# Nika Tchanturia

Nika Tchanturia (Georgian: ნიკა ჭანტურია; born 19 January 1995) is a retired Georgian footballer who played as a central defender.
Regarded as one of the distinguished talents of his generation, Tchanturia took part in 302 official matches across all competitions and spent most of his career at Locomotive before announcing his retirement at 29.
Tchanturia captained two national youth teams and won the Georgian Cup in 2015 with Dinamo Tbilisi. He is also the two-time winner of the national supercup.

## Career
### Club career

Tchanturia started his professional career at his childhood club Locomotive. On 9 October 2011, the 16 year-old player made his debut in a league match against Meshakhte in the 2nd division.
After taking part in 37 league games for Locomotive, Tchanturia was loaned to Torpedo Kutaisi in 2013. He made his first appearance in UEFA Europa League against MŠK Žilina on 7 July 2013.
In the summer of 2014, Tchanturia joined Dinamo Tbilisi, where shortly he was selected as captain at age 20. On 5 March 2015, Tchanturia sustained an injury in a 3–2 home win against Zestaponi, which saw him out of action for ten months following surgery on his cross ligaments performed in Stuttgart. Tchanturia returned to the pitch in a cup game against Torpedo on 16 December 2015, but as he later revealed, he never fully recovered.
In January 2016, Tchanturia signed a contract with Locomotive who he was to represent for next six seasons.
Before starting his final fourth spell at this club in 2023, Tchanturia played one season at Shukura, followed by another year at Gagra
On 13 January 2025, Tchanturia announced his decision to retire citing his injury problems. On the same day, he was appointed as Locomotive's sports director.

### International

Chanturia was the captain of U17s who made history by reaching semifinals of the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He had scored in a 2–1 win over Moldova in the 1st qualifying round, helping the team advance into the next round.
A year later, Tchanturia took part in all six 2013 UEFA European U19 Championship qualifiers. He was also called up to U21s, making his debut in a 1–0 away win against Holland.

## Statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Locomotive | 2011–12 | Pirveli Liga | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| Locomotive | 2012–13 | Pirveli Liga | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 3 |
| Locomotive | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 |
| Locomotive | 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Locomotive | 2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Locomotive | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 30 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| Locomotive | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| Locomotive | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 35 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 1 |
| Locomotive | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Locomotive | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Locomotive | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Locomotive | Total | Total | 198 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 9 |
| Torpedo | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Shukura | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Gagra | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 269 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 302 | 9 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
* ↑ Appearance in Georgian Super Cup

## Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi
* Georgian Cup: 2014–15
* Georgian Super Cup: 2015, 2016

## Personal life

Tchanturia is married to model, football blogger and anchor Nia Tsivtsivadze, the granddaughter of Murad Tsivtsivadze (1943–2020), who was a member of Torpedo Kutaisi as a goalkeeper, captain and later head coach and guided the club to promotion to the Soviet Top League in 1981.