Budu Zivzivadze

Budu Zivzivadze (Georgian: ბუდუ ზივზივაძე; born 10 March 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC and the Georgia national team.

Budu Zivzivadze
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994
Place of birth Kutaisi, Georgia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Karlsruher SC
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2011 School No. 35 Tbilisi
2011–2012 Dinamo Tbilisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Dinamo Tbilisi 1 (0)
2012–2014 → Dinamo-2 Tbilisi 50 (47)
2015 Torpedo Kutaisi 8 (0)
2015–2016 Samtredia 44 (29)
2017–2019 Esbjerg 13 (1)
2018 → Dinamo Tbilisi (loan) 35 (22)
2019 Torpedo Kutaisi 18 (13)
2019–2020 Mezőkövesd 32 (8)
2020–2023 Fehérvár 53 (12)
2022 → Újpest FC (loan) 12 (11)
2023– Karlsruher SC 2 (0)
International career‡
2011 Georgia U17 3 (0)
2013 Georgia U19 9 (2)
2014–2016 Georgia U21 4 (0)
2017– Georgia 17 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:27, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2023

Club career

Budu signed with Danish Superliga club Esbjerg fB in January 2017, but did not play much until he was loaned out to Dinamo Tbilisi for the 2018 season.[1] He did very well, scoring 28 goals in all competitions. After returning to Esbjerg, the club announced on 29 January 2019, that he had left the club, this time permanently, after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.[2]

Two days later, it was announced, that he had re-joined Torpedo Kutaisi.[3]

Six months later, he signed for Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Mezőkövesd.[4]

On 11 February 2022, Zivzivadze was loaned by Fehérvár to Újpest until the end of the season.[5]

On 31 January 2023, the last day of the 2022–23 winter transfer window, Zivzivadze signed with 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC until 2025.[6] His contract with Fehérvár had been due to run out in the summer.[6]

International career

Zivzivadze made his debut for the Georgia national team in a friendly match against Uzbekistan on 23 January 2017.[7] He scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 March 2022, the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zivzivadze goal.
List of international goals scored by Budu Zivzivadze
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 25 March 2022 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 1–0 Friendly [9]
2 5 June 2022 Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 3–1 5–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C [10]
3 9 June 2022 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  North Macedonia 1–0 3–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C [11]
428 March 2023Adjarabet Arena, Batumi, Georgia Mongolia6–16–1Friendly[12]

Honours

Samtredia

References
  1. EfB-angriber vender hjem til Tbilisi på leje, bold.dk, 9 January 2018
  2. Esbjerg fritstiller georgisk angriber, bold.dk, 29 January 2019
  3. ბუდუ ზივზივაძე უკვე "ტორპედოშია", sportall.ge, 31 January 2019
  4. Mezőkövesd: válogatott csatár érkezett, gólkirály is volt, nso.hu, 12 July 2019
  5. "Budu Zivzivadze continues on loan at Újpest" (Press release). Fehérvár. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. "Nationalspieler Zivzivadze stürmt für den KSC". kicker (in German). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. Uzbekistan - Georgia (Report) Soccerway.
  8. "90 MINUTES FOR DZEKO WITH BOSNIA". inter.com. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  9. "BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA VS. GEORGIA 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  10. "BULGARIA VS. GEORGIA 2 - 5". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  11. "NORTH MACEDONIA VS. GEORGIA 0 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  12. "Georgia vs Mongolia". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2023.


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