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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|01|13|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|01|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nicosia]], Cyprus
| birth_place = [[Nicosia]], Cyprus
| currentclub = [[Torpedo Kutaisi]]
| currentclub = Spartakos Kitiou
| clubnumber = 14
| clubnumber =
| height = 1.98 m
| height = 1.98 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
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| years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = → [[Lech Poznań]] (loan) | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 1
| years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = → [[Lech Poznań]] (loan) | caps6 = 7 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2022 | clubs7 = [[Jeonnam Dragons]] | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 2
| years7 = 2022 | clubs7 = [[Jeonnam Dragons]] | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2023– | clubs8 = [[Torpedo Kutaisi]] | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 3
| years8 = 2023 | clubs8 = [[Torpedo Kutaisi]] | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2023–2024 | clubs9 = [[FK Panevėžys|Panevėžys]] | caps9 = 17 | goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2024– | clubs10 = Spartakos | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Georgia national under-19 football team|Georgia U19]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Georgia national under-19 football team|Georgia U19]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2016 | nationalteam2 = [[Georgia national under-21 football team|Georgia U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2016 | nationalteam2 = [[Georgia national under-21 football team|Georgia U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalteam3 = [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] | nationalcaps3 = 24 | nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalteam3 = [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] | nationalcaps3 = 24 | nationalgoals3 = 3
| club-update = 1 May 2023
| club-update = 11 June 2024
| nationalteam-update = 1 May 2023
| nationalteam-update = 1 May 2023
}}
}}
'''Nikoloz "Nika" Kacharava''' ({{lang-ka|ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კაჭარავა|tr}}, {{IPA-ka|nikʼɔlɔz nikʼɑ kʼɑtʃʼɑɾɑvɑ|pron}}; born 13 January 1994) is a Georgian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Torpedo Kutaisi]] in [[Erovnuli Liga]].<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|275373}}</ref> Born in Cyprus, he represents the [[Georgia national football team|Georgia national team]].
'''Nikoloz "Nika" Kacharava''' ({{lang-ka|ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კაჭარავა|tr}}, {{IPA-ka|nikʼoloz nikʼa kʼatʃʼaɾava|pron}}; born 13 January 1994) is a Georgian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Cypriot Second Division]] club Spartakos. Born in Cyprus, he has played for the [[Georgia national football team|Georgia national team]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
Kacharava started his career in the second team of [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]. A promising youth, he found it hard finding opportunities to break into the Tbilisi first team and signed a contract with [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]].<ref name="sportall">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/legionerebi/46388-nika-katcarava-yazanis-rubinis-72-e-nomeria.html|title=სპორტული პორტალი - ნიკა კაჭარავა ყაზანის "რუბინის" 72-ე ნომერია|publisher=sportall.ge|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> Kacharava played several matches with the Rubin Kazan youth squads, but found it hard to break into the first team squad.<ref name="sportbox">{{cite web|url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Nika-Kacharava-Futbol-13011994|title=Качарава Ника - Нападающий - Ростов - Kacharava Nika|publisher=news.sportbox.ru|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> Kacharava got his first official contract with Rubin Kazan, but became frustrated with the lack of first team opportunities.
Kacharava started his career in the second team of [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]. A promising youth, he found it hard finding opportunities to break into the Tbilisi first team and signed a contract with [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]].<ref name="sportall">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/legionerebi/46388-nika-katcarava-yazanis-rubinis-72-e-nomeria.html|title=სპორტული პორტალი - ნიკა კაჭარავა ყაზანის "რუბინის" 72-ე ნომერია|publisher=sportall.ge|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> Kacharava played several matches with the Rubin Kazan youth squads, but found it hard to break into the first team squad.<ref name="sportbox">{{cite web|url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Nika-Kacharava-Futbol-13011994|title=Качарава Ника - Нападающий - Ростов - Kacharava Nika|publisher=news.sportbox.ru|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> Kacharava got his first official contract with Rubin Kazan, but became frustrated with the lack of first team opportunities.


Kacharava moved back to Georgia and signed a contract with [[FC Tskhinvali]]. In his first season, Kacharava scored only one goal - however, in the following seasons Kacharava cemented his spot in the first team, becoming a prolific scorer and one of the top forwards in the league.<ref name="sportall2">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/skhvadaskhva/86668-nika-katcarava-rusul-belgiur-da-holandiur-klubebs-surth.html|title=სპორტული პორტალი - ნიკა კაჭარავა რუსულ, ბელგიურ და ჰოლანდიურ კლუბებს სურთ|publisher=sportall.ge|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> He attracted attention throughout Europe, eventually transferring to Rostov during one of their most successful seasons.<ref name="sportall3">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/legionerebi/86944-rusuli-media-qrostovmaq-nika-katcaravashi-300-athas-evromde-gadaikhada.html|title=სპორტული პორტალი - რუსული მედია: &quot;როსტოვმა&quot; ნიკა კაჭარავაში 300 ათას ევრომდე გადაიხადა|publisher=sportall.ge|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref>
Kacharava moved back to Georgia and signed a contract with [[FC Tskhinvali]]. In his first season, Kacharava scored only one goal - however, in the following seasons Kacharava cemented his spot in the first team, becoming a prolific scorer and one of the top forwards in the league.<ref name="sportall2">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/skhvadaskhva/86668-nika-katcarava-rusul-belgiur-da-holandiur-klubebs-surth.html|title=სპორტული პორტალი - ნიკა კაჭარავა რუსულ, ბელგიურ და ჰოლანდიურ კლუბებს სურთ|publisher=sportall.ge|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> He attracted attention throughout Europe, eventually transferring to Rostov during one of their most successful seasons.<ref name="sportall3">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportall.ge/fexburti/qarthuli-fekhburthi/legionerebi/86944-rusuli-media-qrostovmaq-nika-katcaravashi-300-athas-evromde-gadaikhada.html|title=სპორტული პორტალი - რუსული მედია: "როსტოვმა" ნიკა კაჭარავაში 300 ათას ევრომდე გადაიხადა|publisher=sportall.ge|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref>


He spend the 2016–17 season on loan in Cyprus at [[Ethnikos Achna FC|Ethnikos Achna]], scoring 16 goals and becoming the third-best scorer of the [[2016–17 Cypriot First Division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2016-17 Cypriot First Division Topscorers|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/En/scorers/2600767|website=cfa.com.cy|publisher=[[Cyprus Football Association]]|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704204043/http://www.cfa.com.cy/En/scorers/2600767|archive-date=4 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>
He spent the 2016–17 season on loan in Cyprus at [[Ethnikos Achna FC|Ethnikos Achna]], scoring 16 goals and becoming the third-best scorer of the [[2016–17 Cypriot First Division]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2016-17 Cypriot First Division Topscorers|url=http://www.cfa.com.cy/En/scorers/2600767|website=cfa.com.cy|publisher=[[Cyprus Football Association]]|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704204043/http://www.cfa.com.cy/En/scorers/2600767|archive-date=4 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>


On 18 June 2017, he signed another year-long loan deal, joining the Polish club [[Korona Kielce]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Korona Kielce]]|url=http://korona-kielce.pl/news,10094-kaczarawa-pilkarzem-korony.html|title=Kaczarawa piłkarzem Korony!|date=18 June 2017|language=pl|access-date=18 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623125613/http://korona-kielce.pl/news,10094-kaczarawa-pilkarzem-korony.html|archive-date=23 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 18 June 2017, he signed another year-long loan deal, joining the Polish club [[Korona Kielce]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Korona Kielce]]|url=http://korona-kielce.pl/news,10094-kaczarawa-pilkarzem-korony.html|title=Kaczarawa piłkarzem Korony!|date=18 June 2017|language=pl|access-date=18 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623125613/http://korona-kielce.pl/news,10094-kaczarawa-pilkarzem-korony.html|archive-date=23 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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On 6 June 2018, Kacharava signed a two-year contract with the Cypriot club [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC]]|url=http://www.anorthosisfc.com.cy/2018/06/sta-kianolefka-o-nika-katsarava/|title=Στα κυανόλευκα ο Νίκα Κατσαράβα!|date=7 June 2018|language=el}}</ref> On 24 January 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension, with a buy-out clause of €500,000.
On 6 June 2018, Kacharava signed a two-year contract with the Cypriot club [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC]]|url=http://www.anorthosisfc.com.cy/2018/06/sta-kianolefka-o-nika-katsarava/|title=Στα κυανόλευκα ο Νίκα Κατσαράβα!|date=7 June 2018|language=el}}</ref> On 24 January 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension, with a buy-out clause of €500,000.


On 8 February 2022, Kacharava joined South Korean [[K League 2]] club [[Jeonnam Dragons]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/kr/%EB%89%B4%EC%8A%A4/%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A9%E1%84%91%E1%85%B5%E1%84%89%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AF-%E1%84%8C%E1%85%A5%E1%86%AB%E1%84%82%E1%85%A1%E1%86%B7-%E1%84%8C%E1%85%A9%E1%84%8C%E1%85%B5%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A1-%E1%84%80%E1%85%AE%E1%86%A8%E1%84%80%E1%85%A1%E1%84%83%E1%85%A2%E1%84%91%E1%85%AD-%E1%84%8C%E1%85%A1%E1%86%BC%E1%84%89%E1%85%B5%E1%86%AB-%E1%84%80%E1%85%A9%E1%86%BC%E1%84%80%E1%85%A7%E1%86%A8%E1%84%89%E1%85%AE-%E1%84%82%E1%85%B5%E1%84%8F%E1%85%A1/bltbddb46b6e60ab7bc|title=[오피셜] 전남, 조지아 국가대표 장신 공격수 니카 카차라바 영입|date=8 February 2022|language=ko}}</ref>
On 8 February 2022, Kacharava joined South Korean [[K League 2]] club [[Jeonnam Dragons]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/kr/%EB%89%B4%EC%8A%A4/%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A9%E1%84%91%E1%85%B5%E1%84%89%E1%85%A7%E1%86%AF-%E1%84%8C%E1%85%A5%E1%86%AB%E1%84%82%E1%85%A1%E1%86%B7-%E1%84%8C%E1%85%A9%E1%84%8C%E1%85%B5%E1%84%8B%E1%85%A1-%E1%84%80%E1%85%AE%E1%86%A8%E1%84%80%E1%85%A1%E1%84%83%E1%85%A2%E1%84%91%E1%85%AD-%E1%84%8C%E1%85%A1%E1%86%BC%E1%84%89%E1%85%B5%E1%86%AB-%E1%84%80%E1%85%A9%E1%86%BC%E1%84%80%E1%85%A7%E1%86%A8%E1%84%89%E1%85%AE-%E1%84%82%E1%85%B5%E1%84%8F%E1%85%A1/bltbddb46b6e60ab7bc|title=[오피셜] 전남, 조지아 국가대표 장신 공격수 니카 카차라바 영입|date=8 February 2022|language=ko}}</ref> A year later he returned to [[Erovnuli Liga|Georgia]] and moved to [[Torpedo Kutaisi]], but left the club by mutual consent after three months.<ref>{{cite web |title=ნიკა კაჭარავამ ქუთაისის "ტორპედო" დატოვა |url=https://footballnews.ge/sportnews/10983--.html |website=footballnews.ge (in Georgian) |date=26 May 2023}}</ref>

In August 2023, Kacharava signed a contract with [[Lithuania]]n club [[FK Panevėžys|Panevėžys]] until the end of the season with an option of its extension.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fk-panevezys.lt/puolimo-grandi-papilde-kartvelas/ |website=fk-panevezys.lt (in Lithuanian) |title=Puolimo grandį papildė kartvelas |date=22 August 2023}}</ref>

In July 2024, newly promoted second-division [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] club Spartakos Kitiou announced signing Kacharava.<ref>{{cite web |title=ოფიციალურად - კაჭარავა ისევ კვიპროსში ითამაშებს |url=https://1tv.ge/news/oficialurad-kacharava-isev-kviprosshi-itamashebs-1tvsport/ |website=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |access-date=29 July 2024}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
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==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
===Club===
{{updated|1 July 2022|<ref>{{soccerway|nika-kacharava/275373|accessdate=7 February 2018}}</ref>}}
{{updated|15 May 2024|<ref>{{soccerway|nika-kacharava/275373|accessdate=7 February 2018}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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|rowspan="4"|[[FC Tskhinvali|Tskhinvali]]
|rowspan="4"|[[FC Tskhinvali|Tskhinvali]]
|[[2013–14 Umaglesi Liga|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 Umaglesi Liga|2013–14]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Erovnuli Liga|Umaglesi Liga]]
|[[Erovnuli Liga|Umaglesi Liga]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
|-
|[[2014–15 Umaglesi Liga|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Umaglesi Liga|2014–15]]
|Umaglesi Liga
|25||12||6||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||17
|25||12||6||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||17
|-
|-
|[[2015–16 Umaglesi Liga|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Umaglesi Liga|2015–16]]
|Umaglesi Liga
|15||13||2||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="UEL">Appearances in the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]</ref>||1||colspan="2"|—||19||15
|15||13||2||1||2{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||19||15
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
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|-
|-
|[[Ethnikos Achna FC|Ethnikos Achna]] (loan)
|[[Ethnikos Achna FC|Ethnikos Achna]] (loan)
|[[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Cypriot First Division|2016/17]]
|[[Cypriot First Division]]
|[[Cypriot First Division]]
|27||16||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||16
|27||16||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||16
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|26||7||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||9
|26||7||3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||9
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|[[2018–19 Cypriot First Division|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 Cypriot First Division|2018–19]]
|rowspan="3"|Cypriot First Division
|Cypriot First Division
|23||4||3||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||27||6
|23||4||3||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||27||6
|-
|-
|[[2019-20 Cypriot First Division|2019–20]]
|[[2019–20 Cypriot First Division|2019–20]]
|Cypriot First Division
|18||6||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||6
|18||6||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||6
|-
|-
|[[2020–21 Cypriot First Division|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 Cypriot First Division|2020–21]]
|Cypriot First Division
|2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
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|-
|[[2021–22 Cypriot First Division|2021–22]]
|Cypriot First Division
|8||1||colspan="2"|—||5||0||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!43!!10!!6!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!50!!12
!51!!11!!6!!2!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!63!!13
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Lech Poznań]] (loan)
|[[Lech Poznań]] (loan)
|[[2020–21 Ekstraklasa|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 Ekstraklasa|2020–21]]
|Ekstraklasa
|Ekstraklasa
|7||1||1||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|7||1||1||0||6||0||colspan="2"|—||14||1
|-
|-
⚫
|[[Jeonnam Dragons]]
!colspan="2"|Total
!7!!1!!1!!0!!6!!0!!0!!0!!14!!1
⚫
|-
⚫
|rowspan="2"|[[Jeonnam Dragons]]
|[[2022 K League 2|2022]]
|[[2022 K League 2|2022]]
|[[K League 2]]
|[[K League 2]]
|9||2||0||0||5<ref group=lower-alpha name="ACL">Appearances in the [[AFC Champions League]]</ref>||1||colspan="2"|—||14||3
|10||2||0||0||5{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||15||3
|-
|[[Torpedo Kutaisi]]
|[[2023 Erovnuli Liga|2023]]
|Erovnuli Liga
|14||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||3
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[FK Panevėžys|Panevėžys]]
|[[2023 A Lyga|2023]]
|rowspan="2"|[[A Lyga]]
|7||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||2
|-
|[[2024 A Lyga|2024]]
|10||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in SuperCup}}||0||12||1
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!9!!2!!0!!0!!5!!1!!0!!0!!14!!3
!17!!2!!1!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!19!!3
|-
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!colspan="3"|Career total
!153!!61!!20!!10!!14!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!187!!73
!193!!67!!21!!11!!19!!2!!1!!0!!234!!80
|}
|}
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{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}


===International goals===
===International goals===
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| align="center"|3 || 11 October 2020 || [[Stadion Miejski (Tychy)|Stadion Miejski]], [[Tychy]], Poland || {{fb|ARM}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2-2 || [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League C]]
| align="center"|3 || 11 October 2020 || [[Stadion Miejski (Tychy)|Stadion Miejski]], [[Tychy]], Poland || {{fb|ARM}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2-2 || [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League C]]
|}
|}

==Honours==
'''Panevėžys'''
* [[A Lyga]]: [[2023 A Lyga|2023]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nika Kaczarawa |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=33361 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=13 January 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.fc-rostov.ru/command/players/301 Rostov Profile]
* [http://www.fc-rostov.ru/command/players/301 Rostov Profile]
* {{90minut|33361}}
* {{90minut|33361}}



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Nika Kacharava
Personal information
Full name Nikoloz Kacharava
Date of birth (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Spartakos Kitiou
Youth career
2011–2012 Dinamo Tbilisi
2012–2013 Gagra
2013–2014 Rubin Kazan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Tskhinvali 41 (25)
2016–2018 Rostov 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Ethnikos Achna (loan) 27 (16)
2017–2018 → Korona Kielce (loan) 26 (7)
2018–2022 Anorthosis Famagusta 51 (11)
2020–2021 → Lech Poznań (loan) 7 (1)
2022 Jeonnam Dragons 10 (2)
2023 Torpedo Kutaisi 14 (3)
2023–2024 Panevėžys 17 (2)
2024– Spartakos 0 (0)
International career‡
2012–2013 Georgia U19 8 (2)
2013–2016 Georgia U21 10 (6)
2016– Georgia 24 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023

Nikoloz "Nika" Kacharava (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კაჭარავა, romanized: nik'oloz "nik'a" k'ach'arava, pronounced [nikʼoloz nikʼa kʼatʃʼaɾava]; born 13 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot Second Division club Spartakos. Born in Cyprus, he has played for the Georgia national team.

Club career

Kacharava started his career in the second team of Dinamo Tbilisi. A promising youth, he found it hard finding opportunities to break into the Tbilisi first team and signed a contract with Rubin Kazan.[1] Kacharava played several matches with the Rubin Kazan youth squads, but found it hard to break into the first team squad.[2] Kacharava got his first official contract with Rubin Kazan, but became frustrated with the lack of first team opportunities.

Kacharava moved back to Georgia and signed a contract with FC Tskhinvali. In his first season, Kacharava scored only one goal - however, in the following seasons Kacharava cemented his spot in the first team, becoming a prolific scorer and one of the top forwards in the league.[3] He attracted attention throughout Europe, eventually transferring to Rostov during one of their most successful seasons.[4]

He spent the 2016–17 season on loan in Cyprus at Ethnikos Achna, scoring 16 goals and becoming the third-best scorer of the 2016–17 Cypriot First Division.[5]

On 18 June 2017, he signed another year-long loan deal, joining the Polish club Korona Kielce.[6]

On 6 June 2018, Kacharava signed a two-year contract with the Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.[7] On 24 January 2020, he signed a two-year contract extension, with a buy-out clause of €500,000.

On 8 February 2022, Kacharava joined South Korean K League 2 club Jeonnam Dragons.[8] A year later he returned to Georgia and moved to Torpedo Kutaisi, but left the club by mutual consent after three months.[9]

In August 2023, Kacharava signed a contract with Lithuanian club Panevėžys until the end of the season with an option of its extension.[10]

In July 2024, newly promoted second-division Cypriot club Spartakos Kitiou announced signing Kacharava.[11]

International career

Kacharava was born in Cyprus to parents of Georgian descent – his father Kakhaber Kacharava was a member of the Georgia national team and his mother Lia Mikadze was a basketball player.[12] Kacharava had successful stints with the Georgian youth national teams, and made his debut for the senior Georgian national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Kazakhstan.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 May 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tskhinvali 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 25 12 6 5 — — 31 17
2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 15 13 2 1 2[a] 1 — 19 15
Total 41 25 8 6 2 1 — 51 32
Rostov 2015–16 Russian Premier League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Ethnikos Achna (loan) 2016/17 Cypriot First Division 27 16 2 0 — — 29 16
Korona Kielce (loan) 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 26 7 3 2 — — 29 9
Anorthosis Famagusta 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 23 4 3 2 1 0 — 27 6
2019–20 Cypriot First Division 18 6 3 0 — — 21 6
2020–21 Cypriot First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
2021–22 Cypriot First Division 8 1 — 5 0 — 13 1
Total 51 11 6 2 6 0 — 63 13
Lech Poznań (loan) 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 7 1 1 0 6 0 — 14 1
Jeonnam Dragons 2022 K League 2 10 2 0 0 5[b] 1 — 15 3
Torpedo Kutaisi 2023 Erovnuli Liga 14 3 — — — 14 3
Panevėžys 2023 A Lyga 7 2 — — — 7 2
2024 10 0 1 1 — 1[c] 0 12 1
Total 17 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 19 3
Career total 193 67 21 11 19 2 1 0 234 80
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in SuperCup

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kacharava goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Nika Kacharava
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2017 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia  Serbia 1–0 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 5 September 2020 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 1–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
3 11 October 2020 Stadion Miejski, Tychy, Poland  Armenia 1–1 2-2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Panevėžys

References

  1. ^ "სპორტული პორტალი - ნიკა კაჭარავა ყაზანის "რუბინის" 72-ე ნომერია". sportall.ge. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  2. ^ "Качарава Ника - Нападающий - Ростов - Kacharava Nika". news.sportbox.ru. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  3. ^ "სპორტული პორტალი - ნიკა კაჭარავა რუსულ, ბელგიურ და ჰოლანდიურ კლუბებს სურთ". sportall.ge. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  4. ^ "სპორტული პორტალი - რუსული მედია: "როსტოვმა" ნიკა კაჭარავაში 300 ათას ევრომდე გადაიხადა". sportall.ge. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  5. ^ "2016-17 Cypriot First Division Topscorers". cfa.com.cy. Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Kaczarawa piłkarzem Korony!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Στα κυανόλευκα ο Νίκα Κατσαράβα!" (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta FC. 7 June 2018.
  8. ^ "[오피셜] 전남, 조지아 국가대표 장신 공격수 니카 카차라바 영입" (in Korean). goal.com. 8 February 2022.
  9. ^ "ნიკა კაჭარავამ ქუთაისის "ტორპედო" დატოვა". footballnews.ge (in Georgian). 26 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Puolimo grandį papildė kartvelas". fk-panevezys.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ "ოფიციალურად - კაჭარავა ისევ კვიპროსში ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Nika Kacharava: "I Leave for Austria with "Rubin" and also Prepare for Euro 2013"".
  13. ^ "Georgia 1 - 1 Kazakhstan - Match Report & Highlights". skysports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  14. ^ Nika Kacharava at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Kacharava, Nika". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Nika Kaczarawa". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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