Kakhaber 'Kakhi' Makharadze (; born 20 October 1987) is a Georgian football midfielder who is currently banned. 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. 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. 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. 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 1987 births Living people Footballers from Georgia (country) Georgia (country) international footballers FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Chikhura Sachkhere players FC Dinamo Batumi players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent players Uzbekistan Super League players Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate footballers in Uzbekistan Association football midfielders