Budu Zivzivadze (ბუდუ ზივზივაძე; born 10 March 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC and the Georgia national team.
2011
In 2011, he joined Dinamo Tbilisi.
During the four seasons at this club he mainly played for its reserve team taking part in Pirveli Liga.
2013
With 23 goals netted in 21 matches for Dinamo-2 in 2013–14, Zivzivadze became the topscorer.
2014
He made a professional debut with the senior team on 11 September 2014 in an away game against Metalurgi Rustavi as a second-half substitute.
2015
In 2015, Zivzivadze moved to the top-tier club Samtredia, where he displayed his goalscoring abilities and played a crucial role in winning their first ever champion's title.
2016
Being the winner of the Umaglesi Liga and the Georgian Super Cup, he was named the Georgian Player of the Year in 2016.
At age 8, Budu Zivzivadze entered the Imedi football school in Kutaisi.
He was a midfielder during the initial two years.
The striker was named the best player of the 2016 season.
2017
Budu signed with Danish Superliga club Esbjerg fB in January 2017, but did not play much until he was loaned out to Dinamo Tbilisi for the 2018 season.
He did very well, scoring 28 goals in all competitions.
Zivzivadze shared a topscorer's award with Giorgi Gabedava.
Also, he was included in symbolic team of the season.
Zivzivadze made his debut for the Georgia national team in a friendly match against Uzbekistan on 23 January 2017.
He scored his first goal for the senior national team on 25 March 2022, the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Samtredia
Torpedo Kutaisi
2019
After returning to Esbjerg, the club announced on 29 January 2019, that he had left the club, this time permanently, after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
Two days later, it was announced, that he had re-joined Torpedo Kutaisi.
Zivzivadze was named by Erovnuli Liga as the best player of part 2 of the four-phase championship after netting eight goals in nine games.
Due to Torpedo's financial troubles, his second tenure with this team lasted six months.
In July 2019, he signed for Nemzeti Bajnokság I side Mezőkövesd.
On 11 February 2022, Zivzivadze was loaned by Fehérvár to Újpest until the end of the season.
On 31 January 2023, the last day of the 2022–23 winter transfer window, Zivzivadze signed with 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC until 2025.
His contract with Fehérvár had been due to run out in the summer.
