Jaba Jighauri
Jambul "Jaba" Jighauri (Georgian: ჯამბულ "ჯაბა" ჯიღაური, translit.: jambul "jaba" jighauri, pronounced [d͡ʒɑmbul d͡ʒɑbɑ d͡ʒiʁɑuri]; born 8 July 1992) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dinamo Batumi.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jambul Jighauri | ||
Date of birth | 8 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing 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 | 23 | (11) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2013 | Georgia U21 | 12 | (3) |
2016– | Georgia | 14 | (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]
- Umaglesi Liga: 2012–13, 2015–16
- Georgian Cup: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Georgian Super Cup: 2015
Chikhura[9]
- Georgian Super Cup: 2013
References
- "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.
- "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.
- ""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
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(help) - "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.
- "J. Jighauri". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2016.