Irakli Bugridze Explained

Irakli Bugridze
Birth Date:3 January 1998
Birth Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Height:1.78 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Dila
Clubnumber:20
Youthyears1:2004–2013
Youthyears2:2014–2015
Youthyears3:2015–2016
Years1:2016–2017
Caps1:6
Goals1:0
Years2:2018
Caps2:35
Goals2:8
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Beerschot Wilrijk
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:2020
Clubs4:Dinamo Tbilisi
Caps4:10
Goals4:1
Years5:2021
Clubs5:Dila
Caps5:28
Goals5:2
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Torpedo Kutaisi
Caps6:59
Goals6:12
Years7:2024
Clubs7:Kyzylzhar
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:2024–
Clubs8:Dila
Caps8:13
Goals8:4
Nationalyears1:2014–2015
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2017–2018
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2018–2020
Nationalcaps3:13
Nationalgoals3:4
Club-Update:13:05, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:19:33, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Irakli Bugridze (Georgian: ირაკლი ბუღრიძე|tr; born 3 January 1998) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as winger for Erovnuli Liga club Dila Gori.

He has won the national league and cup competitions.

Career

Bugridze started his both youth and senior careers at Locomotive Tbilisi. Due to lack of playing time, in 2018 he moved to Chikhura. In an opening game of the season, Bugridze contributed to a 6–1 demolition of Kolkheti 1913 with his first senior league goal.[1] In the summer, he played in all four matches of Chikhura's European campaign.

In January 2019, Bugridze left Chikhura to sign a 1.5-year contract with Belgian second-division club Beerschot, [2] although after making ten appearances he joined Dinamo Tbilisi a year later.[3]

Following a season-long tenure at Dila Gori in 2021, Bugridze spent next two seasons at Torpedo Kutaisi.[4] Being mostly a starting line-up player, he took part in 31 league games in 2023 and with eight goals finished as the second-top scorer behind Giorgi Arabidze. Bugridze also netted two goals in four UEFA Conference League appearances,[5] including a winner against Aktobe.[6]

On 12 February 2024, Kazakhstan Premier League side Kyzylzhar announced the signing of Bugridze.[7] After appearing in twelve league matches for his new club, in the summer break the sides terminated the contract by mutual consent.[8]

Bugridze returned to Georgia to rejoin Dila in early August 2024,[9] with the team leading the league title race at half season.

Career statistics

[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Locomotive Tbilisi2016Umaglesi Liga3000000030
2017Erovnuli Liga3010000040
Total6010000070
ChikhuraErovnuli Liga358104011419
Beerschot2018/19Challenger Pro League0000008080
2019/20Challenger Pro League2000000020
Total20000080100
Dinamo Tbilisi2020Erovnuli Liga101101010121
Dila Gori2021Erovnuli Liga282102000312
2024Erovnuli Liga134000000134
Total416102000446
Torpedo Kutaisi2022Erovnuli Liga284410010335
Erovnuli Liga3182042203910
Total59126142307215
Kyzylzhar2024Kazakhstan Premier League120200000140
Career total1652712111212120031

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

2020

Torpedo Kutaisi

2022

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chikhura vs Kolkheti 1913 . eliga.ge (in Georgian) . 3 March 2018.
  2. https://www.beerschotwilrijk.be/nl/beerschot-wilrijk/nieuws/overeenkomst-met-irakli-bugridze OVEREENKOMST MET IRAKLI BUGRIDZE
  3. Web site: ირაკლი ბუღრიძე "ბეერსხოტიდან" თბილისის "დინამოში" გადავიდა . sportall.ge (in Georgian) . 15 January 2020.
  4. Web site: ოფიციალურად: ირაკლი ბუღრიძე ტორპედოს ფეხბურთელია . primetime.ge (in Georgian) . 9 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Torpedo vs Sarajevo . uefa.com . 13 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Aktobe vs Torpedo . uefa.com . 3 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Обидчик «Актобе» в еврокубке официально усилил клуб КПЛ . sports.kz (in Russian) . 12 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Клуб КПЛ объявил об уходе легионера . sports.kz (in Russian) . 8 July 2024 . 11 July 2024.
  9. Web site: გორის "დილამ" მორიგი ტრანსფერი განახორციელა . FC Dila (in Georgian) . 8 August 2024 . 9 August 2024.
  10. Web site: Irakli Bugridze . Soccerway.