Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus Number 9 Height 1.98 m | Playing position 2011–2012 Dinamo Tbilisi Weight 88 kg | |
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Full name Nikoloz 'Nika' Kacharava Date of birth (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 23) Current team Ethnikos Achna FC (Forward) | ||
Nikoloz "Nika" Kacharava (born 14 January 1994 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a professional Georgian football player, who plays for Ethnikos Achna, on loan from FC Rostov. He also played in Georgia national football team.
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Career
Kacharava started his career in the second team of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. A promising youth, he found it hard finding opportunities to break into the Tbilisi first team and signed a contract with Rubin Kazan. Kacharava played several matches with the Rubin Kazan youth squads, but found it hard to break into the first team squad. Kacharava got his first official contract with Rubin Kazan, but became frustrated with the lack of first team opportuniries.
Kacharava moved back to Georgia and signed a contract with FC Tskhinvali. In his first season, Kacharava scored only one goal - however, in the following seasons Kacharava cemented his spot in the first team, becoming a prolific scorer and one of the top forwards in the league. He attracted attention throughout Europe, eventually transferring to Rostov during one of their most successful seasons.
International career
Kacharava was born in Cyprus to parents of Georgian descent - his father Kakhaber Kacharava was a member of the Georgia national football team. Kacharava had successful stints with the Georgian youth national teams, and made his debut for the senior Georgian national team in a friendly 0-0 tie with Kazakhstan.
International goals
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
