Jaba Kankava
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaba Kankava | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 14 | (0) |
| 2005 | Alania Vladikavkaz | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Arsenal Kyiv | 24 | (4) |
| 2007–2015 | Dnipro | 91 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Reims | 47 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Georgia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Georgia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Georgia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2004– | Georgia | 70 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2017 | |||
Jaba Kankava (Georgian: ჯაბა კანკავა, romanized: jaba k'ank'ava, pronounced [d͡ʒɑbɑ kʼɑnkʼɑvɑ]; born 18 March 1986) is a Georgian footballer. He plays as a defensive midfielder. He has previously featured for Reims, Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz,[1] Arsenal Kyiv, and FC Dnipro.
Career
In 2004 Jaba Kankava started his football career with Dinamo Tbilisi, where Gia Geguchadze was just appointed as head coach. Geguchadze started to create a new club with youngsters and Kankava became a main member of them. In his first year, Kankava won the Georgian Cup, and played in the UEFA Europa League scoring the winning goal against Slavia Prague and contributing to the qualification for the group stages.
After one season at Dinamo, Kankava moved to Alania Vladikavkaz, where he played 12 matches, before signing a contract with Arsenal Kyiv in 2005. At Arsenal Kyiv, he played 24 matches and scored 4 goals.
In 2007, Kankava agreed to sign a three-year contract with league rival Dnipro. Newly-arrived Kankava was among the starting squad from the first games but received a red card against Dynamo Kyiv because of a tough tackle and missed several games and was among the bench players. In eight years at Dnipro, he played 91 matches and scored 4 goals.
In 2015, Kankava joined Ligue 1 club Reims. In July 2017, he agreed to the termination of his contract which ran until 2018.[2]
International career
Kankava played 5 games in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying and 9 games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He also played 2 friendlies i[3] 4 in 2006,[4] 2 in 2007[5] and 2 in 2008.
Kankava scored a goal against Croatia in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.
International goals
- Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 March 2006 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard |  Malta |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 16 November 2007 | Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha |  Qatar |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 3 June 2011 | Stadion Poljud, Split |  Croatia |
1–0 | 1–2 | Euro 2012 qualifier |
| 4. | 6 September 2011 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard | Malta |
1–0 | 1–1 | Euro 2012 qualifier |
| 5. | 14 October 2014 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé |  Gibraltar |
3–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2016 qualifier |
| 6. | 25 March 2015 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi | Malta |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 7. | 12 October 2015 | Red Bull Arena, Leipzig |  Germany |
1–1 | 2–1 | Euro 2016 qualifier |
Career statistics
International
- As of 21 November 2017
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 7 | |
Honours
Club
- FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2014–15
Awards
On 20 March 2014, Kankava saved the life of FC Dynamo Kyiv captain, Oleh Husyev, after Husyev was dazed in a collision and his tongue blocked his airway.[6] On 12 April 2014 before Dnipro played Metalurh Zaporizhya at the Dnipro Arena, Kankava was awarded the Order of Merit for his actions in Dnipropetrovsk.[7]
References
- ^ "Zestafoni make their move". UEFA.com. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
- ^ "Transferts : Jaba Kankava quitte Reims". L'Équipe (in French). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.gff.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=132
- ^ http://www.gff.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=303[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.gff.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=310[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dnipro's Jaba Kankava saves Kiev captain's life after he swallows tongue". The Guardian. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ Dnipro footballer Kankava was given an award for saving Husyev Archived 21 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Ukrinform. 14 April 2014
External links
- Jaba Kankava – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Jaba Kankava at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at worldfootball.net
- Jaba Kankava at Soccerway
- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Sportspeople from Tbilisi
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers
- Georgia (country) international footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in France
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- FC Spartak Vladikavkaz players
- FC Arsenal Kyiv players
- FC Dnipro players
- FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih players
- Stade de Reims players
- Russian Premier League players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Georgian expatriates in Russia
- Georgian expatriates in Ukraine
- Georgian expatriates in France