Kristina Bakarandze
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_(cropped).jpg) Kristina Bakarandze of Galatasaray (September 2023) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Georgia[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | FK Zaqatala | ||
| 2015–2016 | Neftçi PFK | ||
| 2016–2017 | FK Zaqatala | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC Okzhetpes | ||
| 2018–2020 | Hakkarigücü Spor | 27 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | ALG Spor | 26 | (6) |
| 2022–2025 | Galatasaray | 64 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Azerbaijan U-17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Azerbaijan U-19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2015 | Azerbaijan U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Azerbaijan | 25 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 December 2023 | |||
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Kristina Bakarandze (Georgian: კრისტინა ბაკარანძე, born 19 May 1998) is a footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Super League club Galatasaray. Born in Georgia, she is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national team.[2][1]
Kristina Bakarandze was born in Georgia. She studied economics at Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State University (ZSU) in Zugdidi.[3]
Club career
Bakarandze moved to Azerbaijan and was a member of the FK Zaqatala team from 2013 to 2015.[4] For the 2015–16 season, she moved to the Baku-based club Neftçi PFK.[5][6] She then returned to her previous club FK Zaqatala, where she played in 2016 and 2017.[7][8][9]
In July 2017, she signed a contract for six months with the Kazakhstani team FC Okzhetpes.[10]
Hakkarigücü Spor
She joined Hakkarigücü Spor in southeastern Turkey on 18 October 2018 to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.[2][11]
ALG Spor
Bakaradze transferred to the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor end October 2021.[12] She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.[13]
Galatasaray
On 13 September 2022, the Turkish Women's Football Super League team was transferred to the Galatasaray club.[14]
In the statement made by Galatasaray club on July 20, 2025, it was said that we thank you for your efforts and wish you success in your future careers.[15]
International career
Bakarandze became part of the Azerbaijan women's national under-17 football team, and debuted in the match against Austria of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 8 on 2 August 2013.[16] She appeared in two matches of the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 3.[1] She scored one goal in the 2015 UEFA Development Tournament held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.[17] She capped in total 13 times and scored two goals for the national U-17 team.[16]
She then became a member of the Azerbaijan women's national under-19 football team. She participated in the 2015 Baltic Women's U-19 Cup.[7] She played in three matches of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 3,[1] in two matches of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Elite round,[1] and in three matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 8.[1][18] She scored two goals for the national U-19 team.[1]
She was selected to the Azerbaijan women's national under-21 football team for two friendly matches in 2015.[19]
In June 2017, she was called up to the training camp of the Azerbaijan women's national football team.[9]
