Nika Ninua
Nika Ninua (Georgian: ნიკა ნინუა, romanized: nik'a ninua; born 22 June 1999) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Lamia, on loan from PAOK.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikoloz Ninua | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Lamia (on loan from PAOK) | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 79 | (13) |
| 2020– | PAOK | 9 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Anorthosis (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Lamia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Georgia U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2017 | Georgia U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Georgia U21 | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 July 2021 | |||
Career
Ninua was born in Tbilisi on June 22, 1999. His talent stood out from an early age and he soon joined the youth academy at FC Dinamo Tbilisi, while at the same time from 2014 he became a Georgian international with his country’s youth teams.
Dinamo Tbilisi
In November 2016 he was elevated to the first team squad and gradually began to find a role for himself. He made his debut soon afterwards, and by the end of that season he had already made 18 appearances, while on June 17, 2017 he scored his first professional goal.
He gradually became an integral part of the squad and, despite his young age, he was even given the captain’s armband. His big breakthrough season came in the 2019 Erovnuli Liga campaign, during which he scored eight goals and provided 11 assists in 37 games.
His overall record at Dinamo Tbilisi reads: 95 games, 14 goals, and 15 assists, while he also celebrated two Erovnuli Liga titles, and became a key member of the Georgia national under-21 football team squad.
PAOK
On 14 August 2020, PAOK announced the signing of Ninua, until the summer of 2024.[2] According to georgian sources, the transfer fee paid to Dinamo Tbilisi was €850,000.[3]
On 30 August 2021, Ninua joined Anorthosis on a season-long loan. [4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 21 July 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2016 | Erovnuli Liga | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 39 | 9 | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 79 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 14 | ||
| PAOK | 2020–21 | Superleague Grecce | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Anorthosis (loan) | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Lamia (loan) | 2021–22 | Superleague Grecce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 88 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 16 | ||
- Notes
References
- Nika Ninua at Soccerway
- "ΠΑΟΚ: Επίσημο του Νινούα (vid)" (in Greek). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- "ΠΑΟΚ: «Πλήρωσε 850.000 ευρώ για Νινούα»" (in Greek). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- "ΠΑΟΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον δανεισμό του Νινούα στην Ανόρθωση" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 30 August 2021.
- "Nika Ninua". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- "Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.