Giorgi Nikabadze
{{short description|Georgian association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Giorgi Nikabadze
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|01|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kutaisi, Georgia
| height = 1.88 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Atyrau
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Banga | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = Guria | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Alazani | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 39
| years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = Kolkheti 1913 | caps4 = 23 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = Telavi | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs6 = Merani | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 26
| years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = Dinamo Batumi | caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 9
| years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = Gudja United | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–2023 | clubs9 = Samgurali | caps9 = 36 | goals9 = 14
| years10 = 2023 | clubs10 = Neftchi |caps10 = 12 | goals10 = 3
| years11 = 2024–2025 | clubs11 = Novbahor |caps11 = 16 |goals11= 2
| years12 = 2025– | clubs12 = Atyrau | caps12 = 0 | goals12 = 0
| club-update = 30 November 2024
}}
Giorgi Nikabadze ({{lang-ka|გიორგი ნიქაბაძე}}; born 10 January 1991) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstani club Atyrau.
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 five 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.{{cite web |title=გიორგი ნიქაბაძე: კარიერის პიკი ჯერ არ მქონია, მთავარი კი წინ მელოდება |url=https://europop.ge/article/24197-giorgi-nikabadze-karieris-piki-jer-ar-mkonia-mtavari-ki-cin-melodeba |website=europop.ge (in Georgian) |date=18 June 2020|access-date=2 March 2024}} 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.{{cite web |title=ბათუმის ახალ სტადიონზე პირველი გოლი გიორგი ნიქაბაძემ გაიტანა |url=https://europop.ge/article/29382-batumis-akhal-stadionze-pirveli-goli-giorgi-nikabadzem-gaitana |website=europop.ge (in Georgian) |date=21 November 2020|access-date=2 March 2024}} Nikabadze won the champion's title with his team in 2021.{{cite web |title=ისტორიაში პირველად, ბათუმის "დინამო"საქართველოს ჩემპიონია |url=https://report.ge/sports/istoriashi-pirvelad-batumis-dinamo-sakartvelos-chempioni/ |website=report.ge (in Georgian) |date=28 November 2021 |access-date=2 March 2024}}
After a short spell in Malta, in May 2022 Nikabadze signed for Samgurali.{{cite web |title=„სამგურალმა“ ბათუმელთა ექს-ფორვარდი დაიმატა - ნიქაბაძე მალტიდან დაბრუნდა |url=https://1tv.ge/news/samguralma-batumelta-eqs-forvardi-daimata-niqabadze-maltidan-dabrunda-1tvsport/ |website=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |date=19 May 2022 |access-date=2 March 2024}} 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,{{cite web |title=ნიქაბაძე უზბეკეთის ჩემპიონატში ითამაშებს |url=https://atiani.ge/2023/07/21/niqabadze-uzbekethis-chempionatshi-ithamashebs/ |website=atiani.ge (in Georgian) |date=21 July 2023 |access-date=2 March 2024}} initially to sign for Neftchi Fergana and later for Novbahor.
Statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 26 August 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Banga
| 2012 | rowspan="2"|A Lyga |25 | 5 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 2013
|7 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
! 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| Guria
| 2013/14 |8 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Alazani
| 2014/15 | rowspan="2"|Meore Liga |16 | 24 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 24 | ||||
| 2015/16
|9 | 15 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 15 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
! 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | |
| rowspan="3"|Kolkheti 1913
| 2015/16 | rowspan="2"|Umaglesi Liga |12 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2016
| 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
! 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Telavi
| 2017 | Liga 3 | | 2{{efn|name=P/O|Appearances in play-offs}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2018
| 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 11 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
! 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | |
| rowspan="3"|Merani Tbilisi
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 36 | 26 | |||
| 2020
| 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
! 35 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | |
| rowspan="3"|Dinamo Batumi
| 2020 | rowspan="2"|Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2021
| 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
! 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | |
| Gudja United
| 2021/22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Samgurali
| 2022 | rowspan="2"|Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 5 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 5 | ||||
| 2023
| 18 | 9 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 9 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
! 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | |
| Neftchi
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Novbahor
| 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in Asian Champions League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
! 249 | 110 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 115 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
=Club=
Dinamo Batumi
- Erovnuli Liga (1): 2021
=Individual=
Liga 2 topscorer (1): 2019
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|giorgi-nikabadze/233871}}
{{FC Atyrau squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikabadze, Giorgi}}
Category:Footballers from Kutaisi
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Category:FK Banga Gargždai players
Category:FC Guria Lanchkhuti players
Category:FC Alazani Gurjaani players
Category:FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti players
Category:FC Merani Tbilisi players
Category:FC Dinamo Batumi players
Category:Gudja United F.C. players
Category:FC Samgurali Tskaltubo players
Category:FC Neftchi Fergana players
Category:PFC Navbahor Namangan players
Category:Erovnuli Liga players
Category:Erovnuli Liga 2 players
Category:Uzbekistan Super League players
Category:Maltese Premier League players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Malta
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