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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jeonnam Dragons | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Dila | 44 | (8) |
| 2026 | Chungbuk Cheongju | 9 | (1) |
| 2026– | Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | (0) |
| 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 as of 8 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2020 | |||
Irakli Bugridze (Georgian: ირაკლი ბუღრიძე, romanized: irak'li bughridze; born 3 January 1998) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as winger for K League 2 club Jeonnam Dragons.
He has won the national league and cup competitions.
Career
[edit]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] A year later he lifted both the national cup and the super cup as Dila won these competitions.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 December 2025[11]
| 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 | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Dila | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 44 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 8 | ||
| Chungbuk Cheongju | 2026 | K League 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 207 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 249 | 32 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances for UEFA Europa League play-offs
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]- Dinamo Tbilisi
- Torpedo Kutaisi
- Dila
- Georgian Cup: 2025
- Georgian Super Cup: 2025
References
[edit]- ↑ "Chikhura vs Kolkheti 1913". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 3 March 2018.
- ↑ OVEREENKOMST MET IRAKLI BUGRIDZE‚ beerschotwilrijk.be, 5 January 2019
- ↑ "ირაკლი ბუღრიძე "ბეერსხოტიდან" თბილისის "დინამოში" გადავიდა". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "ოფიციალურად: ირაკლი ბუღრიძე ტორპედოს ფეხბურთელია". primetime.ge (in Georgian). 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "Torpedo vs Sarajevo". UEFA. 13 July 2023.
- ↑ "Aktobe vs Torpedo". UEFA. 3 August 2023.
- ↑ "Обидчик «Актобе» в еврокубке официально усилил клуб КПЛ". sports.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ "Клуб КПЛ объявил об уходе легионера". sports.kz (in Russian). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "გორის "დილამ" მორიგი ტრანსფერი განახორციელა". FC Dila (in Georgian). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Erovnuli Liga topscorers". flashscore.com. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ↑ "Irakli Bugridze". Soccerway.
External links
[edit]- Irakli Bugridze – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Irakli Bugridze at Soccerway
- Erovnuli Liga Player Profile
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Tbilisi
- Living people
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Locomotive Tbilisi players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Dila Gori players
- FC Chikhura Sachkhere players
- K Beerschot VA players
- Jeonnam Dragons players
- Chungbuk Cheongju FC players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Challenger Pro League players
- K League 2 players
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
- Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in South Korea
- FC Torpedo Kutaisi players
- FC Kyzylzhar players