FC Heidenheim 1846 sign Georgian forward Budu Zivzivadze from Karlsruher SC

FC Heidenheim 1846 on Friday officially announced an agreement to sign Budu Zivzivadze, a forward for Georgia's national football team, from Karlsruher SC on a long-term contract until 2029.

We have been closely monitoring Zivzivadze's development at Karlsruher SC for some time. He was already an absolute top performer there last season and was able to improve even further in the current first half of the season with twelve goals in 17 games”, FCH CEO Holger Sanwald said.

Budu has impressively demonstrated what special goalscoring qualities he has. We are therefore convinced that he can immediately help our team in the fight to avoid relegation to the Bundesliga and are very happy that he has chosen us”, he added.

In his comments on his move, Zivzivadze expressed his enthusiasm that the efforts made by Heidenheim to bring him to the club had motivated him to do his part in helping FCH avoid relegation by the end of the season.

The 30-year-old Georgian player is currently leading the goalscorer list of the 2nd Bundesliga league. He has played 57 second division games for KSC and scored 25 goals over the past two years.