Mamuka Kobakhidze Explained

Mamuka Kobakhidze
Birth Date:1992 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Height:1.90 m
Currentclub:Dinamo Batumi
Clubnumber:23
Position:Centre back
Youthyears1:2008–2009
Youthclubs1:Zestafoni
Years1:2009–2013
Clubs1:Zestafoni
Caps1:70
Goals1:2
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Alania Vladikavkaz (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Dila Gori
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:2014–2017
Clubs4:Rubin Kazan
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:2015–2016
Clubs5:Mordovia Saransk (loan)
Caps5:1
Goals5:0
Years6:2016–2017
Clubs6:Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (loan)
Caps6:21
Goals6:0
Years7:2017
Clubs7:Locomotive Tbilisi
Caps7:15
Goals7:1
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Rustavi
Caps8:15
Goals8:2
Years9:2018–2019
Clubs9:Torpedo Kutaisi
Caps9:33
Goals9:1
Years10:2019–
Clubs10:Dinamo Batumi
Caps10:149
Goals10:9
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2008–2009
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2009–2010
Nationalcaps3:6
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2011–2014
Nationalcaps4:16
Nationalgoals4:2
Nationalyears5:2020–
Nationalteam5:Georgia
Nationalcaps5:5
Nationalgoals5:0
Pcupdate:4 June 2023
Ntupdate:1 May 2023

Mamuka Kobakhidze (Georgian: მამუკა კობახიძე; born 23 August 1992) is a Georgian professional football player. He plays for FC Dinamo Batumi.

Kobakhidze has played for national youth teams and secured Georgian champion's title three times, also won the national Cup and Super Cup.

Club career

Kobakhidze started his career at Zestafoni. During his four-year tenure there Kobakhidze twice won the Georgian league title. In February 2014, he moved to Dila Gori.[1]

He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 22 November 2014 for FC Rubin Kazan in a game against FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.[2]

On 4 August 2017, he returned to Georgia, signing with FC Locomotive Tbilisi.[3] The next summer Kobakhidze joined Torpedo Kutaisi in a move that proved to be rewarding.[4] He was named the best defender of the season and included in the symbolic team of Erovnuli Liga.[5]

Kobakhidze was among those players who left Torpedo en masse in June 2019 following a severe financial crisis. He chose to sign a contract with Dinamo Batumi, who had returned back to the top division following the previous season.[6] At an annual ceremony held by Georgian Football Federation, Kobakhidze won a nomination for the best defender of the league again. He was also selected for Team of the Year.[7] With the same awards received the next season,[8] Kobakhidze achieved a wide recognition for three consecutive seasons.

In 2021, Dinamo Batumi won the top division for the first time in their history. As the team captain, Kobakhidze lifted the trophy for the third time now. When the team of the season was announced, their seven players, including Kobakhidze, were named among the best eleven.[9]

Two years later, Kobakhidze won one more league title. His individual performance was also recognized as he was named in the Team of the Year for the fifth time now. He was also announced Defender of the Season at an annual awards ceremony.[10]

International career

He made his national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Armenia.[11]

Career Statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zestafoni2009-10Umaglesi Liga120120
2010-111823020232
2011-122505050350
2012-1315020170
Total702809000872
Alania2012–13Russian Premier League00
Dila Gori2013–142203060310
Rubin Kazan2014–15Russian Premier League401050
Mordovia (loan)2015–16101020
Neftekhimik (loan)2016–17Russian First League210210
Lokomotivi Tbilisi2017Erovnuli Liga151151
Rustavi201815210162
Torpedo Kutaisi20181714081292
201916010170
Total331408110462
Dinamo Batumi2019Erovnuli Liga170170
20201511010171
20213223060412
20223423010382
2023352212020413
20241620000162
Total1499611203017010
Career total330152413514039317

Honours

Team

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: მამუკა კობახიძე "დილას" დაუბრუნდა . worldsport.ge . 25 February 2014 . KA. }
  2. Web site: Russian Premier League. Match Report. 22 November 2014.
  3. Web site: FC Locomotive Tbilisi. MAMUKA KOBAKHIDZE IS A LOKOMOTIVE PLAYER. 4 August 2017. Georgian.
  4. Web site: სენეგალელი და 3 ქართველი - "ტორპედო" ფეხბურთელების დამატებაზე მუშაობს . sportall.ge (in Georgian). 28 June 2018.
  5. Web site: GFF AWARDS 2018 . gff.ge (in Georgian) . 28 December 2018.
  6. Web site: ბათუმის დინამოში ქუთაისის ტორპედოდან მამუკა კობახიძე გადმოვიდა . ajaratv.ge (in Georgian) . 18 June 2019.
  7. Web site: GFF AWARDS 2019 . europop.ge (in Georgian) . 27 December 2019.
  8. Web site: ნომინანტები და გამარჯვებულები . eliga.ge (in Georgian) . 28 December 2020.
  9. Web site: ELIGA AWARDS 2021 . europop.ge (in Georgian) . 28 December 2021.
  10. Web site: AWARDS CBELIGA 2023 . crystalbetsport.ge . 4 December 2023 . KA.
  11. Web site: ESPN. Armenia v Georgia game report. 11 October 2020.