Tornike Kapanadze
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-06-04) 4 June 1992
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Sioni Bolnisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Samtredia 2 (0)
2011–2013 Samgurali 43 (29)
2013–2014 Torpedo Kutaisi 17 (6)
2014–2015 Zestafoni 22 (6)
2014–2015 Samtredia 13 (4)
2015–2019 Torpedo Kutaisi 128 (47)
2020 Dinamo Tbilisi 10 (3)
2021–2022 Dila Gori 55 (19)
2023 Dinamo Batumi 25 (2)
2024– Sioni 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Tornike Kapanadze (Georgian: თორნიკე კაპანაძე; born 4 June 1992), nicknamed Elva, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga 2 club Sioni Bolnisi.

Kapanadze has won seven trophies in all three domestic competitions and received individual recognition with different clubs.

Career

Kapanadze started his professional career at Samtredia in 2009, although his first achievement came with Samgurali in 2012–13, when he became the Pirveli Liga top goalscorer with 27 goals.

In 2013, Kanapadze netted his first two European goals in Torpedo Kutaisi's 3–3 draw against Žilina.[1]

Early next year he moved to fellow Imeretian club Zestafoni.[2]

Kapanadze enjoyed a long-time prolific period at his hometown team Torpedo Kutaisi. Apart from winning the league and the Cup, twice in a row he became the top goalscorer. In its inaugural 2017 year, the Erovnuli Liga named Kapanadze in Team of the Season.[3] Following the 2018 season, he received the Player of the Season, Best Forward and Goal of the Year awards from the club.[4] His scissor kick goal scored against Chikhura Sachkhere on 21 November 2018 was also widely recognized.[5]

Kapanadze spent the 2020 season at Dinamo Tbilisi[6] and the next year joined Dila Gori[7] where he became the top scorer for two consecutive seasons.

In January 2023, Dinamo Batumi announced the signing of contract with Kapanadze.[8] At the end of this season, he lifted the champion's trophy for the third time in his career.

As his contract expired in January 2024, the striker moved to Liga 2 side Sioni Bolnisi.[9]

Statistics

As of match played 6 December 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Samtredia 2009–10 Umaglesi Liga 1010
2010–11 1010
2014–15 13443177
Total 154430000197
Samgurali 2011–12 Pirveli Liga 132132
2012–13 3027213228
Total 43292100004530
Torpedo Kutaisi 2011–12 Umaglesi/
Erovnuli Liga
1010
2013–14 176202[lower-alpha 1]2218
2015–16 259332812
2016 14451195
2017 3414202[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]03914
2018 2714546[lower-alpha 3]31[lower-alpha 2]03921
2019 28632201[lower-alpha 2]0348
Total 1455321101253018168
Zestafoni 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 7373
2014–15 15310163
Total 226100000236
Dinamo Tbilisi 2020 Erovnuli Liga 103102[lower-alpha 4]0133
Dila Gori 2021 Erovnuli Liga 2710202[lower-alpha 1]03110
2022 289311[lower-alpha 1]03210
Total 55195130006320
Dinamo Batumi 2023 Erovnuli Liga 252312[lower-alpha 1]12[lower-alpha 2]0324
Sioni Bolnisi 2024 Erovnuli Liga 2 000000
Career total 315117371619650376138
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
  3. Five appearances in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in Champions League
  4. One appearance in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in Champions League

Honours

Team

Erovnuli Liga (3): 2017, 2020, 2023

Georgian Cup (2): 2016, 2018

Georgian Super Cup (2): 2018, 2019

Individual

Pirveli Liga topscorer: 2012–13

Erovnuli Liga Team of the Season: 2017

References

  1. "Žilina vs Torpedo Kutaisi". uefa.com. 11 July 2013.
  2. ""ზესტაფონის" კიდევ ერთი ახალწვეული თორნიკე კაპანაძეა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 16 January 2014.
  3. "GFF AWARDS 2017". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2017.
  4. ""ტორპედომ" საუკეთესოები გამოავლინა - სეზონის ფეხბურთელი კაპანაძეა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2018.
  5. "თორნიკე კაპანაძემ ჩიხურას ულამაზესი მაკრატელა გაუტანა (ვიდეო)". live.ge (in Georgian). 21 November 2018.
  6. "ოფიციალურად: კაპანაძე "დინამოს" ფეხბურთელია". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2020.
  7. "ელვა და ანდრო "დილაში"". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 31 January 2021.
  8. "ბათუმის "დინამომ" "დილადან" თორნიკე კაპანაძე დაიმატა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 9 January 2023.
  9. "„სიონმა" „გაგრის" მცველი და ბათუმის „დინამოს" თავდამსხმელი დაიმატა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  10. "Tornike Kapanadze statistics". soccerway.com.
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