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]

Nikoloz Mali
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)[1]
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 31 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Georgia U19 10 (0)
2019 Georgia U21 7 (0)
2020– Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:02, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

He is the two-time Georgian champion.

Career

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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

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International

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As of 8 September 2020[5]
Georgia
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Club

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Erovnuli Liga (2)
2018, 2022
Georgian Cup (2)
2019, 2021
Super Cup (2)
2020, 2023

Individual

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Team of the Season (1)
2019

References

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  1. ^ a b Nikoloz Mali at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ "GFF Awards 2019". Georgian Football Federation (in Georgian). 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "ნიკა მალიმ საბურთალო დატოვა! ახალი კლუბიც ცნობილია". goal.ge (in Georgian). 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "ოფიციალურად: ნიკოლოზ მალი ბათუმის დინამოში ითამაშებს". europop.ge (in Georgian). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Nikoloz Mali". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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