Nika Kacharava

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Nika Kacharava
Personal information
Full name Nikoloz 'Nika' Kacharava
Date of birth (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Nicosia, Cyprus
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rostov
Number 32
Youth career
2011–2012 Dinamo Tbilisi
2013–2014 Rubin Kazan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Tskhinvali 41 (25)
2016– Rostov 0 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Georgia U19 8 (2)
2013 Georgia U21 9 (5)
2016– Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2016

Nikoloz 'Nika' Kacharava is a Georgian footballer who plays for FC Rostov and the Georgia national football team. He is the son of well-known Georgian coach, Kakhaber Kacharava.

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.[1] Kacharava played several matches with the Rubin Kazan youth squads, but found it hard to break into the first team squad.[2] 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.[3] He attracted attention throughout Europe, eventually transferring to Rostov during one of their most successful seasons.[4]

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.[5]

References

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