| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikoloz Mali | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2022 | Saburtalo Tbilisi | 87 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 58 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dinamo Batumi | 35 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Georgia U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Georgia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2020– | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:02, 8 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Nikoloz Mali (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ მალი; born 27 January 1999) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi and the Georgia national team.
He is the two-time Georgian champion.
Career
A product of Saburtalo academy, Mali spent seven seasons at this club. On 29 April 2017, he scored his first top-league goal in a 5–0 win over Shukura. Overall, between 2018 and 2021, he won all three domestic trophies at Saburtalo and once received an individual recognition by being named in Team of the Season.
In early February 2022, Mali signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Tbilisi. During this period he added another league and Super Cup titles to his tally.
Before the start of the 2024 season, Mali joined reigning champions Dinamo Batumi.
Mali made his international debut for Georgia on 8 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League against North Macedonia.
Career statistics
International
- As of 8 September 2020
| Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Super Cup (2)
- 2020, 2023
Individual
- Team of the Season (1)
- 2019
References
- ^ Nikoloz Mali at WorldFootball.net
- "GFF Awards 2019". Georgian Football Federation (in Georgian). 27 December 2019.
- "ნიკა მალიმ საბურთალო დატოვა! ახალი კლუბიც ცნობილია". goal.ge (in Georgian). 5 February 2022.
- "ოფიციალურად: ნიკოლოზ მალი ბათუმის დინამოში ითამაშებს". europop.ge (in Georgian). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Nikoloz Mali". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
- Nikoloz Mali – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Nikoloz Mali at Soccerway
- Nikoloz Mali at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
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- Erovnuli Liga 2 players
- Georgia (country) men's international footballers
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