Nikoloz "Nika" Kvekveskiri (born 29 May 1992), nicknamed Kvekve, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznan and the Georgia national team.
The family of Kvekveskiri comes from the Gali district of Abkhazia. They had to flee the 1992–93 war and move to a refugee settlement in Zugdidi, where Nika grew up under tough living conditions.
He has played in four countries and won champion's titles three times.
Kvekvesriki was regularly called up to national youth teams. Currently he is the vice-captain of Georgia national team.
With twenty appearances made for U21s, Kvekveskiri is the most capped Georgian player.
Kvekveskiri made his international debut for the senior team on 8 October 2015 in a 4–0 win against Gibraltar for the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
He was a regular member of the team that produced an eleven-game unbeaten record between October 2021 and November 2022.
On 26 March 2024, Kvekveskiri scored the winning penalty against Greece to send Georgia to the UEFA Euro 2024, their first international tournament in history. |
