Bakar Kardava
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Senaki, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iberia 1999 | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Sasco | 21 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Gagra | 31 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Tskhinvali | 51 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 109 | (5) |
| 2022– | Iberia 1999 | 152 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026 | |||
Bakar Kardava (Georgian: ბაქარ ქარდავა; born 4 November 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defendive midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Iberia 1999.
Kardava is the four-time winner of the Erovnuli Liga. He has also won the Supercup and national cup. Kardava was twice selected in Team of the Year individualy.
Career
Kardava started his career at 2nd division club Sasco in 2012. A year later, he moved to Gagra. In 2015, Tskhinvali became the first top-flight club Kardava signed for.[1] He made a debut in UEFA European club competitions against Romanian side Botoșani on 2 July 2015.[2]
At the end of the 2016 season, Kardava moved to Dinamo Tbilisi[3] where he twice won the league title during the next five seasons.
In 2022, Kardava joined the national cup holders Saburtalo[4] and broke his own record by taking part in 44 games across all competitions. In 2024, he not only lifted the Champion's Shield for the third time but also received an individual recognition by being included in Erovnuli Liga Team of the Year by the Georgian Football Federation.[5]
On 8 July 2026, Kardava scored his first European goal, helping his team to snatch a 3–2 away win over Estonian champions Flora in a UEFA Champions League qualifier.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 15 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Georgian Cup | European | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sasco | 2012–13 | Pirveli Liga | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Gagra | 2013–14 | Pirveli Liga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Pirveli Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Tskhinvali | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 10 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| Total | 109 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 5 | ||
| Iberia 1999 | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6[g] | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| Total | 152 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 190 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 364 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 436 | 18 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Georgian Super Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ 4 appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Dinamo Tbilisi
- Erovnuli Liga: 2019, 2020
- Georgian Super Cup: 2021
Iberia 1999
- Georgian Cup: 2023
- Erovnuli Liga: 2024, 2025
Individual
- Erovnuli Liga Team of the Year: 2024, 2025
References
- ↑ "ცხინვალის "სპარტაკი": ახალწვეულთა მოლოდინი და დაგეგმილი შეკრება" [Spartaki Tskinvali: Expectations from new players and a planned training camp]. sportall.ge (in Georgian). 2015-01-06. Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ↑ "Botosani vs Tskhinvali match report". UEFA. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "ახალწვეულები დინამოში" [Newcomers in Dinamo]. FC Dinamo Tbilisi (in Georgian). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "ბაქარ ქარდავა კარიერას "საბურთალოში" განაგრძობს" [Bakar Kardava set to continue his career at Saburtalo]. atiani.ge (in Georgian). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "CRYSTALBET ELIGA AWARDS 2024". eliga.ge (in Georgian). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
- ↑ "Flora vs Iberia 1999 match report". UEFA. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
External links
- Bakar Kardava at Soccerway
- Profile on Eliga
- 1994 births
- Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
- 21st-century sportsmen from Georgia (country)
- Men's association football midfielders
- Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers
- FC Gagra players
- FC Tskhinvali players
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Iberia 1999 players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Living people