21-year-old defender Irakli Azarov moves to Shakhtar from Crvena Zvezda (Serbia). The contract with the player lasts until June 30, 2028.

Azarov started playing football in the Dinamo Tbilisi Academy. He made his debut for the first team at the age of 17 and made 14 apps (3 assists). In January 2021, Irakli moved to Dinamo Batumi where he immediately became a regular player and made 65 apps in a year and a half (4 goals, 10 assists). Azarov played for Belgrade-based Crvena Zvezda from the 2022/23 season (26 apps, 3 assists). The Champion of Georgia (2019, 2020, 2021), the Champion of Serbia (2023).

Since 2017, he has been regularly called up to the junior and youth national teams of his country where he played 38 games. Irakli participated in the 2023 UEFA European U21 Championship together with Georgia U21. On June 2, 2021, he made his debut for the Georgia national team in a friendly match against Romania and has played 12 matches in the main team so far.

🧡 Іраклі Азаров – гравець «Шахтаря» ⚒ Ласкаво просимо! 👋

🇬🇪 21-річний лівий захисник збірної Грузії підписав із клубом контракт, розрахований на 5 років.

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— ⚒FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK (@FCShakhtar) August 22, 2023