Budu Zivzivadze (Georgian: ბუდუ ზივზივაძე; born 10 March 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hungarian club Fehérvár and the Georgian national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Budu Zivzivadze | ||
Date of birth | (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Fehérvár | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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– | Fehérvár | 50 | (12) |
2022 | → Újpest FC (loan) | 12 | (11) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Georgia U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013 | Georgia U19 | 9 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Georgia U21 | 4 | (0) |
2017– | Georgia | 15 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2022 |
Budu signed with Danish Superliga club Esbjerg fB in January 2017, but didn't 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 FC 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]
Zivzivadze made his debut for the national team in a friendly match against Uzbekistan on 23 January 2017.[6] Zivzivadze scored his first goal for the senior national team on March 25, 2022, the only goal in a 0-1 friendly victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 25 March 2022 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 | Friendly | [8] |
2. | 5 June 2022 | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad, Bulgaria | ![]() |
3–1 | 5–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C | [9] |
3. | 9 June 2022 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | [10] |
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Erovnuli Liga top scorers | |
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