Nika Kvekveskiri

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Nika Kvekveskiri
Kvekve
Lech Poznań football team 2022-07-21 Nika Kwekweskiri.jpg
Kvekveskiri in 2022 with Lech Poznań
Personal information
Full name Nikoloz Kvekveskiri
Date of birth (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Zugdidi, Georgia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 30
Youth career
Baia Zugdidi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Baia Zugdidi 36 (1)
2011–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi 58 (2)
2012–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi II 28 (13)
2013 → Tskhinvali (loan) 11 (1)
2014–2015 Dila Gori 27 (7)
2015–2016 Inter Baku 29 (4)
2016–2017 Gabala 14 (0)
2017–2020 Tobol 75 (5)
2021– Lech Poznań 50 (3)
National team‡
2008–2009 Georgia U17 5 (0)
2009–2011 Georgia U19 6 (0)
2009–2014 Georgia U21 20 (2)
2015– Georgia 49 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:15, 24 September 2022 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:55, 26 September 2022 (UTC).

Nikoloz "Nika" Kvekveskiri (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კვეკვესკირი, romanized: nik'oloz "nik'a" k'vek'vesk'iri, pronounced [nikʼɔlɔz nikʼɑ kʼvɛkʼvɛskʼiɾi], Polish: Nikoloz „Nika” Kwekweskiri; born 29 May 1992), nicknamed Kvekve,[1] is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lech Poznań and the Georgia national team.

Club career

Kvekveskiri started his career in the local club Baia Zugdidi. He made his debut for the first team on 18 August 2009 in a match against FC Locomotive Tbilisi. In 2011, he joined Georgian champion Dinamo Tbilisi. In 2013, he was on loan to Tskhinvali for a half season and in June 2014 he was sold to Dila Gori.

In 2015, he moved to Azerbaijani Inter Baku.

In June 2016, Kvekveskiri moved from Inter Baku to Gabala.[2]

In May 2017, Kvekvesikiri signed a two-year deal with Tobol.[3] On 20 January 2021, Tobol announced that he had left the club.[4]

In January 2021, he moved to Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań till the end of the 2020-21 season.[5] He signed a two-year extension on 29 April 2021.[1]

International career

Kvekveskiri made his international debut for Georgia on 8 October 2015 in a 4–0 win against Gibraltar for the Euro 2016 qualifiers.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 September 2022[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Baia Zugdidi 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga 22 0 4 3 — — 26 3
2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 14 1 1 0 — — 15 1
Total 36 1 5 3 — — 41 4
Dinamo Tbilisi 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 17 0 0 0 0 0 — 17 0
2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 33 2 2 0 7 1 — 42 3
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 8 0 1 0 0 0 — 9 0
2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 58 2 3 0 7 1 — 68 3
Tskhinvali (loan) 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 11 1 3 0 — — 14 1
Dila Gori 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 27 7 5 0 — — 32 7
Inter Baku 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 29 4 3 1 6 2 — 38 7
Gabala 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 14 0 4 0 11 1 — 29 1
Tobol 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 23 2 1 0 4 0 — 28 2
2019 Kazakhstan Premier League 22 2 2 0 2 0 — 26 2
2020 Kazakhstan Premier League 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Total 75 5 3 0 6 0 — 84 5
Lech Poznań 2020–21[9] Ekstraklasa 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
2021–22[10] Ekstraklasa 29 2 6 0 — — 35 2
2022–23[11] Ekstraklasa 9 1 0 0 10[a] 0 1[b] 0 20 1
Total 50 3 7 0 10 0 1 0 68 3
Career total 300 23 33 4 40 4 1 0 374 31
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

As of match played 26 September 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Georgia 2015 1 0
2016 3 0
2017 8 0
2018 8 0
2019 4 0
2020 8 0
2021 8 0
2022 8 0
Total 49 0

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

Dila Gori

Lech Poznań

References

  1. ^ a b "Kvekveskiri na dłużej w Kolejorzu" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Квеквескири выбрал Габалу". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. ^ "კვეკვესკირმა "ტობოლთან" კონტრაქტი გააფორმა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). World Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ "🇬🇪მადლობა ნიკა 🇬🇪 Спасибо, Ника!". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Nika Kvekveskiri piłkarzem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Georgia put four past Gibraltar". uefa.com.
  7. ^ "N.Kvekveskiri". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Nika Kvekveskiri". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Sezon 2020/21" [2020/21 season] (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Sezon 2021/22" [2021/22 season] (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Sezon 2022/23" [2022/23 season] (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

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