# Jaba Jighauri
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{{Short description|Georgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jaba Jighauri
| fullname = Jambul Jighauri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|7|8}}
| birth_place = [Tbilisi](/source/Tbilisi), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country))
| height = 1.75 m
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub = [Qizilqum](/source/FC_Qizilqum)
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 =2005–2010 | youthclubs1 = [Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi)
| years1 = 2011–2016 | clubs1 = [Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi) | caps1 = 81 | goals1 = 21
| years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = → [Dinamo Tbilisi II](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi) | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = → [Chikhura](/source/FC_Chikhura_Sachkhere) (loan) | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = [Vardar](/source/FK_Vardar) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = [Aktobe](/source/FC_Aktobe) | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = → [Ordabasy](/source/FC_Ordabasy) (loan) | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = [Grenoble](/source/Grenoble_Foot_38) | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019–2022 | clubs8 = [Dinamo Batumi](/source/Dinamo_Batumi) | caps8 = 97 | goals8 = 35
| years9 = 2023 | clubs9 = [FC Caspiy](/source/FC_Caspiy) | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 0
| years10= 2023–2024 | clubs10= [Nasaf](/source/FC_Nasaf) | caps10= 32 | goals10= 6
| years11= 2025– | clubs11= [Qizilqum](/source/FC_Qizilqum) | caps11= 15 | goals11= 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013
| nationalteam1 = [Georgia U21](/source/Georgia_national_under-21_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2023
| nationalteam2 = [Georgia](/source/Georgia_national_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 23
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 11 August 2025
| ntupdate = 20 March 2023
}}
'''Jambul''' "'''Jaba'''" '''Jighauri''' ({{lang-ka|ჯამბულ "ჯაბა" ჯიღაური|tr}}, {{IPA|ka|dʒambul dʒaba dʒiɣauɾi|pron}}; born 8 July 1992) is a [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(country))n [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder_(association_football)) for [Uzbekistan Super League](/source/Uzbekistan_Super_League) club [Qizilqum](/source/FC_Qizilqum).
==Club career==
Jigauri started his career with [Dinamo Tbilisi](/source/FC_Dinamo_Tbilisi), making his professional debut for the team on 22 May 2011 against [Torpedo Kutaisi](/source/Torpedo_Kutaisi), and scoring a 55th-minute equaliser in a 1–2 loss at the [Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena](/source/Boris_Paichadze_Dinamo_Arena).[{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|title=DINAMO TBILISI VS. TORPEDO KUTAISI 1 - 2
|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/05/22/georgia/umaglesi-liga/fc-dinamo-tbilisi/fc-torpedo-kutaisi/1062741/|date= 22 May 2011}}]
On 14 January 2017, Jighauri signed for [FK Vardar](/source/FK_Vardar).[[https://fkvardar.mk/vesti/vardar-se-zasili-so-gruziecot-dzhambul-dzhigauri Vardar sign Georgian midfielder Jambul Jighauri!] {{in lang|mk}}]
On 27 February 2018, Jighauri joined [FC Aktobe](/source/FC_Aktobe) in the [Kazakhstan Premier League](/source/Kazakhstan_Premier_League).[{{cite web|title=ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: ДЖАМБУЛ ДЖИГАУРИ - ИГРОК ФК АКТОБЕ|url=http://www.fc-aktobe.kz/index.php/ru/novosti-2/3410-ofitsialno-dzhambul-dzhigauri-igrok-fk-aktobe|website=fc-aktobe.kz|publisher=FC Aktobe|accessdate=27 February 2018|language=Russian|date=27 February 2018|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161658/http://www.fc-aktobe.kz/index.php/ru/novosti-2/3410-ofitsialno-dzhambul-dzhigauri-igrok-fk-aktobe|url-status=dead}}] The following week Jighauri moved to [FC Ordabasy](/source/FC_Ordabasy) on loan until the summer transfer window, with [Aleksandar Simčević](/source/Aleksandar_Sim%C4%8Devi%C4%87) going the opposite way.[{{cite web|title=ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: АЛЕКСАНДР СИМЧЕВИЧ – ИГРОК ФК АКТОБЕ|url=http://www.fc-aktobe.kz/index.php/ru/novosti-2/3461-ofitsialno-aleksandr-simchevich-igrok-fk-aktobe|website=fc-aktobe.kz|publisher=FC Aktobe|accessdate=10 March 2018|language=Russian|date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074434/http://www.fc-aktobe.kz/index.php/ru/novosti-2/3461-ofitsialno-aleksandr-simchevich-igrok-fk-aktobe|archive-date=10 March 2018|url-status=dead}}]
On 18 July 2018, Jighauri signed a two-year contract with French [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2) club [Grenoble Foot 38](/source/Grenoble_Foot_38).[{{cite web |title="Jiga" Jigauri s’engage au GF38 ! Plus d'infos ici : www.gf38.fr/jiga-jigauri-sengage-au-gf38/ © gf38.fr, le site officiel du Grenoble Foot 38 |url=https://www.gf38.fr/jiga-jigauri-sengage-au-gf38/ |website=gf38.fr |publisher=Grenoble Foot 38 |accessdate=8 August 2018 |language=French |date=18 July 2018}}]
On 20 July 2019, Jighauri signed a 1.5 year contract with Georgian [Erovnuli Liga](/source/Erovnuli_Liga) club [Dinamo Batumi](/source/Dinamo_Batumi).
==International career==
Jigauri played his first international match at the under-21 level on 3 June 2011 in 0–1 win against [Croatia](/source/Croatia_national_under-21_football_team).[{{cite web|publisher=soccerway.com|title=CROATIA U21 VS. GEORGIA U21 0 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/06/03/europe/uefa-u21-championship/croatia-under-21/georgia-under-21/1094023/|date= 3 June 2011}}] In May 2016, he was called up to [Georgia](/source/Georgia_national_football_team)'s senior team for the first time.[{{cite web|publisher=worldsport.ge|title=Three Debutants in the National Team - Vladimir Weiss Named the Composition|url=http://www.worldsport.ge/en/page/139348_three-debutants-in-the-national-team-vladimir-weiss-named-the-composition|date= 20 May 2016}}] He earned his first cap on the 27 May in a 3–1 loss to [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia_national_football_team), replacing [Valeri Qazaishvili](/source/Valeri_Qazaishvili) for the final 12 minutes in [Wels](/source/Wels), Austria.[{{cite web|publisher=Uefa|title=Nemec double steers Slovakia to Georgia win|url=http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2016/matches/round=2000582/match=2019925/postmatch/report/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530164703/http://www.uefa.com/friendlies/season=2016/matches/round=2000582/match=2019925/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 May 2016|date= 27 May 2016}}]
==Honours==
'''Dinamo Tbilisi'''[{{cite web|title=J. Jighauri|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jambul-jighauri/191216/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=8 June 2016}}]
* [Umaglesi Liga](/source/Umaglesi_Liga): [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Umaglesi_Liga), [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Umaglesi_Liga)
* [Georgian Cup](/source/Georgian_Cup): [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Georgian_Cup), [2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Georgian_Cup), [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Georgian_Cup)
* [Georgian Super Cup](/source/Georgian_Super_Cup): 2015
'''Chikhura'''[
* [Georgian Super Cup](/source/Georgian_Super_Cup): 2013
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Soccerway|jambul-jighauri/191216}}
* {{EU-Football.info|29398}}
* {{UEFA|250028694}}
{{FC Nasaf squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jighauri, Jambul}}
Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Tbilisi
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
Category:FC Chikhura Sachkhere players
Category:FK Vardar players
Category:FC Aktobe players
Category:FC Ordabasy players
Category:Grenoble Foot 38 players
Category:FC Nasaf players
Category:Georgia (country) men's international footballers
Category:Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Uzbekistan
Category:Uzbekistan Super League players
Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Uzbekistan
Category:FC Dinamo Batumi players
Category:FC Caspiy players
Category:Qizilqum FC players
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