Nika Sichinava
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Alay
Number 19
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)
2022KuPS (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Alay 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2023

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

Club career

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

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

Kolkheti-1913 Poti

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

Inhulets Petrove

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

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

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 May 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Volgar Astrakhan 2012–13 Russian Football National League 0000000000
Kolkheti-1913 Poti 2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 4100000041
WIT Georgia 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 313100000323
Kolkheti-1913 Poti 2014–15 Pirveli Liga 243410000284
2015–16 142410000183
Total 385820000467
Inhulets Petrove 2016–17 Ukrainian First League 255000000255
2017-18 331200000351
2018–19 173610000234
2019–20 27172000002917
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 226000000226
Total 12432101000013433
Inhulets Petrove-2 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League 3200000032
2017–18 4000000040
Total 7200000072
Kolos Kovalivka 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League 161102[lower-alpha 1]000191
2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League 0000000000
KuPS (loan) 2022 Veikkausliiga 4000000040
Alay 2023 Kyrgyz Premier League 6000000060
Career total 23144203200025247

Honours

Inhulets Petrove

Individual

References

  1. "Sitchinava Nika". www.upl.ua. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. "Ситчинава (Сичинава) Ника". www.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)". www.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". www.sportyvka.com.ua. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. Nika Sichinava at Soccerway
  15. "Ніка Сітчінава – найкращий футболіст Першої ліги сезону 2019/20!". www.pfl.ua. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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