Nika Kacharava
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikoloz 'Nika' Kacharava | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicosia, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Ethnikos Achna (on loan from Rostov) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2013–2014 | Rubin Kazan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Tskhinvali | 41 | (25) |
| 2016– | Rostov | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Ethnikos Achna (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Georgia U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2013 | Georgia U21 | 10 | (6) |
| 2016– | Georgia | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2016. | |||
Nikoloz "Nika" Kacharava (born 14 January 1994 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a professional Georgian football player, who plays for Ethnikos Achna, on loan from FC Rostov. He also played in Georgia national football team.
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.[1] Kacharava played several matches with the Rubin Kazan youth squads, but found it hard to break into the first team squad.[2] Kacharava got his first official contract with Rubin Kazan, but became frustrated with the lack of first team opportuniries.
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.[3] He attracted attention throughout Europe, eventually transferring to Rostov during one of their most successful seasons.[4]
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. 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.[5]
References
- ↑ "სპორტული პორტალი - ნიკა კაჭარავა ყაზანის "რუბინის" 72-ე ნომერია". sportall.ge. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Качарава Ника - Нападающий - Ростов - Kacharava Nika". news.sportbox.ru. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "სპორტული პორტალი - ნიკა კაჭარავა რუსულ, ბელგიურ და ჰოლანდიურ კლუბებს სურთ". sportall.ge. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "სპორტული პორტალი - რუსული მედია: "როსტოვმა" ნიკა კაჭარავაში 300 ათას ევრომდე გადაიხადა". sportall.ge. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ↑ "Georgia 1 - 1 Kazakhstan - Match Report & Highlights". skysports.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.