Merab Gigauri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lee Man | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 63 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Jagiellonia Białystok (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Metalurgi Rustavi | 11 | (2) |
| 2014 | Tskhinvali | 14 | (2) |
| 2015 | Kolkheti 1913 | 14 | (2) |
| 2015 | Tskhinvali | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Kolkheti 1913 | 24 | (3) |
| 2016 | Rustavi | 14 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 82 | (2) |
| 2019–2021 | Gabala | 40 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Shamakhi | 24 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 77 | (3) |
| 2025– | Lee Man | 24 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Georgia U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Georgia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Georgia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Georgia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2026 | |||
Merab Gigauri (Georgian: მერაბ გიგაური; born 5 June 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.
Club career
Gigauri started his professional career at Torpedo Kutaisi in 2010. He scored his top-flight goal in a 1–0 win against Zestaponi.
After the first season, Gigauri left the club on loan. He made his Ekstraklasa debut for Jagiellonia Białystok on 26 November 2011 in a game against ŁKS Łódź as a 58th-minute substitute for Hermes. Despite the lack of playing time, his desire was to stay on with this club, although he returned to Torpedo after the loan agreement had expired.
In July 2016, he joined Pirveli Liga side Rustavi, who won their league group this season in spite of a six-point deduction.
At the end of 2016, Gigauri moved to Torpedo again, where he earned four trophies, including the league title in 2017.
When a severe financial crisis hit the club in mid-2019, twelve players were forced to find new teams. On 27 June 2019, Gigauri signed a one-year contract with Gabala. During the first fourteen games he was four times included in the symbolic team of the league.
In the summer of 2022, Gigauri started his fourth spell at Torpedo, where he was confirmed as the team captain next May. Gigauri netted his first European goal with Torpedo in 2023. His injury-time leveller against FK Sarajevo helped the team to make it through to the second round of the UEFA Conference League.
On 8 November 2024, Gigauri was greeted with heartwarming gestures from the fans on his 250th appearance for Torpedo in a 1–0 win over Dinamo Batumi.
On 4 July 2025, Gigauri joined Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.
International career
On 5 June 2013, Gigauri made his debut for Georgia national football team in a friendly against Denmark.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2010–11 | Umaglesi Liga | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Umaglesi Liga | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 73 | 3 | |||
| Jagiellonia (loan) | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Metalurgi | 2013–14 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Tskhinvali | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Kolkheti Poti | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Tskhinvali | 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Kolkheti Poti | 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Rustavi | 2016 | Pirveli Liga | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Gabala | 2019–20 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | |||
| Shamakhi | 2021–22 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 222 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 269 | 12 | ||
| Lee Man | 2025–26 | Hong Kong Premier League | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| Career total | 386 | 26 | 48 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 461 | 32 | ||
Honours
- Torpedo Kutaisi
- Lee Man
References
- ↑ "Torpedo Kutaisi vs Zestafoni". soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Merab Gigauri wypożyczony do Jagiellonii" (in Polish). 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 November 2011.
- ↑ "Merab Gigauri: "I do not Want to Return to Georgian Championship"". worldsport.ge. 9 May 2012.
- ↑ "მერაბ გიგაური: ...ამიტომაც მოვედი კილასონიასთან". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Ge, Mysports (29 December 2016). "მერაბ გიგაური "ტორპედოს" დაუბრუნდა". mysports.ge (in Georgian).
- ↑ "Qəbələ Merab Qiqaurini rənglərinə bağladı". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ↑ "ქართველები აზერბაიჯანში საუკეთესოებში არიან". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "გიგაური "ტორპედოში" დაბრუნდა – ნახევარმცველი 7-ნომრიანი მაისურით ითამაშებს". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "Sarajevo vs Torpedo". UEFA. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ↑ "მერაბ გიგაურმა "ტორპედოს" ფორმით 250-ე მატჩი ჩაატარა". infoimereti.ge (in Georgian). 9 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ↑ 港超聯 今夏第一簽！格魯吉亞中場基高里加盟理文 on.cc 4 July 2025
- ↑ "Denmark v Georgia game report". Eurosport. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018.
- ↑ "M.Gigauri". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "Merab Gigauri". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
External links
- Merab Gigauri at Soccerway
- Merab Gigauri at National-Football-Teams.com
- Merab Gigauri at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
