Georgi Dzhikiya

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Tamazovich and the family name is Dzhikiya.

Georgi Dzhikiya

Dzhikiya at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name	Georgi Tamazovich Dzhikiya
Date of birth	(1993-11-21) 21 November 1993
Place of birth	Moscow, Russia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Spartak Moscow
Number	14
Youth career
2003–2010	Lokomotiv Moscow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Lokomotiv Moscow	0	(0)
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–	Spartak Moscow	96	(4)
International career‡
2017–	Russia	28	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Georgi Tamazovich Dzhikiya (Russian: Георгий Тамазович Джикия, Georgian: გიორგი თამაზის ძე ჯიქია; born 21 November 1993) is a Russian professional footballer of Georgian descent who plays as a centre-back for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League.

Early life

Dzhikiya was born on 21 November 1993 in the Moscow into an Georgian family from Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia.

Club career

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.

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

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.

International career

Friendly match against Argentina in 2017

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. He made his debut on 5 June 2017 in a friendly against Hungary.

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.

He missed the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which Russia hosted, due to injury.

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

Career statistics

As of 26 August 2020

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lokomotiv-2 Moscow	2011–12	PFL	22	0	2	0	–		–		24	0
	2012–13		21	1	2	0	–		–		23	1
	2013–14		21	1	0	0	–		–		21	1
	Total		64	2	4	0	–		–		68	2
Spartak Nalchik	2013–14	FNL	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
Khimik Dzerzhinsk	2014–15		31	2	2	0	–		–		33	2
Amkar Perm	2015–16	Russian Premier League	22	2	3	1	–		–		25	3
	2016–17		16	1	1	0	–		–		17	1
	Total		38	3	4	1	–		–		42	4
Spartak Moscow	2016–17	Russian Premier League	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2017–18		17	1	2	0	5	0	1	0	25	1
	2018–19		26	2	3	0	6	0	–		35	2
	2019–20		27	1	4	0	4	0	–		35	1
	2020–21		5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	Total		83	4	9	0	15	0	1	0	108	4
Career total			224	11	19	1	15	0	1	0	259	12

International goals

Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first.

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

Honours

Spartak Moscow

• Russian Premier League: 2016-17
• Russian Super Cup: 2017

Individual

• Spartak Moscow Fans Award Golden Boar :2019