Nika Kvekveskiri
Nika Kvekveskiri (Georgian: ნიკა კვეკვესკირი, romanized: nik'a k'vek'vesk'iri, pronounced [nikʼɑ kʼvɛkʼvɛskʼiri]; born 29 May 1992) is a Georgian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Tobol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zugdidi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baia Zugdidi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Baia Zugdidi | 36 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 58 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi II | 28 | (13) |
| 2013 | → Tskhinvali (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Dila Gori | 27 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Inter Baku | 29 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Gabala | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Tobol | 75 | (5) |
| 2021– | Lech Poznan | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Georgia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Georgia U21 | 20 | (2) |
| 2015– | Georgia | 25 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2017 | |||
Career
Club career
Kvekveskiri started his career in the local club Baia Zugdidi. He made his debut for the first team on 18 August 2009 in a match against FC Locomotive Tbilisi. In 2011, he joined Georgian champion Dinamo Tbilisi. In 2013, he was on loan to Tskhinvali for a half season and in June 2014 he was sold to Dila Gori.
In 2015, he moved to Azerbaijani Inter Baku.
In June 2016, Kvekveskiri moved from Inter Baku to Gabala.[1]
In May 2017, Kvekvesikiri signed a two-year deal with Tobol.[2] On 20 January 2021, Tobol announced that Kvekveskiri had left the club.[3]
In January 2021, the Georgian international moved to Lech Poznań till the end of the 2020-2021 season.
International career
Nika made his international debut for Georgia on 8 October 2015 in a 4:0 win against Gibraltar for the Euro 2016 qualifiers.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Baia Zugdidi | 2009–10 | Umaglesi Liga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | 26 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 41 | 4 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2010–11 | Umaglesi Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 3 | ||
| Tskhinvali (loan) | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | |
| Dila Gori | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | - | 32 | 7 | |
| Inter Baku | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 7 |
| Gabala | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Tobol | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 250 | 20 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 306 | 28 | ||
International
| Georgia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 28 March 2017[6]
References
- "Квеквескири выбрал Габалу". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "კვეკვესკირმა "ტობოლთან" კონტრაქტი გააფორმა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). World Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "🇬🇪მადლობა ნიკა 🇬🇪 Спасибо, Ника!". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Georgia put four past Gibraltar". uefa.com.
- "N.Kvekveskiri". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- "Nika Kvekveskiri". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links
- Nika Kvekveskiri at Soccerway
- Nika Kvekveskiri – UEFA competition record
- Nika Kvekveskiri at National-Football-Teams.com