| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 (age 33) | ||
| 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 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 | |||
Giorgi Nikabadze (Georgian: გიორგი ნიქაბაძე; born 10 January 1991) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbekistan Super League club Novbahor.
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. 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. Nikabadze won the champion's title with his team in 2021.
After a short spell in Malta, in May 2022 Nikabadze signed for Samgurali. 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, initially to sign for Neftchi Fergana and later for Novbahor.
Statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 August 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 | 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 | 0 | – | 17 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Career total | 249 | 110 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 115 | ||
- Appearances in play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in Asian Champions League
Honours
Club
Dinamo Batumi
- Erovnuli Liga (1): 2021
Individual
Liga 2 topscorer (1): 2019
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
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- FC Telavi players
- FC Merani Tbilisi players
- FC Guria Lanchkhuti players
- FC Dinamo Batumi players
- FC Samgurali Tsqaltubo players
- FC Neftchi Fergana players
- PFC Navbahor Namangan players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Uzbekistan Super League players
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Uzbekistan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan