Giorgi Nikabadze
Giorgi Nikabadze is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Kazakhstani club Atyrau.
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.
Career
Nikabadze has played in five 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. 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. Nikabadze won the champion's title with his team in 2021.
After a short spell in Malta, in May 2022 Nikabadze signed for Samgurali. 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, initially to sign for Neftchi Fergana and later for Novbahor.