Personal information | |||
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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 | 101 | (19) |
2022 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2 | (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 12 December 2023 |
Nika Gagnidze (Georgian: ნიკა გაგნიძე; born 20 March 2001) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dila.
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]
Gagnidze is 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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | ||||
Total | 101 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 19 | ||
Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2022–23 | Super Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 103 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 19 |