Nika Kalandarishvili
Georgian footballer
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Nika Kalandarishvili (Georgian: ნიკა კალანდარიშვილი; born 9 September 1998) is a Georgian professional football player who plays as a defender for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | |||
| Locomotive | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Dila | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | Althlon Town | 11 | (2) |
| 2019 | Cobinteely | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Althlon Town | 7 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Samgurali | 122 | (11) |
| 2025– | Dinamo Batumi | 44 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 July 2026 | |||
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.[1]
Kalandarishvili made his Erovnuli Liga debut in an opening game of the season against Dinamo Tbilisi on 27 February 2021.[2] He opened his score sheet with a late equalizer against the same opponents in a 2–2 home draw on 3 October 2021.[3] Two months later, he played the Georgian Cup final as his team suffered a narrow defeat to Saburtalo.[4]
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.[5]
In early 2025, Kalandarishvili ended his four-year tenure at Samgurali and moved to Dinamo Batumi.[6] 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.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 June 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Althlon Town | 2018 | Irish 1st Division | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Cobinteely | 2019 | Irish 1st Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Althlon Town | 2019 | Irish 1st Division | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Samgurali | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 33 | 4 | – | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | |||
| Total | 122 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 12 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2026 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 6 | – | – | – | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 198 | 25 | ||
Honours
- Georgian Cup runner-up: 2021