Nika Ninua ( ka, ნიკა ნინუა, tr; born 22 June 1999) is a Georgian professional

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who plays as a

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for Greek

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club PAOK B.

Career

Ninua was born in

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on June 22, 1999. His talent stood out from an early age and he soon joined the youth academy at

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, while at the same time from 2014 he became a Georgian international with his country’s youth teams.

Dinamo Tbilisi

In November 2016 he was included in the first-team squad and began to find a role for himself. He made his debut soon afterwards, and by the end of that season he made 18 appearances, while on June 17, 2017 he scored his debut professional goal. He gradually became integral in the squad and, despite his young age, he was selected the

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’s armband. His big breakthrough season came in the

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, when he scored eight goals and provided 11 assists in 37 matches. His overall record at

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reads: 95 games, 14 goals, and 15 assists, while he also celebrated two

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titles, and became a key member of the eorgia u21 team].

PAOK

On 14 August 2020, PAOK FC, PAOK announced the signing of Ninua, until summer 2024. According to Georgian sources, the transfer fee paid to

was €850,000.

Anorthosis loan

On 30 August 2021, Ninua joined Anorthosis on a season-long loan.

Lamia loan

On 30 August 2022, Ninua joined Lamia on a season-long loan.

Career statistics

Club

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Honours

Club

Dinamo Tbilisi *

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PAOK * Greek Cup:

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* * Living people 1999 births Footballers from Tbilisi Association football midfielders Footballers from Georgia (country) Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers Erovnuli Liga players Super League Greece players Super League Greece 2 players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players PAOK FC players PAOK FC B players Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate footballers in Greece {{Georgia-footy-bio-stub