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 2 club PAOK B.[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) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK B | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 96 | (14) |
| 2020– | PAOK | 12 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Anorthosis (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Lamia (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | PAOK B | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Georgia U17 | 10 | (3) |
| 2017 | Georgia U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Georgia U21 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 ‡ 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 included in the first-team squad and began to find a role for himself. He made his debut soon afterwards, and by the end of that season he made 18 appearances, while on June 17, 2017, he scored his debut professional goal.
He gradually became integral in the squad and, despite his young age, he was selected the captain’s armband. His big breakthrough season came in the 2019 Erovnuli Liga, when he scored eight goals and provided 11 assists in 37 matches.
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 U21 team.
PAOK
On 14 August 2020, PAOK announced the signing of Ninua, until summer 2024.[2] According to Georgian sources, the transfer fee paid to Dinamo Tbilisi was €850,000.[3]
Anorthosis loan
On 30 August 2021, Ninua joined Anorthosis on a season-long loan.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 May 2022[6]
| 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 | Super League Greece | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Anorthosis (loan) | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Lamia (loan) | 2021–22 | Superleague Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| PAOK B | 2022–23 | Super League Greece 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 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.
- "ΠΑΟΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον δανεισμό του Νινούα στην Λαμία" (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.
External links
- Nika Ninua at WorldFootball.net
- Nika Ninua at Soccerway