Samuel Gigot

Samuel Gigot
Gigot with Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot
Date of birth (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Avignon, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Youth career
1998–2003 MJC Avignon
2003–2010 Avignon
2010–2011 USP Grand Avignon
2011–2013 Arles-Avignon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Arles-Avignon B 17 (5)
2013–2015 Arles-Avignon 32 (4)
2015–2017 Kortrijk 41 (2)
2017–2018 Gent 37 (2)
2018–2022 Spartak Moscow 77 (9)
2022–2025 Marseille 47 (5)
2022 → Spartak Moscow (loan) 11 (1)
2024–2025 → Lazio (loan) 15 (2)
2025–2026 Lazio 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2026

Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot (French: [samɥɛl ʒiɡo]; born 12 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back.

Career

Gigot is a youth product of Arles-Avignon. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 30 August 2013 in a match against Niort. On 15 August 2014, he scored his first league goal against Nancy.

On 4 June 2018, Gigot signed a four-year contract with Russian club Spartak Moscow, where he later became notable for his passion, and, despite being a defender, his willingness to join attacks. On 19 August 2019, he scored two goals in a 2–1 win over CSKA Moscow in the Main Moscow derby.

On 29 January 2022, Gigot signed for Ligue 1 club Marseille; he was loaned back to Spartak Moscow for the rest of the 2021–22 season. On 19 March 2022, he marked his 100th appearance for Spartak in all competitions during a 1–1 tie against FC Nizhny Novgorod.[citation needed] His last match for the team was a highly emotional 2–1 win over Dynamo Moscow on 29 May 2022 in the Russian Cup final.

His debut for Marseille in Ligue 1 was on 7 August 2022, when he started in a 4–1 victory over Reims. Gigot scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over LOSC Lille on 10 September 2022.

On 30 August 2024, just before the transfer window closed, Gigot joined Serie A club Lazio on loan for the 2024–25 season, with a conditional obligation to buy. The conditions were fulfilled and he joined Lazio on a permanent basis at the end of the season. After more than a season of not playing due to injuries, his Lazio contract was mutually terminated on 1 September 2026.

Personal life

Gigot was born to a French family in Avignon. He was rumoured to be of Algerian descent through his mother, however he denied the information and said he has no links to Algeria.

His brother Tony is a former professional rugby league footballer.

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arles-Avignon B 2013–14 CFA 2 143–––143
2014–15 32–––32
Total 175–––175
Arles-Avignon 2013–14 Ligue 2 9000–20110
2014–15 23410–40284
Total 32410–60394
Kortrijk 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 21030–70310
2016–17 20220––222
Total 41250–70532
Gent 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 70–4090200
2017–18 3022020100442
Total 3722060190642
Spartak Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 910020–111
2019–20 2644040–344
2020–21 26310––273
2021–22 2723080–382
Total 881080140–11010
Marseille 2022–23 Ligue 1 2622050–332
2023–24 21320100–333
Total 47540150–665
Lazio (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 1522060–232
Career total 2773022041032037230
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, Russian Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
  4. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in Belgian Pro League championship play-offs
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  7. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Spartak Moscow

References

  1. ↑ "Gigot Samuel Florent Thomas, defender, FC "Spartak-Moskva"". eng.premierliga.ru.
  2. ↑ "Samuel Gigot Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com.
  3. ↑ "Samuel Gigot". Olympique de Marseille. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Niort vs. Arles - 30 August 2013 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nancy vs. Arles - 15 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Самуэль Жиго перешел в "Спартак"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 4 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Spartak v CSKA game report". Russian Premier League. 19 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Samuel Gigot est Olympien !" [Samuel Gigot is Olympian!] (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Samuel Gigot prêté à la Lazio" (in French). Olympique de Marseille. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Samuel Gigot è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste" [Samuel Gigot is a new white and blue footballer] (in Italian). Lazio. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Risoluzione consensuale del contratto di Samuel Gigot" [Mutual termination of Samuel Gigot's contract] (in Italian). SS Lazio. 1 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Bennedra, Naim (28 April 2020). "Samuel Gigot : " L'Algérie, j'y serai allé de bon cœur si… "".
  13. ↑ "FOOTBALL / RUGBY a XIII. Les frères Gigot : " Samuel à l'OM et Tony à Toulon, ce serait l'objectif ! "".
  14. ↑ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.