Irakli Bugridze

Irakli Bugridze
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dila
Number 20
Youth career
2004–2013 Locomotive Tbilisi
2014–2015 Dinamo Tbilisi
2015–2016 Locomotive Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Locomotive Tbilisi 6 (0)
2018 Chikhura 35 (8)
2018–2019 Beerschot Wilrijk 10 (0)
2020 Dinamo Tbilisi 10 (1)
2021 Dila 28 (2)
2022–2023 Torpedo Kutaisi 59 (12)
2024 Kyzylzhar 12 (0)
2024– Dila 17 (6)
International career‡
2014–2015 Georgia U17 6 (1)
2017–2018 Georgia U20 2 (1)
2018–2020 Georgia U21 13 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:05, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

Irakli Bugridze (Georgian: ირაკლი ბუღრიძე, romanized: irak'li bughridze; 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. Despite taking part in 17 matches, Bugridze became Dila's third most prolific player with six goals, including two winners, and two assists.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Locomotive Tbilisi 2016 Umaglesi Liga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2017 Erovnuli Liga 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Chikhura 2018 Erovnuli Liga 35 8 1 0 4[a] 0 1[b] 1 41 9
Beerschot 2018/19 Challenger Pro League 0 0 0 0 0 0 8[c] 0 8 0
2019/20 Challenger Pro League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 10 0
Dinamo Tbilisi 2020 Erovnuli Liga 10 1 1 0 1[d] 0 1[b] 0 12 1
Dila Gori 2021 Erovnuli Liga 28 2 1 0 2[d] 0 0 0 31 2
2024 Erovnuli Liga 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 6
Total 45 8 1 0 2 0 0 0 48 8
Torpedo Kutaisi 2022 Erovnuli Liga 28 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 33 5
2023 Erovnuli Liga 31 8 2 0 4[d] 2 2 0 39 10
Total 59 12 6 1 4 2 3 0 72 15
Kyzylzhar 2024 Kazakhstan Premier League 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 169 29 12 1 11 2 12 1 204 33
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
  3. ^ Appearances for UEFA Europa League play-offs
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi
Torpedo Kutaisi

References

  1. ^ "Chikhura vs Kolkheti 1913". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ OVEREENKOMST MET IRAKLI BUGRIDZE‚ beerschotwilrijk.be, 5 January 2019
  3. ^ "ირაკლი ბუღრიძე "ბეერსხოტიდან" თბილისის "დინამოში" გადავიდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "ოფიციალურად: ირაკლი ბუღრიძე ტორპედოს ფეხბურთელია". primetime.ge (in Georgian). 9 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Torpedo vs Sarajevo". uefa.com. 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Aktobe vs Torpedo". uefa.com. 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Обидчик «Актобе» в еврокубке официально усилил клуб КПЛ". sports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Клуб КПЛ объявил об уходе легионера". sports.kz (in Russian). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  9. ^ "გორის "დილამ" მორიგი ტრანსფერი განახორციელა". FC Dila (in Georgian). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Erovnuli Liga topscorers". flashscore.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Irakli Bugridze". Soccerway.