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Budu Zivzivadze

Experienced head1. FC Heidenheim · 32 yrs

Profile

Full nameBudu Zivzivadze
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityGeorgia
Age32
Date of birth10 Mar 1994
BirthplaceTbilisi
Height189 cm
Shirt number#11
Club1. FC Heidenheim
Centre-forward
20
Appearances
6
Goals
0
Assists
1146
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Heidenheim.

Injury-affected season

Missed 9 of 1. FC Heidenheim's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences and 3 suspensions (knee). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga206011466.62
DFB Pokal200726.9

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

B. Zivzivadze is a 32-year-old centre-forward at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 27.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 301st of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (37.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.47 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zivzivadze.

Judged on this season alone, Zivzivadze graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 6 goals and 0 assists in 20 appearances (0.471 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 24). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 33rd of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 32 Zivzivadze is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Zivzivadze missed 6 games through injury and 3 suspensions (knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential33rd of 36 centre-forwards · BundesligaCurrent season21st of 36 centre-forwards · Bundesliga21st-best centre-forward in the Bundesliga301st in the Bundesliga · potential33rd-highest potential centre-forward in the Bundesliga
27.4
Ratingi
33rd of 36 centre-forwards
24.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
37.5%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.47
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · 1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

6
Goals
0
Assists
6
G+A
0.3
Goals / app

6 goals in 20 appearances (0.3 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.47 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 37.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.4, Zivzivadze carries the 33rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 36, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.47 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6
Shots on target14
Shots23

Passing

Assists0
Chances created7
Passes219
Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles13
Dribble success41.9%
Duels won56
Duels won %35%
Fouls won13

Defending

Tackles14
Interceptions1
Blocks2
Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.