Irakli Bugridze

Irakli Bugridze

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 26)
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. Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
3. Appearances for UEFA Europa League play-offs
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Dinamo Tbilisi

• Erovnuli Liga: 2020

Torpedo Kutaisi

• Georgian Cup: 2022

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.

External links

• Irakli Bugridze – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Irakli Bugridze at Soccerway
• Erovnuli Liga Player Profile