Nika Ninua

Nika Ninua

Personal information
Full name	Nikoloz Ninua
Date of birth	(1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dinamo Tbilisi
Number	22
Youth career
2013–2016	Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	Dinamo Tbilisi	96	(14)
2020–2024	PAOK	9	(1)
2021	→ Anorthosis (loan)	3	(0)
2022	→ Lamia (loan)	2	(0)
2022–2024	PAOK B	31	(0)
2024–	Dinamo Tbilisi	16	(1)
International career^‡
2014–2016	Georgia U17	10	(3)
2017	Georgia U19	4	(1)
2018–2019	Georgia U21	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2021

Nika Ninua (Georgian: ნიკა ნინუა, romanized: nik'a ninua; born 22 June 1999) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dinamo Tbilisi.^[1]

Career

Ninua was born in Tbilisi on June 22, 1999. His talent stood out from an early age and he soon joined the youth academy at FC Dinamo Tbilisi, while at the same time from 2014 he became a Georgian international with his country's youth teams.

Dinamo Tbilisi

In November 2016 he was included in the first-team squad and began to find a role for himself. He made his debut soon afterwards, and by the end of that season he made 18 appearances, while on June 17, 2017, he scored his debut professional goal.

He gradually became integral in the squad and, despite his young age, he was selected the captain’s armband. His big breakthrough season came in the 2019 Erovnuli Liga, when he scored eight goals and provided 11 assists in 37 matches.

His overall record at Dinamo Tbilisi reads: 95 games, 14 goals, and 15 assists, while he also celebrated two Erovnuli Liga titles, and became a key member of the Georgia U21 team.

PAOK

On 14 August 2020, PAOK announced the signing of Ninua, until summer 2024.^[2] According to Georgian sources, the transfer fee paid to Dinamo Tbilisi was €850,000.^[3]

Anorthosis loan

On 30 August 2021, Ninua joined Anorthosis on a season-long loan.^[4]

Lamia loan

On 30 August 2022, Ninua joined Lamia on a season-long loan.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 May 2022^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo Tbilisi	2016	Erovnuli Liga	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	2017		14	1	2	0	–		–		16	1
	2018		29	3	4	0	2	0	–		35	3
	2019		31	8	2	0	6	1	–		39	9
	2020		2	1	–		–		–		2	1
	Total		79	13	8	0	8	1	0	0	95	14
PAOK	2020–21	Super League Greece	9	1	3	1	–		–		12	2
Anorthosis (loan)	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
Lamia (loan)	2021–22	Superleague Greece	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
PAOK B	2022–23	Super League Greece 2	18	0	0	0	–		–		18	0
Career total			111	14	11	1	8	1	0	0	130	16

Notes

Honours

Club

Dinamo Tbilisi

• Erovnuli Liga: 2019, 2020

PAOK

• Greek Cup: 2020–21^[7]

References

1. Nika Ninua at Soccerway
2. "ΠΑΟΚ: Επίσημο του Νινούα (vid)" (in Greek). Retrieved 14 August 2020.
3. "ΠΑΟΚ: "Πλήρωσε 850.000 ευρώ για Νινούα"" (in Greek). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
4. "ΠΑΟΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον δανεισμό του Νινούα στην Ανόρθωση" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 30 August 2021.
5. "ΠΑΟΚ: Ανακοίνωσε τον δανεισμό του Νινούα στην Λαμία" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 30 August 2021.
6. "Nika Ninua". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
7. "Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

External links

• Nika Ninua at WorldFootball.net
• Nika Ninua at Soccerway