Jaba Jighauri

Jambul "Jaba" Jighauri (Georgian: ჯამბულ "ჯაბა" ჯიღაური, romanized: jambul "jaba" jighauri, pronounced [d͡ʒɑmbul d͡ʒɑbɑ d͡ʒiʁɑuri]; born 8 July 1992) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dinamo Batumi.

Jambul Jighauri
Personal information
Full name Jambul Jighauri
Date of birth (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Batumi
Number 8
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– Dinamo Batumi 24 (11)
National team‡
2011–2013 Georgia U21 12 (3)
2016– Georgia 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2020

Club career

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

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

Dinamo Tbilisi[9]

Chikhura[9]

References
  1. "DINAMO TBILISI VS. TORPEDO KUTAISI 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 22 May 2011.
  2. Vardar sign Georgian midfielder Jambul Jighauri! (in Macedonian)
  3. "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ДЖАМБУЛ ДЖИГАУРИ - ИГРОК ФК АКТОБЕ". fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: АЛЕКСАНДР СИМЧЕВИЧ – ИГРОК ФК АКТОБЕ". fc-aktobe.kz (in Russian). FC Aktobe. 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ""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. External link in |title= (help)
  6. "CROATIA U21 VS. GEORGIA U21 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 3 June 2011.
  7. "Three Debutants in the National Team - Vladimir Weiss Named the Composition". worldsport.ge. 20 May 2016.
  8. "Nemec double steers Slovakia to Georgia win". Uefa. 27 May 2016.
  9. "J. Jighauri". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2016.


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