Mamuka Kobakhidze

Mamuka Kobakhidze (; born 23 August 1992) is a Georgian professional football player. Being a member of Dinamo Batumi since 2019, he captains the team.

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 Zestaponi. 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 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.

Two years later, Kobakhidze won one more league title. His individual performance was also recognized as he was named in the Team of the Year for the fifth time now. He was also announced Defender of the Season at an annual awards ceremony.

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 (4): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2021, 2023 Georgian Cup (1): 2018 Georgian Super Cup (3): 2011–12, 2019, 2022

Individual Best defender of Erovnuli Liga (4): 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023