# Tornike Kapanadze

Tornike Kapanadze (Georgian: თორნიკე კაპანაძე; born 4 June 1992), nicknamed Elva, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga 2 club Samtredia.
Kapanadze has won seven trophies in all three domestic competitions and received individual recognition with different clubs.

## Career

Kapanadze started his professional career at Samtredia in 2009, although his first achievement came with Samgurali in 2012–13, when he became the Pirveli Liga top goalscorer with 27 goals.
In 2013, Kanapadze netted his first two European goals in Torpedo Kutaisi's 3–3 draw against Žilina.
Early next year he moved to fellow Imeretian club Zestaponi.
Kapanadze enjoyed a long-time prolific period at his hometown team Torpedo Kutaisi. Apart from winning the league and the Cup, twice in a row he became the top goalscorer. In its inaugural 2017 year, the Erovnuli Liga named Kapanadze in Team of the Season. Following the 2018 season, he received the Player of the Season, Best Forward and Goal of the Year awards from the club. His scissor kick goal scored against Chikhura Sachkhere on 21 November 2018 was also widely recognized.
Kapanadze spent the 2020 season at Dinamo Tbilisi and the next year joined Dila Gori where he became the top scorer for two consecutive seasons.
In January 2023, Dinamo Batumi announced the signing of contract with Kapanadze. At the end of this season, he lifted the champion's trophy for the third time in his career.
As his contract expired in January 2024, the striker moved to Liga 2 side Sioni. Having played in 38 games across all competitions, he finished as the team's topscorer with 12 goals.
In early February 2025, Kapanadze signed for Samtredia to start his third stint.

## Statistics

    As of match played 9 March 2025
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 |
| Samtredia | 2009–10 | Umaglesi Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Samtredia | 2010–11 | Umaglesi Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Samtredia | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 7 |
| Samgurali | 2011–12 | Pirveli Liga | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 |
| Samgurali | 2012–13 | Pirveli Liga | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 28 |
| Samgurali | Total | Total | 43 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 30 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2011–12 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2013–14 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 21 | 8 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2015–16 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 12 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2016 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 5 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2017 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 14 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2018 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 21 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2019 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | Total | Total | 145 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 68 |
| Zestaponi | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 |
| Zestaponi | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 3 |
| Zestaponi | Total | Total | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 3 |
| Dila | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 10 |
| Dila | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 10 |
| Dila | Total | Total | 55 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 20 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Sioni | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 38 | 12 |
| Samtredia | 2025 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Samtredia | Total | Total | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 351 | 129 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 415 | 150 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in Champions League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs

## Honours
### Team

Erovnuli Liga (3): 2017, 2020, 2023
Georgian Cup (2): 2016, 2018
Georgian Super Cup (2): 2018, 2019

### Individual

Pirveli Liga topscorer: 2012–13
Erovnuli Liga Team of the Season: 2017