| Nika Gagnidze | |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Gori, Georgia |
| Height: | 1.80m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Kolos |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dila |
| Years1: | 2018–2024 |
| Caps1: | 116 |
| Goals1: | 21 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Ümraniyespor (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Georgia U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Georgia U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 May 2024 |
Nika Gagnidze (Georgian: ნიკა გაგნიძე; born 20 March 2001) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Kolos.
A youth product of Dila since the age of 16, Gagnidze was promoted to their senior team in 2018 and became a mainstay in the squad. His performance was recognized during the 2021 season: Gagnidze was named Player of Phase 4 of the season, which comprised the last nine matches,[1] and selected among best eleven players of the league.[2]
On 15 March 2022, he extended his contract with Dila.[3] On 20 July 2022, Gagnidze transferred to Ümraniyespor as they were newly promoted to the Süper Lig.[4] He made his professional debut with Ümraniyespor in a 1–0 Süper Lig loss to Antalyaspor on 14 August 2022.[5]
In December 2022, Gagnidze returned to Dila Gori as the team captain.[6]
In April 2024, the Erovnuli Liga named Gagnidze the best player of part 1 of the season in which he scored once and provided five assists.[7]
On 11 July 2024, Ukrainian club Kolos announced the signing of Gagnidze.[8]
Gagnidze was a youth international for Georgia, having played for the Georgia U19s and U21s. As a U21 squad member, he was called up for the 2023 UEFA European Championship.[9] After playing full time in a 2–0 win over Portugal, he sustained an injury in the next game against Netherlands, requiring treatment for more than six weeks.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dila Gori | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | |||||
| 2021 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 7 | |||||
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 3 | |||||
| 2023 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 6 | |||||
| 2024 | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 116 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 21 | |||
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2022/23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Kolos | 2024/25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 118 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 21 | |||