total 1182170200012721
  1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References
  1. "ნიკა გაგნიძე საუკეთესოა - ეროვნულმა ლიგამ მეოთხე წრის ფეხბურთელი დაასახელა #1TVSPORT". 1TV.
  2. "ELIGA AWARDS 2021". europop.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2021.
  3. "ნიკა გაგნიძემ გორის დილასთან კონტრაქტი გააგრძელა". Lelo.Ge.
  4. "Ümraniyespor, Nika Gagnidze'yi transfer etti". Milliyet.
  5. "Spor Toto Süper Lig: Ümraniyespor: 0 - Antalyaspor: 1 (Maç sonucu)". İhlas Haber Ajansı.
  6. "ნიკა გაგნიძე "დილაში" დაბრუნდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 6 December 2022.
  7. "პირველი წრის საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი მიქაძეა, ფეხბურთელი – გაგნიძე". atiani.ge (in Georgian). 17 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. "U21 საქართველოს ნაკრების 23-კაციანი შემადგენლობა ცნობილია". europop.ge (in Georgian). 15 June 2023.
  9. "'მარტივი ტრავმა არ არის' - როდის დაბრუნდება ნიკა გაგნიძე". europop.ge (in Georgian). 26 June 2023.
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