Kakhaber 'Kakhi' Makharadze (Georgian: კახაბერ 'კახი' მახარაძე; born 20 October 1987) is a Georgian football midfielder who is currently banned.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kakhaber Makharadze | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | Dinamo Batumi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 29 | (2) |
| 2007 | Chikhura Sachkhere | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Dinamo Batumi | 12 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Lokomotivi Tbilisi | 27 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 24 | (2) |
| 2011–2015 | Pakhtakor Tashkent | 121 | (26) |
| 2016–2018 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 86 | (5) |
| 2019 | Sogdiana Jizzakh | 26 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 60 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Georgia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Georgia U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2015 | Georgia | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:28, 20 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
His father Malkhaz Makharadze (also known as Makho Makharadze) and younger brother Boris Makharadze are also professional footballers.
Career
Lokomotiv Tashkent
He joined Lokomotiv Tashkent in 2009 and, according to a club official site survey, was chosen as the clubs "Best Player of The Year 2009" with 40% of total votes.[1]
Pakhtakor
On 26 February 2011 it was announced that Kakhi Makharadze had signed for Pakhtakor among other new signings for the club. He moved to Pakhtakor from another capital club Lokomotiv Tashkent. He was captain of the club until 2016, when he returned to Lokomotiv.
National team
Makharadze made his official debut in UEFA tournaments as a national player in a match for Georgia U20 against Slovakia U-19 on 18 October 2004. This was won by Georgia with a scoreline of 4–2.[2]
Match fixing
In September 2022, Makharadze was handed a five-year ban for match-fixing after accepting money to fix the Uzbekistan Super League game between his club Lokomotiv Tashkent and Navbahor Namangan in the March 2022.[3]
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
- Umaglesi Liga: 2004–05
- Georgian Super Cup: 2005/2006
Pakhtakor
- Uzbek League: 2012, 2014
- Uzbekistan Cup: 2011
Individual
- Lokomotiv Tashkent Player of the Year: 2009
References
External links
- Kakhi Makharadze at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kakhi Makharadze at WorldFootball.net
- Kakhi Makharadze at Soccerway