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Georgi Dzhikiya

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, 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 (age 30)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Khimki
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)
2017–2024 Spartak Moscow 164 (5)
2024– Khimki 3 (0)
International career‡
2017– Russia 45 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Georgi Tamazovich Dzhikiya (Russian: Георгий Тамазович Джикия born 21 November 1993) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Khimki and the Russia national team.

Early life

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Dzhikiya was born on 21 November 1993 in Moscow, Russia. Ethnic Mingrelians, his family had previously moved from Sukhumi, Abkhaziaα.[2]

Club career

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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.[3]

On 26 December 2016, he signed a contract with FC Spartak Moscow.[4]

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.[5]

On 15 August 2021, he extended his contract with Spartak until 31 May 2024, with an additional one-year extension option.[6]

On 18 May 2024, Spartak announced that Dzhikiya would leave the club at the end of the season as his contract won't be extended.[7]

International career

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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.[8] He made his debut on 5 June 2017 in a friendly against Hungary.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

He missed the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which Russia hosted, due to injury.[citation needed]

On 16 November 2019 he scored his first goal for the national team in the Euro 2020 qualifier against Belgium.[citation needed]

On 11 May 2021, he was included in the preliminary extended 30-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[9] On 2 June 2021, he was included in the final squad.[10] 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

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Club

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As of match played 27 October 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 2011–12 Russian Second League 22 0 2 0 — — — 24 0
2012–13 Russian Second League 21 1 2 0 — — — 23 1
2013–14 Russian Second League 21 1 0 0 — — — 21 1
Total 64 2 4 0 — 0 0 0 0 68 2
Spartak Nalchik 2013–14 Russian First League 8 0 — — — — 8 0
Khimik Dzerzhinsk 2014–15 Russian First League 31 2 2 0 — — — 33 2
Amkar Perm 2015–16 Russian Premier League 22 2 3 1 — — — 25 3
2016–17 Russian Premier League 16 1 1 0 — — — 17 1
Total 38 3 4 1 — 0 0 0 0 42 4
Spartak Moscow 2016–17 Russian Premier League 8 0 — — — — 8 0
2017–18 Russian Premier League 17 1 2 0 — 5[a] 0 1[b] 0 25 1
2018–19 Russian Premier League 26 2 3 0 — 6[c] 0 — 35 2
2019–20 Russian Premier League 27 1 4 0 — 4[d] 0 — 35 1
2020–21 Russian Premier League 28 0 2 0 — — — 30 0
2021–22 Russian Premier League 28 1 4 0 — 8[e] 0 — 40 1
2022–23 Russian Premier League 22 0 6 0 — — 1[f] 0 29 0
2023–24 Russian Premier League 8 0 4 0 — — — 12 0
Total 164 5 25 0 — 23 0 2 0 214 5
Khimki 2024–25 Russian Premier League 3 0 1 0 — — — 4 0
Career total 308 12 36 1 0 0 23 0 2 0 369 13
  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
  6. ^ appearances in the Russian Super Cup

International

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As of match played 16 October 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Russia 2017 8 0
2018 5 0
2019 10 1
2020 5 0
2021 13 1
2022 2 0
2023 2 0
Total 45 2
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dzhikiya goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Georgi Dzhikiya
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 November 2019 Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia  Belgium 1–4 1–4 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2. 11 October 2021 Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia  Slovenia 2–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Club

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Spartak Moscow

Individual

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Notes

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^α Abkhazia, whilst de facto independent, was at the time recognised as part of Georgia by the United Nations and all of its members (Its independence was later recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru and Syria).

References

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  1. ^ "Georgi Dzhikiya". FC Spartak Moscow. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Георгий Джикия: Наши главные конкуренты - "Зенит" и ЦСКА".
  3. ^ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 7 August 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ ГЕОРГИЙ ДЖИКИЯ СТАЛ ИГРОКОМ «СПАРТАКА» (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ^ Джикии предстоит операция (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 18 January 2018.
  6. ^ ""Спартак" и Джикия подписали новый контракт" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Спасибо за все, капитан! Георгий Джикия покидает "Спартак"" [Thank you for everything, captain! Georgi Dzhikiya leaves Spartak] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 27 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Состав на Катар и Румынию" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 November 2016.
  9. ^ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  11. ^ Georgi Dzhikiya at Soccerway
  12. ^ a b Dzhikia, Georgi at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Джикии вручили "Золотого кабана"". 29 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Лауреаты сезона и список "33-х лучших игроков"". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Все лауреаты первой ежегодной премии Winline Герои РПЛ" [All winners of the first Winline Heroes of the RPL award] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.