Nika Sichinava
{{short description|Georgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nika Sichinava
| image = File:Матч «Динамо» - «Колос» 7-0. 28 серпня 2021 року — 1264370 (cropped).jpg
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|8|17}}
| birth_place = Kutaisi, Georgia
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Ilves-Kissat
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2009–2011 | youthclubs1 = Yunist Chernihiv
| years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = Retro Vatutine | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = Volgar Astrakhan | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = Kolkheti-1913 Poti | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = WIT Georgia | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2014–2016 | clubs5 = Kolkheti-1913 Poti | caps5 = 38 | goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2016–2021 | clubs6 = Inhulets Petrove | caps6 = 124 | goals6 = 32
| years9 = 2021–2023 | clubs9 = Kolos Kovalivka | caps9 = 16 | goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2022 | clubs10 = → KuPS (loan) | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2023 | clubs11 = Alay | caps11 = 10 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2023 | clubs12 = Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów | caps12 = 3 | goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2024 | clubs13 = Ilves-Kissat | caps13 = 20 | goals13 = 7
| years14 = 2024– | clubs14 = Sporting Kristina | caps14 = 5 | goals14 = 1
| club-update = 30 March 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Nika Sichinava ({{lang-ka|ნიკა სიჭინავა}}; born 17 August 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club Ilves-Kissat.{{cite web |title=Sitchinava Nika |url=https://upl.ua/ru/people/view/66476 |website=www.upl.ua |access-date=21 March 2021}}
Club career
Sichinava is product of Yunist Chernihiv youth academy in Chernihiv, Ukraine.{{cite web |title=Ситчинава (Сичинава) Ника |url=https://footballfacts.ru/person/60609 |website=footballfacts.ru |access-date=11 December 2020}} He made his debut at senior level for FC Retro Vatutine in 2011, moving to FC Volgar Astrakhan the following year.{{cite web|url=https://www.0462.ua/news/1097175/cernigovskaa-desna-prosmatrivaet-poltora-desatka-novickov|title=Черниговская "Десна" просматривает полтора десятка новичков|website=0462.ua – Сайт города Чернигова}}
=WIT Georgia=
From 2013 to 2015 Sichinava returned to Georgia, signing with WIT Georgia, where he played 31 games and scored 3 goals.
=Kolkheti-1913 Poti=
In 2014 he moved to Kolkheti-1913 Poti in the Umaglesi Liga for two seasons.
=Inhulets Petrove=
In 2016 Sichinava joined FC Inhulets Petrove. With the club he made it to the final of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup and got promoted to the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League.{{cite web| url = https://sportarena.com/football/ukraina-pervaya-liga/sichinava-kozhanov-starchenko-j-usya-zbirna-12-go/| title = Січінава, Кожанов, Старченко й уся збірна 12-го туру Першої ліги - Первая лига Украины| date = 7 October 2019}}
On 19 September 2020, he scored his first goal in Ukrainian Premier League against Desna Chernihiv.{{cite web |title=Inhulets 1 : 1 Desna
=Kolos Kovalivka=
In June 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Kolos Kovalivka in the Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for the 2021–22 Europa Conference League third qualifying round.{{cite web |title=Колос подписал экс-форварда Ингульца Сичинаву |url=https://sportarena.com/football/upl/kolos-podpisal-eks-forvarda-ingultsa-sichinavu/ |website=www.sportarena.com |date=8 June 2021 |access-date=8 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=Заменит Селезнева? Стало известно, где продолжит карьеру Сичинава |url=https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1622995743-smi-sichinava-mozhet-popolnit-ryady-kolosa.html |website=www.ua-football.com |date=6 June 2021 |access-date=8 June 2021}} On 24 July, he made his league debut with the team against Veres Rivne.{{cite web |title=Veres – Kolos |url=https://upl.ua/en/report/view/5835 |website=Ukrainian Premier League |access-date=24 July 2021}} On 5 August, he made his European debut against Shakhter Karagandy in the Europa Conference League third qualifying round, replacing Volodymyr Lysenko in the 54th minute.{{cite web |title=Kolos Kovalivka (UKR) Kolos Kovalivka 0 – 0 Shakhter (KAZ) |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2033044/ |website=UEFA |access-date=6 August 2021}} On 21 November he scored his first goal with the new club in Ukrainian Premier League against Desna Chernihiv.{{cite web|title=Десна 0:1 Колос |url=https://upl.ua/ua/report/view/5947 |website=Ukrainian Premier League |access-date=21 November 2021}}
==Loan to KuPS==
On 22 March 2022, Sichinava joined KuPS in Finland on loan until 30 June 2022, with an option to extend the loan until the end of 2022.{{cite press release|publisher=KuPS|url=https://kups.fi/%ef%bf%bchyokkaaja-nika-sitchinava-vahvistaa-kupsaa/|title=Hyökkääjä Nika Sitchinava vahvistaa KuPS:aa!|date=22 March 2022|access-date=22 March 2022|language=fi}} On 2 April, he made his debut for the club in the Veikkausliiga.{{cite web|title=KUPS VS. INTER TURKU 2 – 1 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/02/finland/veikkausliiga/kuopion-palloseuraoy/football-club-inter-turku/3746103/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=2 April 2022}}
=Alay=
In April 2023 he moved to Alay in Kyrgyz Premier League.{{cite web |title=Екс-лідер «Інгульця» тепер гратиме в Киргизстані |url=https://sportyvka.com.ua/47633-eks-lider-inhultsia-teper-hratyme-v-kyrhyzstani.html?fbclid=IwAR3dxThWctCMclUa7MZescaR_uBqPzND8OaDYTvKE6cB9eVbnLMzaP77luM |website=sportyvka.com.ua |access-date=7 March 2023}}{{cite web |title=Сітчінава перебрався у чемпіонат Киргизстану |url=https://football.ua/ukraine/502544-sitchinava-perebravsja-u-chempionat-kirgizstanu.html|website=football.ua |access-date=21 March 2025}}
=Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów=
On 10 October 2023, Polish IV liga club Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów announced the signing of Sichinava.{{cite web |title=Nika Sichinava nowym zawodnikiem Pogoni-Sokoła Lubaczów |url=https://elubaczow.com/2023/10/10/nika-sichinava-nowym-zawodnikiem-pogoni-sokola-lubaczow/ |website=elubaczow.com |access-date=6 April 2024 |language=pl |date=10 October 2023}}
=Ilves-Kissat=
In early 2024, he moved to Finnish club Ilves-Kissat.{{cite web |title=Ilves-Kissat aloittaa uuden projektin – lue kauden 2024 joukkueesta ja päävalmentaja Igor Indutnyin hyökkäävästä jalkapallofilosofiasta |url=https://www.ilves-kissat.fi/ilves-kissat-kaudella-2024/ |publisher=Ilves-Kissat |access-date=6 April 2024 |language=fi |date=6 April 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 30 March 2025}}{{Soccerway|nika-sichinava/451211}}
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Volgar Astrakhan
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti
|4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 1 | ||
| WIT Georgia
|Erovnuli Liga |31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Kolkheti-1913 Poti
|24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16
|Erovnuli Liga 2 |14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 7 | |
| rowspan="6"|Inhulets Petrove
|25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2017-18
|Ukrainian First League |33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19
|Ukrainian First League |17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20
|Ukrainian First League |27 | 17 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 17 | |||
| 2020–21
|22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 6 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!124 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 134 | 33 | |
| rowspan="3"|Inhulets Petrove-2
|3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18
|Ukrainian Second League |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | |
| rowspan=2|Kolos Kovalivka
|Ukrainian Premier League |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Two appearances in Europa Conference League third qualifying round }} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23
|Ukrainian Premier League |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | ||
| KuPS (loan)
|2022 |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Alay
|2023 |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 0 | ||
| Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów
|2023–24 |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| Ilves-Kissat
|2024 |20 | 7 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 7 | ||||
| Sporting Kristina
|2024 |5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 5 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!260 | 52 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 55 |
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Honours
Inhulets Petrove
- Ukrainian First League: 2019–20
- Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2018–19
Individual
- Best Player of Ukrainian First League: 2019–20{{cite web |title=Ніка Сітчінава – найкращий футболіст Першої ліги сезону 2019/20! |url= https://old.pfl.ua/news/details/11664 |website=www.pfl.ua |access-date=23 September 2020}}{{cite web |title=უკრაინის პირველი ლიგის საუკეთესო მოთამაშედ ქართველი აღიარეს |url=https://1tv.ge/news/ukrainis-pirveli-ligis-sauketeso-motamashed-qartveli-aghiares/ |website=1tv.ge |access-date=23 February 2025}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://kups.fi/pelaaja/nika-sitchinava/ Profile] on Kuopion Palloseura official website
- {{FFU player|70251}}
- {{FootballFacts.ru}}
- {{Soccerway|nika-sichinava/451211}}
{{FC Yunist Chernihiv}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sichinava, Nika}}
Category:Footballers from Kutaisi
Category:Ukrainian men's footballers
Category:Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Category:Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Finland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kyrgyzstan
Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Kyrgyzstan
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Poland
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:FC Retro Vatutine players
Category:FC Kolkheti-1913 Poti players
Category:FC WIT Georgia players
Category:FC Volgar Astrakhan players
Category:FC Inhulets Petrove players
Category:FC Inhulets-2 Petrove players
Category:FC Yunist Chernihiv players
Category:FC Kolos Kovalivka players
Category:Kuopion Palloseura players
Category:Erovnuli Liga players
Category:Ukrainian Premier League players
Category:Ukrainian First League players
Category:Ukrainian Second League players
Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Kyrgyz Premier League players