Irakli Bidzinashvili
Irakli Bidzinashvili (Georgian: ირაკლი ბიძინაშვილი; born 27 February 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for KPL club Zhenis.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zhenis | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Saburtalo | 84 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Noah | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Jelgava | 20 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Dila | 32 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Dinamo Batumi | 59 | (14) |
| 2024– | Zhenis | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Georgia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 | |||
Bidzinashvili has won the top Georgian league.[1]
Career
A product of Saburtalo's academy,[2] Bidzinashvili started his professional career at this club at the age of 16. On 21 September 2013, he came off the bench in Saburtalo's second-division game against STU. On 24 March 2014, he contributed with his first senior career goal to a 4–1 over Samgurali.[3]
The next year Saburtalo secured promotion to the Umaglesi Liga[4] with Bidzinashvili taking part in 25 league games. His first top-division goal came in a dramatic 2–2 draw against Samtredia, in which Bidzinashvili scored a late leveller.[5]
Having played 84 games for Saburtalo, Bidzinashvili left the team in 2017. Following a short-time spell at Armenian club Noah, he joined Latvian side Jelgava.[6]
In 2020, Bidzinashvili returned to Georgia and joined Dila Gori, where twice in a row he won the bronze medals of the Erovnuli Liga. In 2021, apart from making a debut in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers with two appearances, Bidzinashvili became a key player who among two other footballers was nominated as the best midfielder. Although ultimately not selected, Bidzinashvili featured in Team of the Year.[7]
After this season he signed with crowned champions Dinamo Batumi.[8] In his first two years, Bidzinashvili became a regular player for this title-chasing club by taking part in 59 league games. In 2023, he won his first top title with Dinamo.[9]
On 31 January 2024, Kazakhstan Premier League club Zhenis announced the signing of Bidzinashvili.[10]
Statistics
- As of match played 6 December 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saburtalo | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Erovnuli Liga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 2017 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 84 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 9 | ||
| Noah | 2019 | Armenian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Jedgava | 2019 | Virsliga | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 3 | ||
| Dila Gori | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 31 | 7 | |||
| Total | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| 2023 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 39 | 7 | ||
| Total | 59 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 14 | ||
| Zhenis | 2024 | KPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 200 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 34 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Youth League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 2 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League and 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
Honours
Individual
Erovnuli Liga Team of the Year (1): 2021
References
- "ისტორიაში მეორედ - ბათუმის დინამო საქართველოს ჩემპიონი გახდა". belive.ge (in Georgian). 24 November 2023.
- "ირაკლი ბიძინაშვილი - სეზონის განახლებისთვის 100 პროცენტით მზად ვიქნები". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 7 June 2020.
- "Saburtalo vs Samgurali". soccerway.com.
- "უმაღლეს ლიგაში "საბურთალო" და "საპოვნელა" ითამაშებენ". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 24 April 2015.
- "Saburtalo vs Samtredia". soccerway.com.
- "ლატვიურმა "ელგავამ" ირაკლი ბიძინაშვილი წარადგინა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 6 March 2019.
- "ELIGA AWARDS 2021". europop.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2021.
- "ბიძინაშვილი ბათუმის „დინამოში" ითამაშებს". atiani.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2021.
- ""დინამო" ბათუმი საქართველოს ჩემპიონია". ajaratv.ge (in Georgian). 24 November 2023.
- "Нападающий сборных Грузии официально перешел в клуб КПЛ". sports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- "Irakli Bidzinashvili statistics". soccerway.com.
External links
- Irakli Bidzinashvili at Soccerway