Irakli Bugridze
Georgian football player (born 1998)
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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.
| 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 | 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 | 44 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Georgia U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Georgia U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Georgia U21 | 13 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2020 | |||
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] A year later he lifted both the national cup and the super cup as Dila won these competitions.
Career statistics
- 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 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 196 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 238 | 31 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Georgian Super Cup
- Appearances for UEFA Europa League play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League