 Kvekveskiri Lech Poznań in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikoloz Kvekveskiri | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Zugdidi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Baia Zugdidi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Baia Zugdidi | 36 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 58 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Dinamo Tbilisi II | 28 | (13) |
| 2013 | → Tskhinvali (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Dila Gori | 27 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Inter Baku | 29 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Gabala | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Tobol | 75 | (5) |
| 2021– | Lech Poznań | 78 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Georgia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Georgia U21 | 20 | (2) |
| 2015– | Georgia | 57 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 17 December 2023 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:47, 20 November 2023 (UTC). | |||
Nikoloz "Nika" Kvekveskiri (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კვეკვესკირი, romanized: nik'oloz "nik'a" k'vek'vesk'iri, pronounced [nikʼoloz nikʼa kʼʷekʼʷeskʼiɾi], Polish: Nikoloz „Nika” Kwekweskiri; born 29 May 1992), nicknamed Kvekve,[1] is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Georgia national team.
Kvekveskiri started his career in the local club Baia Zugdidi. He made his debut for the first team on 18 August 2009 in a match against FC Locomotive Tbilisi. In 2011, he joined Georgian champion Dinamo Tbilisi. In 2013, he was on loan to Tskhinvali for a half season and in June 2014 he was sold to Dila Gori.
In 2015, he moved to Azerbaijani Inter Baku.
In June 2016, Kvekveskiri moved from Inter Baku to Gabala.[2]
In May 2017, Kvekvesikiri signed a two-year deal with Tobol.[3] On 20 January 2021, Tobol announced that he had left the club.[4]
In January 2021, he moved to Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań till the end of the 2020–21 season.[5] He signed a two-year extension on 29 April 2021.[1]
Kvekveskiri made his international debut for Georgia on 8 October 2015 in a 4–0 win against Gibraltar for the Euro 2016 qualifiers.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Baia Zugdidi | 2009–10 | Umaglesi Liga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 41 | 4 | ||||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2010–11 | Umaglesi Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Umaglesi Liga | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 42 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 68 | 3 | |||
| Tskhinvali (loan) | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Dila Gori | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| Inter Baku | 2015–16 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 38 | 7 | |
| Gabala | 2016–17 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Tobol | 2017 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 84 | 5 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2020–21[9] | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[10] | Ekstraklasa | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23[11] | Ekstraklasa | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 49 | 3 | |
| 2023–24[12] | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Total | 78 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 328 | 25 | 36 | 4 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 415 | 34 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 0 | |
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