# Nika Sichinava

Nika Sichinava (Georgian: ნიკა სიჭინავა; born 17 August 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club Ilves-Kissat.

## Club career

Sichinava is product of Yunist Chernihiv youth academy in Chernihiv, Ukraine. He made his debut at senior level for FC Retro Vatutine in 2011, moving to FC Volgar Astrakhan the following year.

### WIT Georgia

From 2013 to 2015 Sichinava returned to Georgia, signing with WIT Georgia, where he played 31 games and scored 3 goals.

### Kolkheti-1913 Poti

In 2014 he moved to Kolkheti-1913 Poti in the Umaglesi Liga for two seasons.

### Inhulets Petrove

In 2016 Sichinava joined FC Inhulets Petrove. With the club he made it to the final of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup and got promoted to the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League.
On 19 September 2020, he scored his first goal in Ukrainian Premier League against Desna Chernihiv.

### Kolos Kovalivka

In June 2021 he signed a three-year contract with Kolos Kovalivka in the Ukrainian Premier League and qualified for the 2021–22 Europa Conference League third qualifying round. On 24 July, he made his league debut with the team against Veres Rivne. On 5 August, he made his European debut against Shakhter Karagandy in the Europa Conference League third qualifying round, replacing Volodymyr Lysenko in the 54th minute. On 21 November he scored his first goal with the new club in Ukrainian Premier League against Desna Chernihiv.

#### Loan to KuPS

On 22 March 2022, Sichinava joined KuPS in Finland on loan until 30 June 2022, with an option to extend the loan until the end of 2022. On 2 April, he made his debut for the club in the Veikkausliiga.

### Alay

In April 2023 he moved to Alay in Kyrgyz Premier League.

### Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów

On 10 October 2023, Polish IV liga club Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów announced the signing of Sichinava.

### Ilves-Kissat

In early 2024, he moved to Finnish club Ilves-Kissat.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Volgar Astrakhan | 2012–13 | Russian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2012–13 | Erovnuli Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 |
| WIT Georgia | 2013–14 | Erovnuli Liga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 3 |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2014–15 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 4 |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2015–16 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 3 |
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | Total | Total | 38 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 7 |
| Inhulets Petrove | 2016–17 | Ukrainian First League | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 5 |
| Inhulets Petrove | 2017-18 | Ukrainian First League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 1 |
| Inhulets Petrove | 2018–19 | Ukrainian First League | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 4 |
| Inhulets Petrove | 2019–20 | Ukrainian First League | 27 | 17 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 17 |
| Inhulets Petrove | 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 6 |
| Inhulets Petrove | Total | Total | 124 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 134 | 33 |
| Inhulets Petrove-2 | 2016–17 | Ukrainian Second League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| Inhulets Petrove-2 | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Second League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Inhulets Petrove-2 | Total | Total | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 |
| Kolos Kovalivka | 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| Kolos Kovalivka | 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| KuPS (loan) | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alay | 2023 | Kyrgyz Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 |
| Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów | 2023–24 | IV liga Subcarpathia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Ilves-Kissat | 2024 | Kakkonen | 19 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 |
| Sporting Kristina | 2024 | Kolmonen | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 259 | 52 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 55 |
* ↑ Two appearances in Europa Conference League third qualifying round

## Honours

Inhulets Petrove
* Ukrainian First League: 2019–20
* Ukrainian Cup runner-up: 2018–19
Individual
* Best Player of Ukrainian First League: 2019–20