Kristina Bakarandze

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Kristina Bakarandze
Kristina Bakarandze of Galatasaray (September 2023)
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Georgia[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 FK Zaqatala
2015–2016 Neftçi PFK
2016–2017 FK Zaqatala
2017–2018 FC Okzhetpes
2018–2020 Hakkarigücü Spor 27 (5)
2021–2022 ALG Spor 26 (6)
2022– Galatasaray 13 (1)
International career‡
2013–2015 Azerbaijan U-17 13 (2)
2015–2017 Azerbaijan U-19 11 (2)
2015 Azerbaijan U-21 2 (0)
2019– Azerbaijan 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023
Kristina Bakarandze of Hakkarigücü Spor (December 2018)

Kristina Bakarandze (Georgian: კრისტინა ბაკარანძე, born 19 May 1998) is a footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Super League club Galatasaray. Born in Georgia, she is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national team.[2][1]

Private life[edit]

Kristina Bakarandze was born in Georgia. She studied economics at Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State University (ZSU) in Zugdidi.[3]

Club career[edit]

Bakarandze moved to Azerbaijan and was a member of the FK Zaqatala team from 2013 to 2015.[4] For the 2015–16 season, she moved to the Baku-based club Neftçi PFK.[5][6] She then returned to her previous club FK Zaqatala, where she played in 2016 and 2017.[7][8][9]

In July 2017, she signed a contract for six months with the Kazakhstani team FC Okzhetpes.[10]

Hakkarigücü Spor[edit]

She joined Hakkarigücü Spor in southeastern Turkey on 18 October 2018 to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.[2][11]

ALG Spor[edit]

Bakaradze transferred to the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor end October 2021.[12] She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.[13]

Galatasaray[edit]

On 13 September 2022, the Turkish Women's Football Super League team was transferred to the Galatasaray club.[14]

International career[edit]

Bakarandze became part of the Azerbaijan women's national under-17 football team, and debuted in the match against Austria of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 8 on 2 August 2013.[15] She appeared in two matches of the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 3.[1] She scored one goal in the 2015 UEFA Development Tournament held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.[16] She capped in total 13 times and scored two goals for the national U-17 team.[15]

She then became a member of the Azerbaijan women's national under-19 football team. She participated in the 2015 Baltic Women's U-19 Cup.[7] She played in three matches of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 3,[1] in two matches of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Elite round,[1] and in three matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 8.[1][17] She scored two goals for the national U-19 team.[1]

She was selected to the Azerbaijan women's national under-21 football team for two friendly matches in 2015.[18]

In June 2017, she was called up to the training camp of the Azerbaijan women's national football team.[9]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 February 2022 Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan  United Arab Emirates 4–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 28 June 2022 TFF Riva Facility, Riva, Turkey  Turkey 2–1 2–2
3. 2 September 2022 Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta  Malta 1–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 27 October 2023 Við Djúpumýrar, Klaksvík, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–0 2–1 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 117 December 2022.
Club Season League Continental National Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Neftçi PFK,
FK Zaqatala 		2013–17 – – 24 4 24 4
Total – – 24 4 24 4
FC Okzhetpes 2017–18 – –
Total – –
Hakkarigücü Spor 2018–19 First League 16 2 – – - - 16 2
2019–20 First League 11 3 – – - - 11 3
Total 27 5 – – - - 27 5
ALG Spor 2021–22 Super League 26 6 – – 0 0 26 6
Total 26 6 – – 0 0 26 6
Galatasaray S.K.r 2022–23 Super League 9 1 – – 0 0 9 1
Total 9 1 – – 0 0 9 1

Honours[edit]

Turkish Women's Super League
ALG Spor
Winners (1): 2021-22

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "K. Bakarandze". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kristina Bakarandze". Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Kristina Bakarandze" (in Russian). VK. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Azərbaycanın U-17 komandası Bosniya və Herseqovina, Makedoniya və Monteneqro yığmaları ilə qarşılaşacaq". İfman TV (in Azerbaijani). 9 June 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Kristina, Dilgə, Mərvə, Miray... – Maltayla oynayacaqlar". Komanda (in Azerbaijani). 13 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Yığmamızın heyəti açıqlandı". Futbol Info (in Azerbaijani). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Azərbaycanın qızlardan ibarət U-19 yığması "Baltic Cup" turnirində iştirak edəcək". Azertag (in Azerbaijani). 17 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  8. ^ ""Samsunspor"dan millimizə futbolçu çağırıldı". Komanda (in Azerbaijani). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Millimizə klubsuz futbolçu çağırıldı". Sport Net (in Azerbaijani). 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Футбол Окжетпес подписал двух игроков сборной Азербайджана" (in Russian). Azeri Sport. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Hakkari'de kadın futbol takımına 4 yabancı transfer". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  12. ^ "ALGspor'a Azerbaycanlı golcü". Çağdaş (in Turkish). 31 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon ALG Spor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Son olarak Alg forması giyen Kristina Bakarandze Galatasaray da". twitter.com. KadınFutbolHaberleri 🇹🇷 (@Futbolkadin) _ Twitter. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Kristina Bakarandze". UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Стартовал Турнир Развития УЕФА в Шымкенте" (in Russian). Zakon. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Кристина Бакарандзе" (in Russian). UEFA. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  18. ^ "U-21 (qızlar) yoldaşlıq oyunları keçirəcək" (in Azerbaijani). Azərbaycan Futbol Federasiyaları Assosiasiyası. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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