Giorgi Beridze

Giorgi Beridze (Georgian: გიორგი ბერიძე; born 12 May 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF First League club Kocaelispor and the Georgia national team.

Giorgi Beridze
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997
Place of birth Mestia, Georgia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kocaelispor
Number 14
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 → AS Trenčín (loan) 38 (9)
2018–2019 → Újpest (loan) 27 (4)
2019–2020 → Lokeren (loan) 20 (6)
2020–2022 Újpest 52 (18)
2022–2023 Ankaragücü 30 (4)
2023– Kocaelispor 2 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Georgia U17 8 (1)
2014–2016 Georgia U19 21 (1)
2016–2018 Georgia U21 11 (1)
2018– Georgia 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

Gent

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]

Loans

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]

Újpest

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]

Ankaragücü

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]

International career

Beridze made his debut for Georgia national football team on 1 June 2018 in a friendly against Malta.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 June 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dila Gori 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 3000——30
2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 5010——60
Total 8010——90
Zestafoni 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 8000——80
Gent 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 000000—00
2016–16 Belgian Pro League 000000—00
2017–18 Belgian Pro League 000000—00
2018–19 Belgian Pro League 000000—00
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 10001[lower-alpha 2]0—20
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 000000—00
Total 100010—20
Trenčín (loan) 2016–17 Slovak Super Liga 12410——134
2017–18 Slovak Super Liga 265104[lower-alpha 2]22[lower-alpha 3]1338
Total 3892042214612
Újpest (loan) 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2743100—305
Lokeren (loan) 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 20611——217
Újpest 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 251076——3216
2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 278532[lower-alpha 4]1—3412
Total 521812921—6628
Ankaragücü 2022–23 Süper Lig 29420——314
2023–24 Süper Lig 1000——10
Total 30420——324
Career total 184412111732121456
  1. Includes Georgian Cup, Slovak Cup, Magyar Kupa, Belgian Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Slovak Super Liga European play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 28 March 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Georgia 201820
202120
202221
202320
Total81

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2023Batumi Stadium, Batumi, Georgia Mongolia5–16–1Friendly

Honours

Újpest

Individual

References
  1. "WIT Georgia vs. Dila – 2 May 2014". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. "AA Gent legt Georgisch talent langer vast". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ŠK Slovan Bratislava - AS Trencin 25 February 2017, futbalnet.sk
  4. "Lokeren haalt Georgische linksbuiten bij AA Gent en laat Nederlander Slagveer bij FC Emmen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. "Giorgi Beridze maakt eerste doelpunt in Lokerse loondienst". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 28 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. "Újpest: szabadon igazolható lett, egy év után visszatér a grúz". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. "Fehervar vs. Ujpest – 4 October 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. "Bejutott a Magyar Kupa döntőjébe az Újpest". Magyar Hírlap (in Hungarian). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. "Cenk Ergün adaylara eşit mesafede". TRTSPOR (in Turkish). 28 May 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. "Gol düellosunda kazanan Beşiktaş". TRTSPOR (in Turkish). 4 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  11. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 1 June 2018.
  12. "Giorgi Beridze". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  13. "Újpest win 2021 MOL Hungarian Cup". Hungarian Football Federation. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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