Merab Gigauri

Merab Gigauri (Georgian: მერაბ გიგაური; born 5 January 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays for midfielder for Erovnuli Liga club Torpedo Kutaisi, which he captains.

Merab Gigauri
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Torpedo Kutaisi
Number 7
Youth career
Torpedo Kutaisi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Torpedo Kutaisi 63 (3)
2011–2012 → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) 3 (0)
2014 Metalurgi Rustavi 11 (2)
2014 Tskhinvali 14 (2)
2015 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 14 (2)
2015 Tskhinvali 2 (0)
2015–2016 Kolkheti-1913 Poti 24 (3)
2016 Rustavi 14 (4)
2017–2019 Torpedo Kutaisi 82 (2)
2019–2021 Gabala 40 (1)
2021–2022 Shamakhi 24 (2)
2022– Torpedo Kutaisi 47 (2)
International career
2010 Georgia U17 1 (0)
2012 Georgia U19 6 (0)
2013 Georgia U21 1 (0)
2013 Georgia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024

He has played for eight clubs in three countries as well as in all national youth teams.

Gigauri is the winner of Erovnuli Liga, the national Cup and Georgian Super Cup.[1]

Career

Club

Gigauri started his professional career at Torpedo Kutaisi in 2010. He scored his top-flight goal in a 1–0 win against Zestafoni.[2]

After the first season Gigauri left the club on loan.[3] He made his Ekstraklasa debut for Jagiellonia Białystok on 26 November 2011 in a game against ŁKS Łódź as a 58th-minute substitute for Hermes.[4] Despite the lack of playing time, his desire was to stay on with this club,[5] although he returned to Torpedo after the loan agreement had expired.

In July 2016, he joined Pirveli Liga side Rustavi,[6] who won their league group this season in spite of a six-point deduction.

At the end of 2016 Gigauri moved to Torpedo again,[7] where he earned four trophies, including the league title in 2017.

When a severe financial crisis hit the club in mid-2019, twelve players were forced to find new teams. On 27 June 2019, Gigauri signed a one-year contract with Gabala.[8] During the first fourteen games he was four times included in the symbolic team of the league.[9]

In the summer of 2022, Gigauri started his fourth spell at Torpedo,[10] where he was confirmed as the team captain next May. Gigauri netted his first European goal with Torpedo in 2023. His injury-time leveller against FK Sarajevo helped the team to make it through to the second round of the UEFA Conference League.[11]

International

Gigauri made his debut for Georgia national football team on 5 June 2013 in a friendly against Denmark.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 June 2024[13]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torpedo Kutaisi 2010–11 Umaglesi Liga 20130——231
2012–13 Umaglesi Liga 28140——321
2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 1511020—181
Total 6338020—733
Jagiellonia (loan) 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 3000——30
Metalurgi 2013–14 Umaglesi Liga 11220——132
Tskhinvali 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 14240——182
Kolkheti Poti 2014–15 Umaglesi Liga 142———142
Tskhinvali 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 20—20—40
Kolkheti Poti 2015–16 Umaglesi Liga 24320——263
Rustavi 2016 Pirveli Liga 144———144
Torpedo Kutaisi 2017 Erovnuli Liga 310502010390
2018 Erovnuli Liga 322512010403
2019 Erovnuli Liga 19010—11211
Total 82211141311004
Gabala 2019–20 Azerbaijan Premier League 1802020—220
2020–21 Azerbaijan Premier League 22130——251
Total 4015020—471
Shamakhi 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League 2423020—292
Torpedo Kutaisi 2022 Erovnuli Liga 14151——192
2023 Erovnuli Liga 250104120321
2024 Erovnuli Liga 8100000081
Total 472614120594
Career total 338234121615140027

Honours

Torpedo Kutaisi[14]

References
  1. "Merab Gigauri". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. "Torpedo Kutaisi vs Zestafoni". soccerway.com.
  3. "Merab Gigauri wypożyczony do Jagiellonii" (in Polish). 30 August 2011.
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 November 2011.
  5. "Merab Gigauri: "I do not Want to Return to Georgian Championship"". worldsport.ge. 9 May 2012.
  6. "მერაბ გიგაური: ...ამიტომაც მოვედი კილასონიასთან". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 8 July 2016.
  7. "მერაბ გიგაური „ტორპედოს" დაუბრუნდა". mysports.ge (in Georgian). 29 December 2016.
  8. "Qəbələ Merab Qiqaurini rənglərinə bağladı". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  9. "ქართველები აზერბაიჯანში საუკეთესოებში არიან". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 24 December 2019.
  10. "გიგაური „ტორპედოში" დაბრუნდა - ნახევარმცველი 7-ნომრიანი მაისურით ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 22 July 2022.
  11. "Sarajevo vs Torpedo". uefa.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  12. "Denmark v Georgia game report". Eurosport. 5 June 2013.
  13. "M.Gigauri". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  14. "Merab Gigauri". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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