Nika Kvekveskiri

Nikoloz "Nika" Kvekveskiri (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კვეკვესკირი, romanized: nik'oloz "nik'a" k'vek'vesk'iri, pronounced [nikʼɔlɔz "nikʼɑ" kʼvɛkʼvɛskʼiri], 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.

Nika Kvekveskiri
Kvekve
Personal information
Full name Nikoloz Kvekveskiri
Date of birth (1992-05-29) 29 May 1992
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 38 (2)
National team‡
2008–2009 Georgia U17 5 (0)
2009–2011 Georgia U19 6 (0)
2009–2014 Georgia U21 20 (2)
2015– Georgia 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:07, 29 April 2022 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:17, 19 December 2021 (UTC).

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 29 April 2022[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Baia Zugdidi 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga 22043—263
2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 14110—151
Total 36153—414
Dinamo Tbilisi 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 1700000170
2011–12 Umaglesi Liga 3322071423
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 80100090
2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 00000000
Total 5823071683
Tskhinvali (loan) 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 11130—141
Dila Gori 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 27750—327
Inter Baku 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 2943162387
Gabala 2016–17 Azerbaijan Premier League 14040111291
Tobol 2017 Kazakhstan Premier League 14100—141
2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 2321040282
2019 Kazakhstan Premier League 2222020262
2020 Kazakhstan Premier League 16000—160
Total 7553060845
Lech Poznań 2020–21[9] Ekstraklasa 12010—130
2021–22[10] Ekstraklasa 26250—312
Total 3826000442
Career total 2882232430435030

International
As of match played 15 November 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Georgia 201510
201630
201780
201880
201940
202080
202180
Total410

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

Dila Gori

References
  1. "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. "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.
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