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
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]
Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów
On 10 October 2023, Polish IV liga club Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów announced the signing of Sichinava.[14]
Ilves-Kissat
In early 2024, he moved to Finnish club Ilves-Kissat.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 November 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Volgar Astrakhan | 2012–13 | Russian Football National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2012–13 | Umaglesi Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| WIT Georgia | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2014–15 | Pirveli Liga | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2015–16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Inhulets Petrove | 2016–17 | Ukrainian First League | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| Total | 124 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 33 | ||
| Inhulets Petrove-2 | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Second League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Kolos Kovalivka | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów | 2023–24 | IV liga Subcarpathia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 235 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 47 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in Europa Conference League third qualifying round
Honours
Inhulets Petrove
- Ukrainian First League: 2019–20
- Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2018–19
Individual
- Best Player of Ukrainian First League: 2019–20[17]
References
- ^ "Sitchinava Nika". www.upl.ua. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Ситчинава (Сичинава) Ника". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Черниговская "Десна" просматривает полтора десятка новичков". 0462.ua – Сайт города Чернигова.
- ^ "Січінава, Кожанов, Старченко й уся збірна 12-го туру Першої ліги - Первая лига Украины". 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Inhulets 1 : 1 Desna |". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Колос подписал экс-форварда Ингульца Сичинаву". www.sportarena.com. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Заменит Селезнева? Стало известно, где продолжит карьеру Сичинава". www.ua-football.com. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Veres – Kolos". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Kolos Kovalivka (UKR) Kolos Kovalivka 0 – 0 Shakhter (KAZ)". uefa.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Десна 0:1 Колос". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Hyökkääjä Nika Sitchinava vahvistaa KuPS:aa!" (Press release) (in Finnish). KuPS. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "KUPS VS. INTER TURKU 2 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Екс-лідер «Інгульця» тепер гратиме в Киргизстані". sportyvka.com.ua. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Nika Sichinava nowym zawodnikiem Pogoni-Sokoła Lubaczów". elubaczow.com (in Polish). 10 October 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Nika Sichinava at Soccerway
- ^ "Ніка Сітчінава – найкращий футболіст Першої ліги сезону 2019/20!". www.pfl.ua. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
External links
- Profile on Kuopion Palloseura official website
- Nika Sichinava at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Nika Sichinava at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Nika Sichinava at Soccerway
