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Nika Kacharava

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Nika Kacharava
Personal information
Full name Nikoloz Kacharava
Date of birth (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
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)
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 26 May 2023
‡ 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 [nikʼɔlɔz nikʼɑ kʼɑtʃʼɑɾɑvɑ]; born 13 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Torpedo Kutaisi in Erovnuli Liga.[1] Born in Cyprus, he represents 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.[2] Kacharava played several matches with the Rubin Kazan youth squads, but found it hard to break into the first team squad.[3] 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.[4] He attracted attention throughout Europe, eventually transferring to Rostov during one of their most successful seasons.[5]

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.[6]

On 18 June 2017, he signed another year-long loan deal, joining the Polish club Korona Kielce.[7]

On 6 June 2018, Kacharava signed a two-year contract with the Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.[8] 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.[9] A year later he returned to Georgia and moved to Torpedo Kutaisi, but left the club by mutual consent after three months.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 May 2023[13]
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
Total 7 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 14 1
Jeonnam Dragons 2022 K League 2 9 2 0 0 5[b] 1 — 14 3
Total 9 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 14 3
Torpedo Kutaisi 2023 Erovnuli Liga 14 3 — — — 14 3
Career total 167 64 20 10 14 2 — 201 76
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kacharava goal.[14]
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

References

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