Vakho Bedoshvili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Rustavi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Iberia 1999 (on loan from Pari Nizhny Novgorod) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Gorda Rustavi | ||
| 2022 | Tbilisi | ||
| 2023–2025 | Orbi Tbilisi | ||
| 2025 | → Gareji (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2025– | Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Iberia 1999 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Georgia U-21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2025 | |||
Vakho Bedoshvili (Georgian: ვახო ბედოშვილი; born 19 October 2003) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Iberia 1999 on loan from Russian Premier League club Pari Nizhny Novgorod.
Club career
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] He played two official games, including against Portugal on 17 June 2025.
On 16 February 2026, Bedoshvili moved on loan to Iberia 1999.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 16 September 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 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Pari Nizhny Novgorod | 2025–26 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 15 | ||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Вахо Бедошвили перешел в "Иберию" на правах аренды" [Vakho Bedoshvili moved to Iberia on loan] (in Russian). FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
External links
- Vakho Bedoshvili at Soccerway
- Vakho Bedoshvili at Sportbox.ru (in Russian)
- Profile on Erovnuli Liga
- Vakho Bedoshvili at Russian Premier League (in Russian) (archive in English)