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Nika Sichinava
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ilves-Kissat
Youth career
2009–2011 Yunist Chernihiv
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Retro Vatutine
2012 Volgar Astrakhan 0 (0)
2013 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 4 (1)
2013–2014 WIT Georgia 31 (3)
2014–2016 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 38 (5)
2016–2021 Inhulets Petrove 124 (32)
2021–2023 Kolos Kovalivka 16 (1)
2022 → KuPS (loan) 4 (0)
2023 Alay 10 (0)
2023 Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów 3 (0)
2024– Ilves-Kissat 8 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Nika Sichinava (Georgian: ნიკა სიჭინავა; born 17 August 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club Ilves-Kissat.[1]

Club career

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Sichinava is product of Yunist Chernihiv youth academy in Chernihiv, Ukraine.[2] He made his debut at senior level for FC Retro Vatutine in 2011, moving to FC Volgar Astrakhan the following year.[3]

WIT Georgia

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From 2013 to 2015 Sichinava returned to Georgia, signing with WIT Georgia, where he played 31 games and scored 3 goals.

Kolkheti-1913 Poti

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In 2014 he moved to Kolkheti-1913 Poti in the Umaglesi Liga for two seasons.

Inhulets Petrove

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In 2016 Sichinava joined FC Inhulets Petrove. With the club he made it to the final of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup and got promoted to the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League.[4]

On 19 September 2020, he scored his first goal in Ukrainian Premier League against Desna Chernihiv.[5]

Kolos Kovalivka

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In June 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Kolos Kovalivka in the Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for the 2021–22 Europa Conference League third qualifying round.[6][7] On 24 July, he made his league debut with the team against Veres Rivne.[8] On 5 August, he made his European debut against Shakhter Karagandy in the Europa Conference League third qualifying round, replacing Volodymyr Lysenko in the 54th minute.[9] On 21 November he scored his first goal with the new club in Ukrainian Premier League against Desna Chernihiv.[10]

Loan to KuPS

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On 22 March 2022, Sichinava joined KuPS in Finland on loan until 30 June 2022, with an option to extend the loan until the end of 2022.[11] On 2 April, he made his debut for the club in the Veikkausliiga.[12]

Alay

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In April 2023 he moved to Alay in Kyrgyz Premier League.[13]

Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów

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On 10 October 2023, Polish IV liga club Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów announced the signing of Sichinava.[14]

Ilves-Kissat

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In early 2024, he moved to Finnish club Ilves-Kissat.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 May 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Volgar Astrakhan 2012–13 Russian First League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Kolkheti-1913 Poti 2012–13 Erovnuli Liga 4 1 0 0 0 0 – 4 1
WIT Georgia 2013–14 Erovnuli Liga 31 3 1 0 0 0 – 32 3
Kolkheti-1913 Poti 2014–15 Erovnuli Liga 2 24 3 4 1 – – 28 4
2015–16 Erovnuli Liga 2 14 2 4 1 – – 18 3
Total 38 5 8 2 0 0 – – 46 7
Inhulets Petrove 2016–17 Ukrainian First League 25 5 0 0 – – 25 5
2017-18 Ukrainian First League 33 1 2 0 – – 35 1
2018–19 Ukrainian First League 17 3 6 1 – – 23 4
2019–20 Ukrainian First League 27 17 2 0 – – 29 17
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 22 6 0 0 0 0 – 22 6
Total 124 32 10 1 0 0 – – 134 33
Inhulets Petrove-2 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League 3 2 0 0 – – 3 2
2017–18 Ukrainian Second League 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
Total 7 2 0 0 0 0 – – 7 2
Kolos Kovalivka 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 16 1 1 0 2[a] 0 – 19 1
2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
KuPS (loan) 2022 Veikkausliiga 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Alay 2023 Kyrgyz Premier League 10 0 1 0 0 0 – 11 0
Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów 2023–24 IV liga Subcarpathia 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Ilves-Kissat 2024 Kakkonen 8 4 – – – 8 4
Career total 243 48 21 3 2 0 0 0 265 51
  1. ^ Two appearances in Europa Conference League third qualifying round

Honours

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Inhulets Petrove

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Sitchinava Nika". www.upl.ua. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Ситчинава (Сичинава) Ника". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Черниговская "Десна" просматривает полтора десятка новичков". 0462.ua – Сайт города Чернигова.
  4. ^ "Січінава, Кожанов, Старченко й уся збірна 12-го туру Першої ліги - Первая лига Украины". 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Inhulets 1 : 1 Desna |". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Колос подписал экс-форварда Ингульца Сичинаву". www.sportarena.com. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Заменит Селезнева? Стало известно, где продолжит карьеру Сичинава". www.ua-football.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Veres – Kolos". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Kolos Kovalivka (UKR) Kolos Kovalivka 0 – 0 Shakhter (KAZ)". uefa.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Десна 0:1 Колос". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Hyökkääjä Nika Sitchinava vahvistaa KuPS:aa!" (Press release) (in Finnish). KuPS. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  12. ^ "KUPS VS. INTER TURKU 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Екс-лідер «Інгульця» тепер гратиме в Киргизстані". sportyvka.com.ua. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Nika Sichinava nowym zawodnikiem Pogoni-Sokoła Lubaczów". elubaczow.com (in Polish). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Ilves-Kissat aloittaa uuden projektin – lue kauden 2024 joukkueesta ja päävalmentaja Igor Indutnyin hyökkäävästä jalkapallofilosofiasta" (in Finnish). Ilves-Kissat. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  16. ^ Nika Sichinava at Soccerway
  17. ^ "Ніка Сітчінава – найкращий футболіст Першої ліги сезону 2019/20!". www.pfl.ua. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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