Nika Kalandarishvili (; born 9 September 1998) is a Georgian professional football player who plays as a defender for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi.
He is the Georgian Cup runner-up with Samgurali.
Career Kalandarishvili spent his youth career at Dinamo Tbilisi and Locomotive before joining Irish 1st Division club Althlon Town. In the summer of 2020, he returned to Georgia where he signed a three-year deal with newly promoted top-league side Samgurali.
Kalandarishvili made his Erovnuli Liga debut in an opening game of the season against Dinamo Tbilisi on 27 February 2021. He opened his score sheet with a late equalizer against the same opponents in a 2–2 home draw on 3 October 2021. Two months later, he played the Georgian Cup final as his team suffered a narrow defeat to Saburtalo.
The next year Kalandarishvili contributed to Samgurali's fourth-place finish with four goals in 33 league appearances. By the summer break of 2024, the Erovnuli Liga named him in Team of the Season.
In early 2025, Kalandarishvili ended his four-year tenure at Samgurali and moved to Dinamo Batumi. During the first half of the 2026 season, Kalandarishvili displayed rare prolific skills for a defender to score six times and provide three assists in 18 league matches. For his performance, sport outlet Lelo included him in the symbolic league team.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Althlon Town 2018 Irish 1st Division11210––122 Cobinteely 2019 Irish 1st Division2010––30Althlon Town 2019 Irish 1st Division 72–––72Total184100000194 Samgurali 2021 Erovnuli Liga29130––321 2022Erovnuli Liga 334–––334 2023Erovnuli Liga32331––354 2024 Erovnuli Liga28310––293Total1221171000012912 Dinamo Batumi 2025 Erovnuli Liga26330––293 2026 Erovnuli Liga186–––186Total449300000479Career total18624121000519825
Honours Georgian Cup runner-up: 2021
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