Vakhtang Bedoshvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Rustavi, Georgia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gareji (loan) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Gorda | ||
| 2023–2024 | Orbi | 47 | (10) |
| 2025– | → Gareji (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Georgia U21 | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2025 | |||
Vakhtang "Vakho" Bedoshvili (Georgian: ვახტანგ ბედოშვილი; born 19 October 2003) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Erovnuli Liga club Gareji, on loan from Orbi.
Bedoshvili has progressed from the 5th division to the top tier within two years and received wide recognition in his first Erovnuli Liga season.
Club career
[edit]Bedoshvili started his career at his hometown club Gorda, opening his goal-scoring account in a national cup 11–0 win over Chibati on 9 May 2022.[1] The next year he moved to Liga 3 side Irao and scored his first goal on 27 April 2023 as his team sustained a narrow home defeat to Shturmi.[2] With Irao changing its name to Orbi in 2024, Bedoshvili established himself as a key player and drew interest from Gareji who won promotion to the Erovnuli Liga. His year-long loan deal was signed in January 2025.[3]
Bedoshvili had an electric start to the top-flight season. He took part in all 18 matches of the first half of the league season, scoring three times. His sublime long-distance strike in a 4–1 win against Kolkheti 1913 on 5 May made him Player of the Match,[4] followed by his four-time selection in Team of the Week.[5] Moreover, Bedoshvili was named by Lelo as Player of the League along with Giorgi Abuashvili in late May[6] and included by the Erovnuli Liga among the best eleven players.[7]
As the in-form winger continued to receive accolades, he was the only new player to be called up to the national U21 team as it started final preparations for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 31 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | European | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Irao / Orbi | 2023 | Liga 3 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | Liga 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 47 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 | ||
| Gareji (loan) | 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 15 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Gorda vs Chibati match report". cup.gff.ge (in Georgian). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "Irao vs Shturmi". liga.gff.ge (in Georgian). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "ვახო ბედოშვილი "ორბიდან" იჯარის წესით საგარეჯოს "გარეჯში" ითამაშებს" [Vakho Bedoshvili set to join Gareji from Orbi on loan] (in Georgian). Geo Goal. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "გარეჯი 4:1 კოლხეთი 1913. მთელი მატჩი ბედოშვილის გოლად ღირდა..." [Bedoshvili scores a stunning goal as Gareji beats Kolkheti 4–1]. Lelo (in Georgian). 5 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "ბიჭი, რომელიც ჩვენი ფეხბურთის იმედია" [Hope of our football]. Lelo (in Georgian). 30 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "ეროვნული ლიგა 2025. II წრის შეჯამება" [Review of Erovnuli Liga round 2]. lelo.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "ეროვნული ლიგის მეორე წრის სიმბოლურ გუნდში "იბერიის" ოთხი ფეხბურთელია" [Iberia's four players named in symbolic team of Erovnuli Liga round 2]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "ევროპის ჩემპიონატისთვის საქართველოს 21-წლამდე ნაკრების შემადგენლობა ცნობილია" [Georgia U21 squad for European Championship announced]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Vakhtang Bedoshvili at Soccerway
- Profile on Eliga