Bio

Nikoloz "Nika" Kvekveskiri (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ "ნიკა" კვეკვესკირი, romanized: nik'oloz "nik'a" k'vek'vesk'iri, pronounced , Polish: Nikoloz „Nika” Kwekweskiri; born 29 May 1992), nicknamed Kvekve, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Georgia national team. Kvekveskiri started his career in the local club Baia Zugdidi. He made his debut for the first team on 18 August 2009 in a match against FC Locomotive Tbilisi. In 2011, he joined Georgian champion Dinamo Tbilisi. In 2013, he was on loan to Tskhinvali for a half season and in June 2014 he was sold to Dila Gori. In 2015, he moved to Azerbaijani Inter Baku. In June 2016, Kvekveskiri moved from Inter Baku to Gabala. In May 2017, Kvekvesikiri signed a two-year deal with Tobol. On 20 January 2021, Tobol announced that he had left the club. In January 2021, he moved to Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań till the end of the 2020–21 season. He signed a two-year extension on 29 April 2021. Kvekveskiri made his international debut for Georgia on 8 October 2015 in a 4–0 win against Gibraltar for the Euro 2016 qualifiers.