Samuel Gigot

Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot (born 12 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow, on loan from Ligue 1 club Marseille.[3] He is the brother of professional rugby league footballer Tony Gigot.

Samuel Gigot
Gigot with Spartak Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-12) 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
(on loan from Marseille)
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)
2018–2022 Spartak Moscow 77 (9)
2022– Marseille 0 (0)
2022– → Spartak Moscow (loan) 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022

Career

Gigot is a youth product of Arles-Avignon. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 30 August 2013 in a match against Niort.[4] On 15 August 2014, he scored his first league goal against Nancy.[5]

On 4 June 2018, Gigot signed a four-year contract with Russian club Spartak Moscow, where he later became notable for his passion, and, despite being a defender, his willingness to join attacks.[6] On 19 August 2019, he scored two goals in a 2-1 win over CSKA in the Main Moscow derby.

On 29 January 2022, Gigot signed for Ligue 1 club Marseille; he was loaned back to Spartak Moscow for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[7] On 19 March 2022, he marked his 100th appearance for Spartak in all competitions during a 1-1 tie against FC Nizhny Novgorod.

Personal life

Gigot is of Algerian descent through his mother.[8] His brother Tony is a professional rugby league player.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 13 December 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arles-Avignon 2012–13 Ligue 2 0000––00
2013–14 9000–2[lower-alpha 1]0110
2014–15 23410–4[lower-alpha 1]0284
Total 324100060394
Arles-Avignon II 2013–14 CFA2 143–––143
2014–15 32–––32
Total 175000000175
Kortrijk 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 21030–7[lower-alpha 2]0310
2016–17 20220––222
Total 412500070532
Gent 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 70–4[lower-alpha 3]09[lower-alpha 4]0200
2017–18 302202[lower-alpha 3]010[lower-alpha 4]0442
Total 3722060190642
Spartak Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 91002[lower-alpha 5]0–111
2019–20 264404[lower-alpha 3]0–344
2020–21 26310––273
2021–22 161008[lower-alpha 6]0–241
Total 7795014000969
Career total 2042213020032026922
  1. Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  2. Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in Belgian Pro League championship play-offs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in 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. "Samuel Gigot est Olympien !" [Samuel Gigot is Olympian!] (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. rabah, Farid Kada (28 January 2018). "Un nouveau défenseur Franco-Algérien postule pour l'équipe nationale | DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien".
  9. "FOOTBALL / RUGBY a XIII. Les frères Gigot : « Samuel à l'OM et Tony à Toulon, ce serait l'objectif ! »".
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