Georgi Dzhikiya
![]() Dzhikiya playing for Russia in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Georgi Tamazovich Dzhikiya | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2010 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | 64 | (2) |
2014 | Spartak Nalchik | 8 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 31 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Amkar Perm | 38 | (3) |
2017– | Spartak Moscow | 123 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Russia | 41 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021 |
Georgi Tamazovich Dzhikiya (Russian: Георгий Тамазович Джикия, Georgian: გიორგი თამაზის ძე ჯიქია; born 21 November 1993) is a Russian professional footballer of Georgian descent who plays as a centre-back for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League.
Early life[]
Dzhikiya was born on 21 November 1993 in Moscow into a Mingrelian[1] family from Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia.
Club career[]
He made his debut in the Russian Second Division for FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow on 24 May 2011 in a game against FC Volochanin-Ratmir Vyshny Volochyok.[2]
On 26 December 2016, he signed a contract with FC Spartak Moscow.[3]
On 18 January 2018, he suffered an ACL tear that kept him from playing until August 2018, he was forced to miss the 2018 FIFA World Cup that was held in Russia.[4]
On 15 August 2021, he extended his contract with Spartak until 31 May 2024, with an additional one-year extension option.[5]
International career[]
In November 2016, he was called up to the Russia national football team for the first time for the friendly games against Qatar on 10 November 2016 and Romania on 15 November 2016.[6] He made his debut on 5 June 2017 in a friendly against Hungary.
In the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, he spent all three matches without substitutions - against New Zealand (2–0), Portugal (0–1) and Mexico (1–2). In the game with the Portuguese, he received a yellow card.
He missed the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which Russia hosted, due to injury.
On 16 November 2019 he scored his first goal for the national team in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium.
On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[7] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[8] He played the full match in all three of Russia's games as Russia was eliminated at group stage.
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Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 13 December 2021[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lokomotiv-2 Moscow | 2011–12 | PFL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
2013–14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
Total | 64 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 | ||
Spartak Nalchik | 2013–14 | FNL | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Khimik Dzerzhinsk | 2014–15 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
Amkar Perm | 2015–16 | RPL | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
2016–17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
Total | 38 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2016–17 | RPL | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
2019–20 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[e] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
Total | 123 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 5 | ||
Career total | 264 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 309 | 13 |
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
- ^ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
International[]
- As of match played 11 October 2021[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Russia | 2017 | 8 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 0 | |
2019 | 10 | 1 | |
2020 | 5 | 0 | |
2021 | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 40 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dzhikiya goal.[10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 November 2019 | Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia | ![]() |
1–4 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
2. | 11 October 2021 | Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours[]
Club[]
Spartak Moscow
Individual[]
- Spartak Moscow Supporters' Golden Boar Award: 2019[11]
References[]
- ^ https://sportrg.ru/2017/10/23/georgij-dzhikiia-nashi-glavnye-konkurenty-zenit-i-cska.html
- ^ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
- ^ ГЕОРГИЙ ДЖИКИЯ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 26 December 2016.
- ^ Джикии предстоит операция (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 18 January 2018.
- ^ ""Спартак" и Джикия подписали новый контракт" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Состав на Катар и Румынию" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 November 2016.
- ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
- ^ Georgi Dzhikiya at Soccerway
- ^ a b Dzhikia, Georgi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Джикии вручили "Золотого кабана"". 29 October 2019.
- 1993 births
- Footballers from Moscow
- Russian people of Georgian descent
- Living people
- Russian footballers
- Russia international footballers
- Association football defenders
- FC Lokomotiv Moscow players
- PFC Spartak Nalchik players
- FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk players
- FC Amkar Perm players
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Russian Premier League players
- Russian Football National League players
- Russian Football National League 2 players
- 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players