| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| 2025– | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Dinamo-2 Tbilisi | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 9 | (1) |
| 2025– | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Royal Charleroi (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Zebra Elites (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Georgia U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2024– | Georgia U19 | 16 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Nikoloz Chikovani (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ ჩიქოვანი; born 21 June 2007) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Watford.
Early life
[edit]Chikovani was born on 21 June 2007. Born in Georgia, he started playing football at the age of four.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Chikovani joined the youth academy of Georgian side FC Dinamo Tbilisi at the age of thirteen and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2025 season, where he made nine league appearances and scored one goal. Belgian news website Walfoot.be wrote in 2025 that he was "considered a great talent in his country".[2]
Following his stint there, he signed for English side Watford FC in 2025. The same year, he was sent on loan to Belgian side Royal Charleroi SC, where he made one league appearance and scored zero goals.[3]
International career
[edit]Chikovani is a Georgia youth international. During November 2025, he played for the Georgia national under-19 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.
References
[edit]- ^ "17 წლის ქართველი ტალანტი დიდი პერსპექტივით - გოლი ჩემპიონთა ლიგაზე, რონალდუ კუმირად და კვარას ეფექტი" [17-year-old Georgian talent with great prospects - a goal in the Champions League, Ronaldo as an idol and the Kwara effect] (in Georgian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ "Une minute et puis s'en va: Charleroi laisse filer une recrue, et c'était prévu" [One minute and then he's gone: Charleroi lets a new signing slip away, and it was expected] (in French). Walfoot.be. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Nikoloz Chikovani at WorldFootball.net
External links
[edit]- Nikoloz Chikovani at WorldFootball.net