Samuel Gigot
.jpg) Gigot with Spartak Moscow in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Avignon, France[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Arles-Avignon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Arles-Avignon | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Kortrijk | 48 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Gent | 56 | (2) |
| 2018– | Spartak Moscow | 43 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2020 | |||
Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot (born 12 October 1993) is a French footballer who plays for FC Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League as a centre back.[3] He is the brother of professional rugby league footballer Tony Gigot.
Career
Gigot is a youth product of AC Arles-Avignon. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 30 August 2013 against Chamois Niortais.[4] On 15 August 2014, he scored his first league goal against AS Nancy.[5]
On 4 June 2018, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian club FC Spartak Moscow.[6]
Personal life
Gigot is of Algerian descent through his mother.[7]
References
- ^ "Gigot Samuel Florent Thomas , defender, FC «Spartak-Moskva»". eng.premierliga.ru.
- ^ "Samuel Gigot Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com.
- ^ "France - S. Gigot - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ^ "Niort vs. Arles - 30 August 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ^ "Nancy vs. Arles - 15 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ^ "Самуэль Жиго перешел в «Спартак»" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 4 June 2018.
- ^ rabah, Farid Kada. "Un nouveau défenseur Franco-Algérien postule pour l'équipe nationale | DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien".
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Categories:
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Sportspeople from Avignon
- French footballers
- French people of Algerian descent
- AC Arles-Avignon players
- K.V. Kortrijk players
- K.A.A. Gent players
- FC Spartak Moscow players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Ligue 2 players
- Russian Premier League players
- Association football midfielders
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Russia