Budu Zivzivadze (; 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. Club career 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. 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. Six months later, 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. International career 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. Career statistics Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zivzivadze goal. Honours Samtredia Georgian League: 2016 References External links Esbjerg official profile Living people 1994 births People from Kutaisi Footballers from Georgia (country) Association football forwards Georgia (country) international footballers Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers Erovnuli Liga players Erovnuli Liga 2 players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Torpedo Kutaisi players FC Samtredia players Esbjerg fB players Mezőkövesdi SE footballers Fehérvár FC players Újpest FC players Karlsruher SC players Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany