Giorgi Nikabadze (; born 10 January 1991) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Telavi.
He won the Georgian Erovnuli in 2021 with Dinamo Batumi. He also finished as the top scorer in Liga 2 and has been among the leading goal scorers for several teams over the course of his career.
Career Nikabadze has played in five countries. A Lyga side Banga was the first club where he spent a full season.
In 2018, he netted ten goals for newly promoted Liga 2 club Telavi. A year later, while at Merani Tbilisi, Nikabadze became a league topscorer and major contributor to his team's promotion to Erovnuli Liga.
The next summer, he moved to title-chasing Dinamo Batumi. On 21 November 2020, when the Batumi Stadium was officially opened, Nikabadze netted against Dila Gori to become the first goalscorer in the history of this arena. Nikabadze won the champion's title with his team in 2021.
After a short spell in Malta, in May 2022 Nikabadze signed for Samgurali. In 2023, with nine goals scored against the league opponents, he finished as best striker of the team despite his departure in mid-season. In the summer transfer window, he left for Uzbekistan, initially to sign for Neftchi Fergana and later for Novbahor.
Statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBanga 2012A Lyga255–––255 201370–––70Total 325000000325 Guria 2013/14 Umaglesi Liga81–––81Alazani 2014/15Meore Liga1624–––1624 2015/16915–––915Total 25390000002539Kolkheti 1913 2015/16Umaglesi Liga122–––122 2016 11021––131Total 232210000253Telavi 2017 Liga 3 2 121 2018 Erovnuli Liga 2 261041––3011Total 26104100213212 Merani Tbilisi 2019 Erovnuli Liga 2 332630––3626 2020 Erovnuli Liga 20–––20Total 35263000003826Dinamo Batumi 2020Erovnuli Liga 155101 0–175 2021 224212 0–265Total 3793130004310 Gudja United 2021/22 Maltese Premier League 8010––90Samgurali 2022Erovnuli Liga 185–––185 2023 189–––189Total 36140000003614 Neftchi 2023 Uzbekistan Super League 123–––123 Novbahor 2024 Uzbekistan Super League 162512 000233 Telavi 2026 Erovnuli Liga 2 17 6 0 0––176Career total 2751171845021300122
Honours Club Dinamo Batumi Erovnuli Liga (1): 2021
Individual Liga 2 topscorer (1): 2019
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