Mamuka Kobakhidze (; born 23 August 1992) is a Georgian professional football player. He plays for FC Dinamo Batumi.
Kobakhidze has played for national youth teams and secured Georgian champion's title three times, also won the national Cup and Super Cup.
Club career
Kobakhidze started his career at Zestafoni. During his four-year tenure there Kobakhidze twice won the Georgian league title. In February 2014, he moved to Dila Gori.
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 22 November 2014 for FC Rubin Kazan in a game against FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.
On 4 August 2017, he returned to Georgia, signing with FC Locomotive Tbilisi. The next summer Kobakhidze joined Torpedo Kutaisi in a move that proved to be rewarding. He was named the best defender of the season and included in the symbolic team of Erovnuli Liga.
Kobakhidze was among those players who left Torpedo en masse in June 2019 following a severe financial crisis. He chose to sign a contract with Dinamo Batumi, who had returned back to the top division following the previous season. At an annual ceremony held by Georgian Football Federation, Kobakhidze won a nomination for the best defender of the league again. He was also selected for Team of the Year. With the same awards received the next season, Kobakhidze achieved a wide recognition for three consecutive seasons.
In 2021, Dinamo Batumi won the top division for the first time in their history. As the team captain, Kobakhidze lifted the trophy for the third time now. When the team of the season was announced, their seven players, including Kobakhidze, were named among the best eleven.
International career
He made his national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Armenia.
Career Statistics
Honours
Team
Erovnuli Liga (3): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2021
Georgian Cup (1): 2018
Georgian Super Cup (3): 2011–12, 2019, 2022
Individual
Best defender of Erovnuli Liga (3): 2018, 2019, 2020
References
External links
1995 births
Living people
Footballers from Tbilisi
Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Men's association football defenders Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers Georgia (country) men's international footballers FC Zestafoni players FC Dila Gori players FC Rubin Kazan players FC Mordovia Saransk players FC Metalurgi Rustavi players FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players FC Locomotive Tbilisi players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players FC Dinamo Batumi players Erovnuli Liga players Russian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Russia FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Russia