Tornike Kapanadze
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Guria | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Samtredia | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Samgurali | 43 | (29) |
| 2013–2014 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 17 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Zestaponi | 22 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Samtredia | 13 | (4) |
| 2015–2019 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 128 | (47) |
| 2020 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 10 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Dila Gori | 55 | (19) |
| 2023 | Dinamo Batumi | 25 | (2) |
| 2024 | Sioni | 35 | (12) |
| 2025 | Samtredia | 20 | (2) |
| 2026– | Guria | 9 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2026 | |||
Tornike Kapanadze (Georgian: თორნიკე კაპანაძე; born 4 June 1992), nicknamed Elva, is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga 3 club Guria.
Kapanadze has won seven trophies in all three domestic competitions and received individual recognition with different clubs.
Career
Kapanadze started his professional career at Samtredia in 2009, although his first achievement came with Samgurali in 2012–13, when he became the Pirveli Liga top goalscorer with 27 goals.
In 2013, Kanapadze netted his first two European goals in Torpedo Kutaisi's 3–3 draw against Žilina.[1]
Early next year he moved to fellow Imeretian club Zestaponi.[2]
Kapanadze enjoyed a long-time prolific period at his hometown team Torpedo Kutaisi. Apart from winning the league and the Cup, twice in a row he became the top goalscorer. In its inaugural 2017 year, the Erovnuli Liga named Kapanadze in Team of the Season.[3] Following the 2018 season, he received the Player of the Season, Best Forward and Goal of the Year awards from the club.[4] His scissor kick goal scored against Chikhura Sachkhere on 21 November 2018 was also widely recognized.[5]
Kapanadze spent the 2020 season at Dinamo Tbilisi[6] and the next year joined Dila Gori[7] where he became the top scorer for two consecutive seasons.
In January 2023, Dinamo Batumi announced the signing of contract with Kapanadze.[8] At the end of this season, he lifted the champion's trophy for the third time in his career.
As his contract expired in January 2024, the striker moved to Liga 2 side Sioni.[9] Having played in 38 games across all competitions, he finished as the team's topscorer with 12 goals.
In early February 2025, Kapanadze signed for Samtredia to start his third stint.[10]
Statistics
- As of match played 7 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Samtredia | 2009–10 | Umaglesi Liga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 17 | 7 | ||||
| Samgurali | 2011–12 | Pirveli Liga | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 28 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 30 | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2011–12 | Umaglesi/ Erovnuli Liga |
– | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | – | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 28 | 12 | ||||
| 2016 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 5 | ||||
| 2017 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 14 | ||
| 2018 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6[c] | 3 | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 21 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| Total | 145 | 53 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 68 | ||
| Zestaponi | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | – | 13 | 3 | |
| Dila | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 31 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 32 | 10 | |||
| Total | 55 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 20 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2[a] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Sioni | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[e] | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
| Samtredia | 2025 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
| Guria | 2026 | Liga 3 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 379 | 135 | 39 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 444 | 157 | ||
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in Champions League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League and one appearance in Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Erovnuli Liga playoffs
Honours
Team
Erovnuli Liga (3): 2017, 2020, 2023
Georgian Cup (2): 2016, 2018
Georgian Super Cup (2): 2018, 2019
Individual
Pirveli Liga topscorer: 2012–13
Erovnuli Liga Team of the Season: 2017
References
- ↑ "Žilina vs Torpedo Kutaisi". UEFA. 11 July 2013.
- ↑ ""ზესტაფონის" კიდევ ერთი ახალწვეული თორნიკე კაპანაძეა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "GFF AWARDS 2017". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 27 December 2017.
- ↑ ""ტორპედომ" საუკეთესოები გამოავლინა - სეზონის ფეხბურთელი კაპანაძეა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2018.
- ↑ "თორნიკე კაპანაძემ ჩიხურას ულამაზესი მაკრატელა გაუტანა (ვიდეო)". live.ge (in Georgian). 21 November 2018.
- ↑ "ოფიციალურად: კაპანაძე "დინამოს" ფეხბურთელია". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2020.
- ↑ "ელვა და ანდრო "დილაში"". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 31 January 2021.
- ↑ "ბათუმის "დინამომ" "დილადან" თორნიკე კაპანაძე დაიმატა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 9 January 2023.
- ↑ ""სიონმა" "გაგრის" მცველი და ბათუმის "დინამოს" თავდამსხმელი დაიმატა". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ "თორნიკე კაპანაძე კარიერას "სამტრედიაში" გააგრძელებს" [Kapanadze set to continue his career at Samtredia] (in Georgian). Geo Goal. 9 February 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ↑ ""გურია" თბილისში შეიკრიბა, მაგრამ თოვლის გამო, ახალი სეზონისთვის მზადების დაწყება გადაიდო". guriatoday.ge (in Georgian). 20 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
Guria starts preparations for new season in Tbilisi but snow postpones their plans
- ↑ "Tornike Kapanadze statistics". soccerway.com.
External links
- Tornike Kapanadze at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Men's association football forwards
- FC Torpedo Kutaisi players
- FC Zestaponi players
- FC Dila Gori players
- FC Dinamo Batumi players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Sioni Bolnisi players
- FC Samtredia players
- FC Samgurali Tskaltubo players
- FC Guria Lanchkhuti players
- Erovnuli Liga players