# Kristina Bakarandze

Kristina Bakarandze (Georgian: კრისტინა ბაკარანძე, born 19 May 1998) is a footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Super League club Galatasaray. Born in Georgia, she is a member of the Azerbaijan women's national team.

## Private life

Kristina Bakarandze was born in Georgia. She studied economics at Shota Meskhia Zugdidi State University (ZSU) in Zugdidi.

## Club career

Bakarandze moved to Azerbaijan and was a member of the FK Zaqatala team from 2013 to 2015. For the 2015–16 season, she moved to the Baku-based club Neftçi PFK. She then returned to her previous club FK Zaqatala, where she played in 2016 and 2017.
In July 2017, she signed a contract for six months with the Kazakhstani team FC Okzhetpes.

### Hakkarigücü Spor

She joined Hakkarigücü Spor in southeastern Turkey on 18 October 2018 to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.

### ALG Spor

Bakaradze transferred to the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor end October 2021. She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team.

### Galatasaray

On 13 September 2022, the Turkish Women's Football Super League team was transferred to the Galatasaray club.

## International career

Bakarandze became part of the Azerbaijan women's national under-17 football team, and debuted in the match against Austria of the 2014 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 8 on 2 August 2013. She appeared in two matches of the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification – Group 3. She scored one goal in the 2015 UEFA Development Tournament held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. She capped in total 13 times and scored two goals for the national U-17 team.
She then became a member of the Azerbaijan women's national under-19 football team. She participated in the 2015 Baltic Women's U-19 Cup. She played in three matches of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 3, in two matches of the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Elite round, and in three matches of the 2017 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 8. She scored two goals for the national U-19 team.
She was selected to the Azerbaijan women's national under-21 football team for two friendly matches in 2015.
In June 2017, she was called up to the training camp of the Azerbaijan women's national football team.

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 20 February 2022 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | United Arab Emirates | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 June 2022 | TFF Riva Facility, Riva, Turkey | Turkey | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 2 September 2022 | Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4. | 27 October 2023 | Við Djúpumýrar, Klaksvík, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |

## Career statistics

    As of match played 117 December 2022.
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Continental | Continental | National | National | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Neftçi PFK, FK Zaqatala | 2013–17 | | | | – | – | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
| Neftçi PFK, FK Zaqatala | Total | Total | | | – | – | 24 | 4 | 24 | 4 |
| FC Okzhetpes | 2017–18 | | | | – | – | | | | |
| FC Okzhetpes | Total | Total | | | – | – | | | | |
| Hakkarigücü Spor | 2018–19 | First League | 16 | 2 | – | – | - | - | 16 | 2 |
| Hakkarigücü Spor | 2019–20 | First League | 11 | 3 | – | – | - | - | 11 | 3 |
| Hakkarigücü Spor | Total | Total | 27 | 5 | – | – | - | - | 27 | 5 |
| ALG Spor | 2021–22 | Super League | 26 | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| ALG Spor | Total | Total | 26 | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| Galatasaray S.K.r | 2022–23 | Super League | 9 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Galatasaray S.K.r | Total | Total | 9 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |

## Honours
### Turkish Women's Super League
   ### ALG Spor

       Winners (1): 2021-22