Nikoloz Mali
Georgian footballer (born 1999)
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Nikoloz Mali (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ მალი; born 27 January 1999) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Uzbekistan Super League club Bunyodkor and the Georgia national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikoloz Mali | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bunyodkor | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 87 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 58 | (0) |
| 2024 | Dinamo Batumi | 35 | (0) |
| 2025– | Bunyodkor | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Georgia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Georgia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Georgia | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:02, 8 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
He is the two-time Georgian champion.
Career
A product of Saburtalo academy, Mali spent seven seasons at this club. On 29 April 2017, he scored his first top-league goal in a 5–0 win over Shukura. Overall, between 2018 and 2021, he won all three domestic trophies at Saburtalo and once received an individual recognition by being named in Team of the Season.[2]
In early February 2022, Mali signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Tbilisi.[3] During this period he added another league and Super Cup titles to his tally.
Before the start of the 2024 season, Mali joined reigning champions Dinamo Batumi.[4]
Mali made his international debut for Georgia on 8 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League against North Macedonia.[5]
