Nika Kacharava

Nikoloz Kacharava (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კაჭარავა, romanized: nik'oloz "nik'a" k'ach'arava, pronounced [nikʼɔlɔz nikʼɔ kʼɑt͡ʃʼɑrɑvɑ]; born 13 January 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lech Poznań on loan from Anorthosis, and internationally with the Georgian national team.

Nika Kacharava
Personal information
Full name Nikoloz Kacharava
Date of birth (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lech Poznań (on loan from Anorthosis Famagusta)[1]
Number 14
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– Anorthosis 43 (10)
2020– → Lech Poznań (loan) 7 (1)
National team‡
2012–2013 Georgia U19 8 (2)
2013–2016 Georgia U21 10 (6)
2016– Georgia 19 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2020

Career

Kacharava started his career in the second team of FC 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 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.[6]

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

On 6 June 2018, he 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.

International career

Kacharava was born in Cyprus to parents of Georgian descent - his father Kakhaber Kacharava was a member of the Georgia national football team and 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]

International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.[11]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 March 2017Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia Serbia1–01–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 September 2020A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia1–01–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C

Career statistics
As of match played 2 December 2020[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tskhinvali 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 1000——10
2014–15 251265——3117
2015–16 1513212[lower-alpha 1]1—1915
Total 41258621—5132
Rostov 2015–16 Russian Premier League 0000——00
Ethnikos Achna (loan) 2016–17 Cypriot First Division 271620——2916
Korona Kielce (loan) 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 26732——299
Anorthosis Famagusta 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 2343210—276
2019–20 18630——216
2020–21 200000—20
Total 43106210005012
Lech Poznań (loan) 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 711050—131
Career total 140572010810016868
  1. Appearances in the Europa League

References
  1. https://www.lechpoznan.pl/aktualnosci,2,nika-kacharava-pilkarzem-lecha-poznan,36235.html
  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. "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. "Kacharava, Nika". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  12. Nika Kacharava at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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