Nika Kvekveskiri
Nikoloz "Nika" Kvekveskiri (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კვეკვესკირი, romanized: nik'oloz "nik'a" k'vek'vesk'iri, pronounced [nikʼoloz nikʼa kʼʷekʼʷeskʼiɾi], Polish: Nikoloz „Nika” Kwekweskiri; born 29 May 1992), nicknamed Kvekve,[1] is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Georgia national team.
 Kvekveskiri Lech Poznań in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikoloz Kvekveskiri | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zugdidi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | 72 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Georgia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Georgia U21 | 20 | (2) |
| 2015– | Georgia | 55 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 15 October 2023 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:56, 15 October 2023 (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
| 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 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2023–24[12] | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 322 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 407 | 33 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seventeen appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance in Polish Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- "Kvekveskiri na dłużej w Kolejorzu" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- "Квеквескири выбрал Габалу". azerifootball.com (in Russian). Azeri Football. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "კვეკვესკირმა "ტობოლთან" კონტრაქტი გააფორმა". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). World Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- "🇬🇪მადლობა ნიკა 🇬🇪 Спасибо, Ника!". fctobol.kz/ (in Russian). FC Tobol. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "Nika Kvekveskiri piłkarzem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- "Georgia put four past Gibraltar". uefa.com.
- "N.Kvekveskiri". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- "Nika Kvekveskiri". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- "Sezon 2020/21" [2020/21 season] (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Sezon 2021/22" [2021/22 season] (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Sezon 2022/23" [2022/23 season] (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- "Sezon 2023/24" [2023/24 season] (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
External links
- Nika Kvekveskiri at Soccerway
- Nika Kvekveskiri – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Nika Kvekveskiri at National-Football-Teams.com