Georgi Dzhikiya

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.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Tamazovich and the family name is Dzhikiya.
Georgi Dzhikiya
Dzhikiya playing for Russia in 2021
Personal information
Full name Georgi Tamazovich Dzhikiya
Date of birth (1993-11-21) 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 132 (5)
National team‡
2017– Russia 41 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021

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.

Friendly match against Argentina in 2017

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 December 2021[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 2011–12 PFL 22020——240
2012–13 21120——231
2013–14 21100——211
Total 642400000682
Spartak Nalchik 2013–14 FNL 80———80
Khimik Dzerzhinsk 2014–15 31220——332
Amkar Perm 2015–16 RPL 22231——253
2016–17 16110——171
Total 383410000424
Spartak Moscow 2016–17 RPL 80———80
2017–18 171205[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0251
2018–19 262306[lower-alpha 3]0—352
2019–20 271404[lower-alpha 4]0—351
2020–21 28020——300
2021–22 171008[lower-alpha 5]0—251
Total 1235110230101585
Career total 264122112301030913
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in the Russian Super Cup
  3. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, five appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, six appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 11 October 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 201780
201850
2019101
202050
2021121
Total402
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dzhikiya goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Georgi Dzhikiya
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2019Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Belgium1–41–4UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.11 October 2021Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia Slovenia2–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Spartak Moscow

Individual
  • Spartak Moscow Supporters' Golden Boar Award: 2019[11]

References
  1. https://sportrg.ru/2017/10/23/georgij-dzhikiia-nashi-glavnye-konkurenty-zenit-i-cska.html
  2. "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
  3. ГЕОРГИЙ ДЖИКИЯ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 26 December 2016.
  4. Джикии предстоит операция (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 18 January 2018.
  5. ""Спартак" и Джикия подписали новый контракт" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 15 August 2021.
  6. "Состав на Катар и Румынию" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 November 2016.
  7. Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  8. "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  9. Georgi Dzhikiya at Soccerway
  10. Dzhikia, Georgi at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. "Джикии вручили "Золотого кабана"". 29 October 2019.
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