Samuel Gigot

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Samuel Gigot
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Gigot with Spartak Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 28)
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
0000–2013 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
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Appearances in the Europa League play-offs
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the championship play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ "Gigot Samuel Florent Thomas , defender, FC "Spartak-Moskva"". eng.premierliga.ru.
  2. ^ "Samuel Gigot Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com.
  3. ^ Samuel Gigot at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Niort vs. Arles - 30 August 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Nancy vs. Arles - 15 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Самуэль Жиго перешел в "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 4 June 2018.
  7. ^ rabah, Farid Kada (28 January 2018). "Un nouveau défenseur Franco-Algérien postule pour l'équipe nationale | DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien".
  8. ^ "FOOTBALL / RUGBY a XIII. Les frères Gigot : « Samuel à l'OM et Tony à Toulon, ce serait l'objectif ! »".
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