# Irakli Azarovi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Irakli_Azarovi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Irakli_Azarovi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irakli_Azarovi > Source revision: 1356169456 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Georgian footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Irakli Azarovi |image = Матч «Динамо» – «Шахтар» 0-1. 3 листопада 2023 року — 1486510 (Irakli Azarovi).jpg |caption = Azarovi in 2023 with [Shakhtar Donetsk](/source/FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk) |full_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2002|2|21}} |birth_place = [Batumi](/source/Batumi), Georgia |height = 1.72 m{{Cite web |title=Azarovi, Irakli Azarovi - Footballer {{!}} BDFutbol |url=https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j47570.html |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=www.bdfutbol.com}} |position = [Left-back](/source/Left-back) |currentclub = [Shakhtar Donetsk](/source/FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk) |clubnumber = 16 |youthyears1 = 2012–2019 |youthclubs1 = [Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi) |years1 = 2019–2020 |clubs1 = [Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi) |caps1 = 12 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2021–2022 |clubs2 = [Dinamo Batumi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Batumi) |caps2 = 53 |goals2 = 3 |years3 = 2022–2023 |clubs3 = [Red Star Belgrade](/source/Red_Star_Belgrade) |caps3 = 21 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2023– |clubs4 = [Shakhtar Donetsk](/source/FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk) |caps4 = 48 |goals4 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2017–2018 |nationalteam1 = [Georgia U17](/source/Georgia_national_under-17_football_team) |nationalcaps1 = 7 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2019 |nationalteam2 = [Georgia U18](/source/Georgia_national_under-18_football_team) |nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2019 |nationalteam3 = [Georgia U19](/source/Georgia_national_under-19_football_team) |nationalcaps3 = 3 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2020–2025 |nationalteam4 = [Georgia U21](/source/Georgia_national_under-21_football_team) |nationalcaps4 = 15 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |nationalyears5 = 2021– |nationalteam5 = [Georgia](/source/Georgia_national_football_team) |nationalcaps5 = 22 |nationalgoals5 = 0 |pcupdate = 21 May 2026 |ntupdate = 20:40, 11 October 2025 (UTC) }} '''Irakli Azarovi''' ({{lang-ka|ირაკლი აზაროვი}}; born 21 February 2002) is a Georgian professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [left-back](/source/left-back) for [Ukrainian Premier League](/source/Ukrainian_Premier_League) club [Shakhtar Donetsk](/source/FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk) and the [Georgia national team](/source/Georgia_national_football_team).{{Soccerway}} Azarovi has won the Georgian, Serbian and Ukrainian top league trophies five times in a row. He has also been recognized as the [Erovnuli Liga](/source/Erovnuli_Liga) Defender of the Year and best young player of the season.{{cite web |title=სფფ-ის ყოველწლიური ტრადიციული დაჯილდოება 29 დეკემბერს ონლაინ-რეჟიმში გაიმართება |url=https://1tv.ge/news/sff-is-yovelwliuri-tradiciuli-dajildoeba-29-dekembers-onlain-redjimshi-gaimarteba-1tvsport/ |website=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |date=27 December 2021}} ==Club career== ===Dinamo Tbilisi=== Born in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, Azarovi joined [Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi), aged 10. He trained regularly in the youth teams of the club all the way until 2019 when he debuted for the Dinamo first team. Playing mostly as a reserve, he made seven appearances in 2019, and five in the 2020 season, contributing in both for Dinamo to win the Georgian national title.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}} ===Dinamo Batumi=== In 2021, [Dinamo Batumi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Batumi) was betting strong and bringing quality reinforcements, so Azarovi made a move that earned him much more play time and becoming a regular in the starting line-up, resulting in a successful season crowned with a 2021 Georgian championship. This also made him became a regular call in the Georgian national team, resulting in a widespread interest from clubs from abroad. ===Red Star Belgrade=== Soon, after a half season with Dinamo Batumi in the 2022 season, Serbian club [Red Star Belgrade](/source/Red_Star_Belgrade) brought Azarovi to their ranks. In December 2022, he was announced as a top 10 most talented left-backs in world football.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}} Azarovi made 21 league appearances for the club, who clinched the league title this season. This success made him a four-time champion at the age of 21. ===Shakhtar Donetsk=== On 22 August 2023, Ukrainian club [Shakhtar Donetsk](/source/FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk) announced signing Azarovi on a five-year deal.{{cite web |title=Офіційно: Азарові — гравець Шахтаря |url=https://football.ua/ukraine/511861-oficijjno-azarovi-gravec-shakhtarja.html |website=football.ua (in Ukrainian) |access-date=23 August 2023}} He played 32 matches in all competitions and with Shakhtar winning the [Premier League](/source/Ukrainian_Premier_League) and the [national cup](/source/Ukrainian_Cup) added two more titles to his tally.{{cite web |title=Шахтар — чемпіон України сезону-2023/24 |url=https://football.ua/ukraine/530920-shakhtar-chempion-ukrajini-sezonu-202324.html |website=football.ua |access-date=12 May 2024 |language=Ukrainian}}{{cite web |title=Winners of the Ukrainian Cup! |url=https://shakhtar.com/en/news/2024/may/15_news/15_uc_vorskla_shakhtar/ |website=shakhtar.com |access-date=16 May 2024}} Following this season, Azarovi joined the list of top five highest valued Georgian players.{{cite web |title="ტრანსფერმარკტზე" ირაკლი აზაროვის სატრანსფერო ფასი ხუთ მილიონ ევრომდე გაიზარდა |url=https://1tv.ge/news/transfermarktze-irakli-azarovis-satransfero-fasi-khut-milion-evromde-gaizarda-1tvsport/ |website=1tv.ge (in Georgian) |date=7 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024}} ==International career== Azarovi made his international debut for [Georgia](/source/Georgia_national_football_team) on 2 June 2021, starting in a [friendly](/source/Exhibition_game) match against [Romania](/source/Romania_national_football_team). He took part in most of Georgia's [2022–23 UEFA Nations League](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_UEFA_Nations_League) matches which paved the way for their first ever qualification for a major [international tournament](/source/2024_UEFA_Euro). Before that, he was a regular in all youth team squads since 2017. Azarovi is the two-time participant of the [UEFA European Under-21 Championship](/source/UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship), making appearances in all seven matches of the [2023](/source/2023_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship) and [2025](/source/2025_UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship) editions of this tournament. ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 21 May 2026}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [Georgian Cup](/source/Georgian_Cup), [Serbian Cup](/source/Serbian_Cup), [Ukrainian Cup](/source/Ukrainian_Cup)}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi) |[2019](/source/2019_Erovnuli_Liga) |rowspan="2"|[Erovnuli Liga](/source/Erovnuli_Liga) |7||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)}}||0||colspan="2"|–||8||0 |- |[2020](/source/2020_Erovnuli_Liga) |5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !12!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!14!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|[Dinamo Batumi](/source/Dinamo_Batumi) |[2021](/source/2021_Erovnuli_Liga) |rowspan="2"|Erovnuli Liga |35||3||2||0||5{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in [UEFA Europa Conference League](/source/UEFA_Europa_Conference_League)}}||1||colspan="2"|–||42||4 |- |[2022](/source/2022_Erovnuli_Liga) |18||0||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|Two appearances in [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League), two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||1{{efn|name=GSC|Appearance in [Georgian Super Cup](/source/Georgian_Super_Cup)}}||0||23||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !53!!3!!2!!0!!9!!1!!1!!0!!65!!4 |- |rowspan="3"|[Red Star](/source/Red_Star_Belgrade) |[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Red_Star_Belgrade_season) |rowspan="2"|[Serbian Super Liga](/source/Serbian_Super_Liga) |20||0||4||0||1{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||25||0 |- |[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Red_Star_Belgrade_season) |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !21!!0!!4!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!26!!0 |- |rowspan="4"|[Shakhtar Donetsk](/source/FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk) |[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk_season) |rowspan="3"|[Ukrainian Premier League](/source/Ukrainian_Premier_League) |22||0||4||0||6{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||0||0||32||0 |- |[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk_season) |12||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}||0||0||0||15||0 |- |[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_FC_Shakhtar_Donetsk_season) |14||0||0||0||6{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in [UEFA Conference League](/source/UEFA_Conference_League)}}||0||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!0!!5!!0!!14!!0!!0!!0!!67!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !134!!3!!12!!0!!25!!1!!1!!0!!171!!4 |} {{notelist}} ===International=== {{updated|11 October 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://nakrebi.ge/ka/team/men-seniors/squad |title=Azarovi statistics |access-date=7 June 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[Georgia](/source/Georgia_national_football_team) |2021||6||0 |- |2022||4||0 |- |2023||8||0 |- |2025||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!22!!0 |} ==Honours== '''Dinamo Tbilisi''' * [Erovnuli Liga](/source/Erovnuli_Liga): [2019](/source/2019_Erovnuli_Liga), [2020](/source/2020_Erovnuli_Liga) '''Dinamo Batumi''' * [Erovnuli Liga](/source/Erovnuli_Liga): [2021](/source/2021_Erovnuli_Liga) '''Red Star Belgrade''' *[Serbian SuperLiga](/source/Serbian_SuperLiga): [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Serbian_SuperLiga) *[Serbian Cup](/source/Serbian_Cup): [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Serbian_Cup) '''Shakhtar''' *[Ukrainian Premier League](/source/Ukrainian_Premier_League): [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Ukrainian_Premier_League) *[Ukrainian Cup](/source/Ukrainian_Cup): [2023–24](/source/2023-24_Ukrainian_Cup), [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Ukrainian_Cup){{Cite web |date=2025-05-14 |title=Ukrainian Cup: Shakhtar defeated Dynamo in a penalty shootout {{!}} УНН |url=https://unn.ua/en/news/ukrainian-cup-shakhtar-defeated-dynamo-in-a-penalty-shootout |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Ukrainian National News (UNN) |language=en}} '''Individual''' * Best Georgian young player: 2021{{cite web |title=GFF Awards 2021 |url=https://www.gff.ge/ge/media/news/22209 |website=gff.ge (in Georgian) |date=29 December 2021}} * Erovnuli Liga [Defender of the Year](/source/Erovnuli_Liga_awards): 2021 ==Personal life== Azarovi is married to Nini Abesadze. Their baby girl Nila was born on 23 December 2024.{{cite news |title=ირაკლი აზაროვი მამა გახდა |url=https://primetime.ge/news/sazogadoeb/irakli-azarovi-mama-gakhda-tsnobilia-ra-daarqves-akhalshobil-gogonas |access-date=3 January 2025 |publisher=primetime.ge (in Georgian) |date=25 December 2024}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Soccerway|irakli-azarovi/518076}} * {{WorldFootball.net}} {{FC Shakhtar Donetsk squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Azarovi, Irakli}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Tbilisi Category:Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Category:21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country) Category:Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers Category:Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers Category:Georgia (country) men's international footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Category:FC Dinamo Batumi players Category:Erovnuli Liga players Category:Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Serbia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Ukraine Category:Red Star Belgrade footballers Category:Serbian SuperLiga players Category:FC Shakhtar Donetsk players Category:Ukrainian Premier League players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Irakli Azarovi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irakli_Azarovi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irakli_Azarovi?action=history)). 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