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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 = 3 | goals7 = 1
| years7 = 2022– | clubs7 = [[Jeonnam Dragons]] | caps7 = 3 | goals7 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013 | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalteam1 = [[Georgia national under-19 football team|Georgia U19]]
| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam1 = [[Georgia national under-19 football team|Georgia U19]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2016 | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 6 | nationalteam2 = [[Georgia national under-21 football team|Georgia U21]]
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2016 | nationalteam2 = [[Georgia national under-21 football team|Georgia U21]] | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalcaps3 = 19 | nationalgoals3 = 3 | nationalteam3 = [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]]
| nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalteam3 = [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] | nationalcaps3 = 19 | nationalgoals3 = 3
| club-update = 13 March 2022
| club-update = 13 March 2022
| nationalteam-update = 28 March 2020
| nationalteam-update = 28 March 2020
}}
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'''Nikoloz "Nika" Kacharava''' ({{lang-ka|ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კაჭარავა|tr}}, {{IPA-ka|nikʼɔlɔz nikʼɔ kʼɑt͡ʃʼɑrɑvɑ|pron}}; born 13 January 1994) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for South Korean club [[Jeonnam Dragons]]. Born in Cyprus, he plays for the [[Georgia national football team|Georgia national team]].

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'''Nikoloz Kacharava''' ({{lang-ka|ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კაჭარავა|tr}}, {{IPA-ka|nikʼɔlɔz nikʼɔ kʼɑt͡ʃʼɑrɑvɑ|pron}}; born 13 January 1994) is a [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]]-[[Cyprus|Cypriot]] professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for South Korean club [[Jeonnam Dragons]] and the [[Georgia national football team|Georgia national team]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
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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>


On 6 June 2018, he 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.


In 2022 February, he 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>


==International career==
==International career==
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==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==

===Club===
===Club===
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{{updated|match played 2 December 2020|<ref>{{soccerway|nika-kacharava/275373|accessdate=7 February 2018}}</ref>}}

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{{Jeonnam Dragons squad}}
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Revision as of 21:06, 13 March 2022

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
 Jeonnam Dragons
Number 9
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 3 (1)
International career‡
2012–2013 Georgia U19 8 (2)
2013–2016 Georgia U21 10 (6)
2016– Georgia 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2020

Nikoloz "Nika" Kacharava (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კაჭარავა, romanized: nik'oloz "nik'a" k'ach'arava, pronounced [nikʼɔlɔz nikʼɔ kʼɑt͡ʃʼɑrɑvɑ]; born 13 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for South Korean club Jeonnam Dragons. Born in Cyprus, he plays 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 spend 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]

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.[9] 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.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2020[11]
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 25 12 6 5 — — 31 17
2015–16 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 18 6 3 0 — — 21 6
2020–21 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 43 10 6 2 1 0 0 0 50 12
Lech Poznań (loan) 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 7 1 1 0 6 0 — 14 1
Career total 140 57 20 10 9 1 0 0 169 68
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kacharava goal.[12]
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

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. ^ "Nika Kacharava: "I Leave for Austria with "Rubin" and also Prepare for Euro 2013"".
  10. ^ "Georgia 1 - 1 Kazakhstan - Match Report & Highlights". skysports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  11. ^ Nika Kacharava at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Kacharava, Nika". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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