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Nika Gagnidze
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Gori, Georgia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kolos
Number 20
Youth career
2017–2019 Dila
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Dila 116 (21)
2022 → Ümraniyespor (loan) 2 (0)
2024– Kolos 6 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Georgia U19 5 (0)
2021–2023 Georgia U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024

Nika Gagnidze (Georgian: ნიკა გაგნიძე; born 20 March 2001) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Kolos.

Professional career

A youth product of Dila since the age of 16, Gagnidze was promoted to their senior team in 2018 and became a mainstay in the squad. His performance was recognized during the 2021 season: Gagnidze was named Player of Phase 4 of the season, which comprised the last nine matches,[1] and selected among best eleven players of the league.[2]

On 15 March 2022, he extended his contract with Dila.[3] On 20 July 2022, Gagnidze transferred to Ümraniyespor as they were newly promoted to the Süper Lig.[4] He made his professional debut with Ümraniyespor in a 1–0 Süper Lig loss to Antalyaspor on 14 August 2022.[5]

In December 2022, Gagnidze returned to Dila Gori as the team captain.[6]

In April 2024, the Erovnuli Liga named Gagnidze the best player of part 1 of the season in which he scored once and provided five assists.[7]

On 11 July 2024, Ukrainian club Kolos announced the signing of Gagnidze.[8]

International career

Gagnidze was a youth international for Georgia, having played for the Georgia U19s and U21s. As a U21 squad member, he was called up for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[9] After playing full time in a 2–0 win over Portugal, he sustained an injury in the next game against Netherlands, requiring treatment for more than six weeks.[10]

Statistics

As of 19 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dila Gori 2018 Erovnuli Liga – – – – 0 0
2019 15 0 – – – 15 0
2020 13 3 3 0 – – 16 3
2021 28 7 2 0 – – 30 7
2022 18 3 – 2[a] 0 – 22 3
2023 27 6 1 0 – – 21 6
2024 15 2 – – – 15 2
Total 116 21 6 0 2 0 0 0 124 21
Ümraniyespor (loan) 2022/23 Super Liga 2 0 1 0 – – 3 0
Kolos 2024/25 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 – – – 0 0
Career total 118 21 7 0 2 0 0 0 127 21
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ "ნიკა გაგნიძე საუკეთესოა - ეროვნულმა ლიგამ მეოთხე წრის ფეხბურთელი დაასახელა #1TVSPORT". 1TV.
  2. ^ "ELIGA AWARDS 2021". europop.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ "ნიკა გაგნიძემ გორის დილასთან კონტრაქტი გააგრძელა". Lelo.Ge.
  4. ^ "Ümraniyespor, Nika Gagnidze'yi transfer etti". Milliyet.
  5. ^ "Spor Toto Süper Lig: Ümraniyespor: 0 - Antalyaspor: 1 (Maç sonucu)". İhlas Haber Ajansı.
  6. ^ "ნიკა გაგნიძე "დილაში" დაბრუნდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 6 December 2022.
  7. ^ "პირველი წრის საუკეთესო მწვრთნელი მიქაძეა, ფეხბურთელი – გაგნიძე". atiani.ge (in Georgian). 17 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. ^ "НІКА ГАГНІДЗЕ – ГРАВЕЦЬ КОЛОСА!". koloskovalivka.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  9. ^ "U21 საქართველოს ნაკრების 23-კაციანი შემადგენლობა ცნობილია". europop.ge (in Georgian). 15 June 2023.
  10. ^ "'მარტივი ტრავმა არ არის' - როდის დაბრუნდება ნიკა გაგნიძე". europop.ge (in Georgian). 26 June 2023.
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