| Giorgi Nikabadze | |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Kutaisi, Georgia |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Novbahor |
| Clubnumber: | 51 |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Banga |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 39 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps6: | 35 |
| Goals6: | 26 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Dinamo Batumi |
| Caps7: | 37 |
| Goals7: | 9 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Gudja United |
| Caps8: | 8 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps9: | 36 |
| Goals9: | 14 |
| Years10: | 2023 |
| Caps10: | 12 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 2 March 2024 |
Giorgi Nikabadze (Georgian: გიორგი ნიქაბაძე; born 10 January 1991) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbekistan Super League club Novbahor.
He won the Georgian Erovnuli Liga with Dinamo Batumi in 2021. Also, he has become the topscorer of Liga 2 as well as most prolific striker for several teams.
Nikabadze has played in four countries. A Lyga side Banga was the first club where he spent a full season.
In 2018, he netted ten goals for newly promoted Liga 2 club Telavi. A year later, while at Merani Tbilisi, Nikabadze became a league topscorer and major contributor to his team's promotion to Erovnuli Liga.
The next summer, he moved to title-chasing Dinamo Batumi.[1] On 21 November 2020, when the Batumi Stadium was officially opened, Nikabadze netted against Dila Gori to become the first goalscorer in the history of this arena.[2] Nikabadze won the champion's title with his team in 2021.[3]
After a short spell in Malta, in May 2022 Nikabadze signed for Samgurali.[4] In 2023, with nine goals scored against the league opponents, he finished as best striker of the team despite his departure in mid-season. In the summer transfer window, he left for Uzbekistan,[5] initially to sign for Neftchi Fergana and later for Novbahor.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2012 | A Lyga | 25 | 5 | – | – | – | 25 | 5 | |||||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |||
| Guria | 2013/14 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Alazani | 2014/15 | Meore Liga | 16 | 24 | – | – | – | 16 | 24 | ||||
| 2015/16 | 9 | 15 | – | – | – | 9 | 15 | ||||||
| Total | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 | |||
| Kolkheti 1913 | 2015/16 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |||
| Telavi | 2017 | Liga 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2018 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | |||
| Merani Tbilisi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 26 | |||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 | |||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 5 | ||
| 2021 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | |||
| Gudja United | 2021/22 | Maltese Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Samgurali | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | 18 | 5 | ||||
| 2023 | 18 | 9 | – | – | – | 18 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | |||
| Neftchi | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Novbahor | 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 242 | 109 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 262 | 113 | |||
Dinamo Batumi
Liga 2 topscorer (1): 2019