Tornike Kapanadze
Tornike Kapanadze (Georgian: თორნიკე კაპანაძე; born 4 June 1992), nicknamed Elva, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Samtredia | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Samgurali | 43 | (29) |
| 2013–2014 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 17 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Zestafoni | 22 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Samtredia | 13 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 128 | (47) |
| 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Dila Gori | 55 | (19) |
| 2023– | Dinamo Batumi | 16 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
He has won six trophies in all three domestic competitions and received individual recognitions with different clubs.
Career
Kapanadze started his professional career at Samtredia in 2009, although his first achievement came with Samgurali in 2012–13, when he became the Pirveli Liga top goalscorer with 27 goals.
In 2013, Kanapadze netted his first two European goals in Torpedo Kutaisi's 3–3 draw against Žilina.[1]
Early next year he moved to fellow Imeretian club Zestafoni.[2]
Kapanadze enjoyed a long-time prolific period at his hometown team Torpedo Kutaisi. Apart from winning the league and the Cup, twice in a row he became the top goalscorer. Following the 2018 season, he received the Player of the Season, Best Forward and Goal of the Year awards from the club.[3] His scissor kick goal scored against Chikhura Sachkhere on 21 November 2018 was also widely recognized.[4]
Kapanadze spent the 2020 season at Dinamo Tbilisi[5] and the next year joined Dila Gori[6] where he became the top scorer for two consecutive seasons.
In January 2023, Dinamo Batumi announced the signing of contract with Kapanadze.[7]
Statistics
- As of match played 1 September 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Samtredia | 2009–10 | Umaglesi Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 17 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | ||
| Samgurali | 2011–12 | Pirveli Liga | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 28 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 30 | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2011–12 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga |
– | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | – | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 28 | 12 | ||||
| 2016 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 5 | ||||
| 2017 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 14 | ||
| 2018 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 39 | 21 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| Total | 145 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 68 | ||
| Zestafoni | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 13 | 3 | |
| Dila Gori | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 31 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 32 | 10 | |||
| Total | 55 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 20 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Career total | 306 | 116 | 35 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 365 | 137 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- Five appearances in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in Champions League
- One appearance in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in Champions League
Honours
Individual
Pirveli Liga topscorer: 2012–13
References
- "Žilina vs Torpedo Kutaisi". uefa.com. 11 July 2013.
- ""ზესტაფონის" კიდევ ერთი ახალწვეული თორნიკე კაპანაძეა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 16 January 2014.
- ""ტორპედომ" საუკეთესოები გამოავლინა - სეზონის ფეხბურთელი კაპანაძეა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2018.
- "თორნიკე კაპანაძემ ჩიხურას ულამაზესი მაკრატელა გაუტანა (ვიდეო)". live.ge (in Georgian). 21 November 2018.
- "ოფიციალურად: კაპანაძე "დინამოს" ფეხბურთელია". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2020.
- "ელვა და ანდრო "დილაში"". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 31 January 2021.
- "ბათუმის "დინამომ" "დილადან" თორნიკე კაპანაძე დაიმატა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 9 January 2023.
- "Tornike Kapanadze statistics". soccerway.com.
External links
- Tornike Kapanadze at Soccerway