Jaba Jighauri
Jambul "Jaba" Jighauri (Georgian: ჯამბულ "ჯაბა" ჯიღაური, romanized: jambul "jaba" jighauri, pronounced [dʒambul dʒaba dʒiɣauɾi]; born 8 July 1992) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uzbekistan Super League club Nasaf.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jambul Jighauri | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nasaf | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Dinamo Tbilisi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 81 | (21) |
| 2012–2013 | → Dinamo Tbilisi II | 10 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Chikhura (loan) | 36 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Vardar | 28 | (4) |
| 2018 | Aktobe | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Ordabasy (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Grenoble | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Dinamo Batumi | 97 | (35) |
| 2023 | FC Caspiy | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nasaf | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Georgia U21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2016– | Georgia | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Jigauri started his career with Dinamo Tbilisi, making his professional debut for the team on 22 May 2011 against Torpedo Kutaisi, and scoring a 55th-minute equaliser in a 1–2 loss at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena.[1]
On 14 January 2017, Jighauri signed for FK Vardar.[2]
On 27 February 2018, Jighauri joined FC Aktobe in the Kazakhstan Premier League.[3] The following week Jighauri moved to FC Ordabasy on loan until the summer transfer window, with Aleksandar Simčević going the opposite way.[4]
On 18 July 2018, Jighauri signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 club Grenoble Foot 38.[5]
On 20 July 2019, Jighauri signed a 1.5 year contract with Georgian Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi.
International career edit
Jigauri played his first international match at the under-21 level on 3 June 2011 in 0–1 win against Croatia.[6] In May 2016, he was called up to Georgia's senior team for the first time.[7] He earned his first cap on the 27 May in a 3–1 loss to Slovakia, replacing Valeri Qazaishvili for the final 12 minutes in Wels, Austria.[8]
Honours edit
Dinamo Tbilisi[9]
Chikhura[9]
- Georgian Super Cup: 2013
References edit
- ^ "DINAMO TBILISI VS. TORPEDO KUTAISI 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 22 May 2011.
- ^ Vardar sign Georgian midfielder Jambul Jighauri! (in Macedonian)
- ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ДЖАМБУЛ ДЖИГАУРИ - ИГРОК ФК АКТОБЕ". fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ . fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ ""Jiga" Jigauri s'engage au GF38 ! Plus d'infos ici : https://www.gf38.fr/jiga-jigauri-sengage-au-gf38/ © gf38.fr, le site officiel du Grenoble Foot 38". gf38.fr (in French). Grenoble Foot 38. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "CROATIA U21 VS. GEORGIA U21 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Three Debutants in the National Team - Vladimir Weiss Named the Composition". worldsport.ge. 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Nemec double steers Slovakia to Georgia win". Uefa. 27 May 2016.
- ^ a b "J. Jighauri". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
External links edit
- Jaba Jighauri at Soccerway
- Jaba Jighauri at EU-Football.info
- Jaba Jighauri – UEFA competition record ()