Mamuka Kobakhidze
Mamuka Kobakhidze (Georgian: მამუკა კობახიძე; born 23 August 1992) is a Georgian professional football player. He plays for FC Dinamo Batumi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Zestafoni | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Zestafoni | 70 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Alania Vladikavkaz (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Dila Gori | 22 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Rubin Kazan | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Mordovia Saransk (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2017 | Locomotive Tbilisi | 15 | (1) |
| 2018 | Rustavi | 15 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 33 | (1) |
| 2019– | Dinamo Batumi | 125 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Georgia U-16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Georgia U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Georgia U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Georgia U-21 | 16 | (2) |
| 2020– | Georgia | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2023 | |||
Kobakhidze has played for national youth teams and secured Georgian champion's title three times, also won the national Cup and Super Cup.
Club career
Kobakhidze started his career at Zestafoni. During his four-year tenure there Kobakhidze twice won the Georgian league title. In February 2014, he moved to Dila Gori.[1]
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 22 November 2014 for FC Rubin Kazan in a game against FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[2]
On 4 August 2017, he returned to Georgia, signing with FC Locomotive Tbilisi.[3] The next summer Kobakhidze joined Torpedo Kutaisi in a move that proved to be rewarding.[4] He was named the best defender of the season and included in the symbolic team of Erovnuli Liga.[5]
Kobakhidze was among those players who left Torpedo en masse in June 2019 following a severe financial crisis. He chose to sign a contract with Dinamo Batumi, who had returned back to the top division following the previous season.[6] At an annual ceremony held by Georgian Football Federation, Kobakhidze won a nomination for the best defender of the league again. He was also selected for Team of the Year.[7] With the same awards received the next season,[8] Kobakhidze achieved a wide recognition for three consecutive seasons.
In 2021, Dinamo Batumi won the top division for the first time in their history. As the team captain, Kobakhidze lifted the trophy for the third time now. When the team of the season was announced, their seven players, including Kobakhidze, were named among the best eleven.[9]
International career
He made his national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Armenia.[10]
Career Statistics
- As of match played 2 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zestafoni | 2009-10 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2010-11 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2011-12 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2012-13 | 15 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | ||
| Alania | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dila Gori | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |
| Rubin Kazan | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mordovia (loan) | 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Neftekhimik (loan) | 2016–17 | Russian First League | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| Rustavi | 2018 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2018 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 34 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 125 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 306 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 368 | 14 | ||
- Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
Honours
Individual
- Best defender of Erovnuli Liga (3): 2018, 2019, 2020
References
- "მამუკა კობახიძე "დილას" დაუბრუნდა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 25 February 2014.}
- "Match Report". Russian Premier League. 22 November 2014.
- "MAMUKA KOBAKHIDZE IS A LOKOMOTIVE PLAYER" (in Georgian). FC Locomotive Tbilisi. 4 August 2017.
- "სენეგალელი და 3 ქართველი - "ტორპედო" ფეხბურთელების დამატებაზე მუშაობს". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 28 June 2018.
- "GFF AWARDS 2018". gff.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2018.
- "ბათუმის დინამოში ქუთაისის ტორპედოდან მამუკა კობახიძე გადმოვიდა". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 18 June 2019.
- "GFF AWARDS 2019". europop.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2019.
- "ნომინანტები და გამარჯვებულები". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2020.
- "ELIGA AWARDS 2021". europop.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2021.
- "Armenia v Georgia game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.
External links
- Mamuka Kobakhidze at Russian Premier League
- Mamuka Kobakhidze at Soccerway