Giorgi Nikabadze
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Telavi | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Banga | 32 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Guria | 8 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Alazani | 25 | (39) |
| 2016 | Kolkheti 1913 | 23 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Telavi | 26 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Merani | 35 | (26) |
| 2020–2021 | Dinamo Batumi | 37 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Gudja United | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Samgurali | 36 | (14) |
| 2023 | Neftchi | 12 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Novbahor | 16 | (2) |
| 2025 | Atyrau | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Telavi | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 April 2026 | |||
Giorgi Nikabadze (Georgian: გიორგი ნიქაბაძე; born 10 January 1991) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 2 club Telavi.
Together with Dinamo Batumi he won the Georgian Erovnuli Liga in 2021. Also, he has become the topscorer of Liga 2 as well as most prolific striker for several teams.
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.[1] 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.[2] Nikabadze won the champion's title with his team in 2021.[3]
After a short spell in Malta, in May 2022 Nikabadze signed for Samgurali.[4] 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,[5] initially to sign for Neftchi Fergana and later for Novbahor.