Giorgi Beridze (Georgian: გიორგი ბერიძე; born 12 May 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Ankaragücü.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Mestia, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ankaragücü | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Zestafoni | ||
| 2015–2017 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Dila Gori II | 16 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Dila Gori | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Zestafoni | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Gent | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Trenčín (loan) | 38 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | → Újpest (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Lokeren (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Újpest | 52 | (18) |
| 2022– | Ankaragücü | 6 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Georgia U17 | 9 | |
| 2014–2016 | Georgia U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Georgia U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2018– | Georgia | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 28 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:49, 28 March 2021 (UTC). | |||
A youth product of Zestafoni, Beridze moved to Dila Gori in 2013 and made his professional debut on 2 May 2014 in a 2–1 loss to WIT Georgia in the Umaglesi Liga.[1] He returned shortly to Zestafoni in 2015, before being signed by Belgian Pro League club Gent later that year where he joined the youth academy.[2]
In January 2017, Beridze joined Slovak Super Liga club Trenčín on a six-month loan. He made his debut for the club against Slovan Bratislava on 25 February 2017 and netted the equalizer in the match.[3] He extended his contract with Gent until 2020 during his loan, which was also extended by another season.[2] His efforts for Trenčín meant that he was awarded the award as player of the season.[2]
Another two loan spells followed between 2018 and 2020 to Újpest and Lokeren, respectively.[4] He scored his first goal for Lokeren on 26 September 2019 in the first minute of the Belgian Cup match against Antwerp which ended in a 4–2 loss.[5]
On 1 October 2020, Beridze joined Újpest on a permanent deal after his contract with Gent had expired.[6] He made his return debut on 4 October, coming off the bench for Zoltán Stieber in the 66th minute before scoring in injury time in a 5–1 loss to Fehérvár.[7]
Beridze won the Magyar Kupa in his first season at the club, becoming top goalscorer of the tournament as well with six goals.[8]
Beridze signed with Süper Lig club Ankaragücü on 28 May 2022, joining the club on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year.[9] He scored his first goals for the club on 4 September, bagging a brace in a 3–2 home loss to Beşiktaş.[10]
Beridze made his debut for Georgia national football team on 1 June 2018 in a friendly against Malta.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dila Gori | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Zestafoni | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Gent | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016–16 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Trenčín (loan) | 2016–17 | Slovak Super Liga | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Slovak Super Liga | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 33 | 8 | |
| Total | 38 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 12 | ||
| Újpest (loan) | 2018–19 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |
| Lokeren (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||
| Újpest | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 32 | 16 | ||
| 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 34 | 12 | ||
| Total | 52 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 66 | 28 | |||
| Ankaragücü | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 55 | ||
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