Nika Gagnidze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Gori, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dila | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Dila | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Dila | 105 | (19) |
| 2022 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Georgia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Georgia U21 | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024 | |||
Nika Gagnidze (Georgian: ნიკა გაგნიძე; born 20 March 2001) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dila.
Professional career[edit]
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 rounds,[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]
International career[edit]
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.[7] 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.[8]
Statistics[edit]
- As of 16 March 2024
| 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 105 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 19 | ||
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2022–23 | Super Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References[edit]
- ^ "ნიკა გაგნიძე საუკეთესოა - ეროვნულმა ლიგამ მეოთხე წრის ფეხბურთელი დაასახელა #1TVSPORT". 1TV.
- ^ "ELIGA AWARDS 2021". europop.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2021.
- ^ "ნიკა გაგნიძემ გორის დილასთან კონტრაქტი გააგრძელა". Lelo.Ge.
- ^ "Ümraniyespor, Nika Gagnidze'yi transfer etti". Milliyet.
- ^ "Spor Toto Süper Lig: Ümraniyespor: 0 - Antalyaspor: 1 (Maç sonucu)". İhlas Haber Ajansı.
- ^ "ნიკა გაგნიძე "დილაში" დაბრუნდა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 6 December 2022.
- ^ "U21 საქართველოს ნაკრების 23-კაციანი შემადგენლობა ცნობილია". europop.ge (in Georgian). 15 June 2023.
- ^ "'მარტივი ტრავმა არ არის' - როდის დაბრუნდება ნიკა გაგნიძე". europop.ge (in Georgian). 26 June 2023.
External links[edit]
- Nika Gagnidze at Soccerway
- Erovnuli Liga profile
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Gori, Georgia
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- FC Dila Gori players
- Ümraniyespor footballers
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Süper Lig players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey