Georgi 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
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Moscow
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)
2024–2025 Khimki 17 (0)
2025–2026 Antalyaspor 15 (2)
2026– Lokomotiv Moscow 3 (0)
International career‡
2017– Russia 44 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals 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 Lokomotiv Moscow.

Early life

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

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.[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]

On 24 June 2026, Dzhikiya returned to his youth club Lokomotiv Moscow on a one-season contract.[8]

International career

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.[9] 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.

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

Style of play

Dzhikiya is a left-footed defender, playing primarily as a centre-back, who can also play as a left-back. Comfortable on the ball with his slightly weaker right foot, at times he had played as a right-sided central defender as well, in a center-back partnership with another left-footed defender or even as part of the back-three on the right.[12][13][14][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Russian Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lokomotiv-2 Moscow 2011–12 Russian Second League 22020——240
2012–13 Russian Second League 21120——231
2013–14 Russian Second League 21100——211
Total 64240——682
Spartak Nalchik 2013–14 Russian First League 80———80
Khimik Dzerzhinsk 2014–15 Russian First League 31220——332
Amkar Perm 2015–16 Russian Premier League 22231——253
2016–17 Russian Premier League 16110——171
Total 38341——424
Spartak Moscow 2016–17 Russian Premier League 80———80
2017–18 Russian Premier League 171205[a]01[b]0251
2018–19 Russian Premier League 262306[c]0—352
2019–20 Russian Premier League 271404[d]0—351
2020–21 Russian Premier League 28020——300
2021–22 Russian Premier League 281408[e]0—401
2022–23 Russian Premier League 22060—1[b]0290
2023–24 Russian Premier League 8040——120
Total 1645250230202145
Khimki 2024–25 Russian Premier League 17020——190
Antalyaspor 2025–26 Süper Lig 15220——172
Lokomotiv Moscow 2026–27 Russian Premier League 3020——50
Career total 340144112302040615
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. 1 2 Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 16 October 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Russia 201780
201850
2019101
202050
2021131
202210
202320
Total442
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dzhikiya goal.[17]
List of international goals scored by Georgi Dzhikiya
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 2019Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia Belgium1–41–4UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.11 October 2021Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia Slovenia2–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Spartak Moscow

Individual

Notes

^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

  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". Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Career Summary". Russian Football Union. 7 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. ↑ "Георгий Джикия стал игроком "Локомотива"" (in Russian). FC Lokomotiv Moscow. 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Состав на Катар и Румынию" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 1 November 2016.
  10. ↑ Расширенный состав сборной России для подготовки к ЕВРО [Extended national team line-up for Euro preparations] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2020" [Russia national team line-up for EURO-2020] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 June 2021.
  12. ↑ https://bombardir.ru/news/540981-Cherchesov-Levsha-Dzhikiya-igraet-sprava-v-centre-oborony-luchshe-chem-ostalnye-pravonogie-zaschitniki
  13. ↑ https://www.championat.com/football/news-5428606-dzhikiya-mogut-li-igrat-levonogie-zaschitniki-vmeste-v-sbornoj-ispanii-tak-bylo.html
  14. ↑ https://www.sports.ru/football/1068594766.html?comment_id=1068596873%C2%A6news%C2%A61068594766
  15. ↑ https://matchtv.ru/football/matchtvnews_NI2014853_Dzhikija_o_konkurencii_s_Babichem_v_Spartake_Jest_takoje_chto_levonogije_igrajut_vmeste_V_sbornoj_Ispanii_Khoroshaja_sbornaja
  16. ↑ Georgi Dzhikiya at Soccerway
  17. 1 2 Dzhikia, Georgi at National-Football-Teams.com
  18. ↑ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
  19. ↑ "Джикии вручили "Золотого кабана"". 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  20. ↑ "Лауреаты сезона и список "33-х лучших игроков"". Российский футбольный союз (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "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.
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