Jaba Jighauri
Georgian footballer
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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 Qizilqum.
| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qizilqum | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Nasaf | 32 | (6) |
| 2025– | Qizilqum | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Georgia U21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2016–2023 | Georgia | 23 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2023 | |||
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]