Samuel Gigot
![]() Gigot with Spartak Moscow in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Avignon, France[2] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2013 | Arles-Avignon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Arles-Avignon | 32 | (4) |
2015–2017 | Kortrijk | 41 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Gent | 37 | (2) |
2018– | Spartak Moscow | 77 | (9) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2021 |
Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot (born 12 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for FC Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League as a centre back.[3] He is the brother of professional rugby league footballer Tony Gigot.
Career[]
Gigot is a youth product of AC Arles-Avignon. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 30 August 2013 against Chamois Niortais.[4] On 15 August 2014, he scored his first league goal against AS Nancy.[5]
On 4 June 2018, Gigot signed a four-year contract with the Russian club FC Spartak Moscow.[6]
Personal life[]
Gigot is of Algerian descent through his mother.[7] His brother Tony is a professional rugby league player.[8]
Career statistics[]
- As of 13 December 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arles-Avignon | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[a] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |||
Total | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
Arles-Avignon II | 2013–14 | CFA2 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
2014–15 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | |||||
Total | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | ||
Kortrijk | 2015–16 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 7[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 2 | ||||
Total | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 2 | ||
Gent | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 7 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 10[d] | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
Total | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||
Spartak Moscow | 2018–19 | RPL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | – | 34 | 4 | |||
2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | ||||
2021–22 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[f] | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | |||
Total | 77 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 9 | ||
Career total | 204 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 269 | 22 |
- ^ a b Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in the Europa League play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in the championship play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
References[]
- ^ "Gigot Samuel Florent Thomas , defender, FC "Spartak-Moskva"". eng.premierliga.ru.
- ^ "Samuel Gigot Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com.
- ^ Samuel Gigot at Soccerway
- ^ "Niort vs. Arles - 30 August 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Nancy vs. Arles - 15 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Самуэль Жиго перешел в "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 4 June 2018.
- ^ rabah, Farid Kada (28 January 2018). "Un nouveau défenseur Franco-Algérien postule pour l'équipe nationale | DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien".
- ^ "FOOTBALL / RUGBY a XIII. Les frères Gigot : « Samuel à l'OM et Tony à Toulon, ce serait l'objectif ! »".
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Sportspeople from Avignon
- French people of Algerian descent
- Living people
- French footballers
- Association football midfielders
- AC Arlésien players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Russian Premier League players
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Russia