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.[1]
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.[2]
In early February 2022, Mali signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Tbilisi.[3] 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.[4]
Mali made his international debut for Georgia on 8 September 2020 in the UEFA Nations League against North Macedonia.[5]
Career statistics
International
- As of 8 September 2020[5]
| 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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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)