Kristina Bakarandze Explained

Kristina Bakarandze
Birth Date:1998 5, df=y
Birth Place:Georgia
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Galatasaray
Clubnumber:18
Years1:2013–2015
Clubs1:FK Zaqatala
Years2:2015–2016
Clubs2:Neftçi PFK
Years3:2016–2017
Clubs3:FK Zaqatala
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:FC Okzhetpes
Years5:2018–2020
Clubs5:Hakkarigücü Spor
Caps5:27
Goals5:5
Years6:2021–2022
Clubs6:ALG Spor
Caps6:26
Goals6:6
Years7:2022–
Clubs7:Galatasaray
Caps7:13
Goals7:1
Nationalyears1:2013–2015
Nationalteam1:Azerbaijan U-17
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2015–2017
Nationalteam2:Azerbaijan U-19
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2015
Nationalteam3:Azerbaijan U-21
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2019–
Nationalteam4:Azerbaijan
Nationalcaps4:25
Nationalgoals4:3
Club-Update:1 December 2023
Nationalteam-Update:1 December 2023

Kristina Bakarandze (Georgian: კრისტინა ბაკარანძე, born 19 May 1998) is a footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Super League club Galatasaray. Born in Georgia, she is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national team.

Private life

Kristina Bakarandze was born in Georgia. She studied economics at Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State University (ZSU) in Zugdidi.

Club career

Bakarandze moved to Azerbaijan and was a member of the FK Zaqatala team from 2013 to 2015. For the 2015–16 season, she moved to the Baku-based club Neftçi PFK. She then returned to her previous club FK Zaqatala, where she played in 2016 and 2017.

In July 2017, she signed a contract for six months with the Kazakhstani team FC Okzhetpes.

Hakkarigücü Spor

She joined Hakkarigücü Spor in southeastern Turkey on 18 October 2018 to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.

ALG Spor

Bakaradze transferred to the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor end October 2021. She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.

Galatasaray

On 13 September 2022, the Turkish Women's Football Super League team was transferred to the Galatasaray club.[1]

International career

Bakarandze became part of the Azerbaijan women's national under-17 football team, and debuted in the match against Austria of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 8 on 2 August 2013. She appeared in two matches of the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 3. She scored one goal in the 2015 UEFA Development Tournament held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. She capped in total 13 times and scored two goals for the national U-17 team.

She then became a member of the Azerbaijan women's national under-19 football team. She participated in the 2015 Baltic Women's U-19 Cup. She played in three matches of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 3, in two matches of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Elite round, and in three matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 8. She scored two goals for the national U-19 team.

She was selected to the Azerbaijan women's national under-21 football team for two friendly matches in 2015.

In June 2017, she was called up to the training camp of the Azerbaijan women's national football team.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 February 2022 4–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 28 June 2022 2–1 2–2
3. 2 September 2022 1–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 27 October 2023 1–0 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Career statistics

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ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Neftçi PFK,
FK Zaqatala
2013–1724 4 24 4
Total24 4 24 4
FC Okzhetpes2017–18
Total
Hakkarigücü Spor2018–19First League16 2 - - 16 2
2019–20First League11 3 - - 11 3
Total27 5 - - 27 5
ALG Spor2021–22Super League26 6 0 0 26 6
Total26 6 0 0 26 6
Galatasaray S.K.r2022–23Super League9 1 0 0 9 1
Total9 1 0 0 9 1

Honours

Turkish Women's Super League
  • ALG Spor
  • Winners (1): 2021-22

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Son olarak Alg forması giyen Kristina Bakarandze Galatasaray da. twitter.com . KadınFutbolHaberleri (@Futbolkadin) _ Twitter. 13 September 2022.