| Irakli Bidzinashvili | |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Georgia |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Years1: | 2013–2018 |
| Caps1: | 84 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Noah |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | Jelgava |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Dila |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps5: | 59 |
| Goals5: | 14 |
| Years6: | 2024 |
| Clubs6: | Zhenis |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | Torpedo Kutaisi |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Georgia U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Georgia U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 9 November 2024 |
Irakli Bidzinashvili (Georgian: ირაკლი ბიძინაშვილი; born 27 February 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi.
Bidzinashvili has won the top Georgian league.[1]
A product of Saburtalo's academy,[2] Bidzinashvili started his professional career at this club at the age of 16. On 21 September 2013, he came off the bench in Saburtalo's second-division game against STU. On 24 March 2014, he contributed with his first senior career goal to a 4–1 over Samgurali.[3]
The next year Saburtalo secured promotion to the Umaglesi Liga[4] with Bidzinashvili taking part in 25 league games. His first top-division goal came in a dramatic 2–2 draw against Samtredia, in which Bidzinashvili scored a late leveller.[5]
Having played 84 games for Saburtalo, Bidzinashvili left the team in 2017. Following a short-time spell at Armenian club Noah, he joined Latvian side Jelgava.[6]
In 2020, Bidzinashvili returned to Georgia and joined Dila Gori, where twice in a row he won the bronze medals of the Erovnuli Liga. In 2021, apart from making a debut in UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers with two appearances, Bidzinashvili became a key player who among two other footballers was nominated as the best midfielder. Although ultimately not selected, Bidzinashvili featured in Team of the Year.[7]
After this season he signed with crowned champions Dinamo Batumi.[8] In his first two years, Bidzinashvili became a regular player for this title-chasing club by taking part in 59 league games. In 2023, he won his first top title with Dinamo.[9]
On 31 January 2024, Kazakhstan Premier League club Zhenis announced the signing of Bidzinashvili.[10] His stint there lasted around five months though, as the sides parted ways in the summer break[11] and the player moved to Torpedo Kutaisi.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Saburtalo | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 15 | 2 | – | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | |||||
| 2015–16 | Erovnuli Liga | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 2017 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 3 | |||||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 84 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 9 | |||
| 2019 | Armenian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Jedgava | 2019 | Virsliga | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| Dila Gori | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 8 | |||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 14 | |||
| Zhenis | 2024 | KPL | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 218 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 253 | 35 | |||
Dinamo Batumi
Erovnuli Liga Team of the Year (1): 2021