Samuel Gigot

Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot (born 12 October 1993) is a French professional 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.

Samuel Gigot
Gigot with Spartak Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Full name Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993
Place of birth Avignon, France[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Spartak Moscow
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2013 Arles-Avignon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Arles-Avignon 33 (4)
2015–2017 Kortrijk 48 (2)
2017–2018 Gent 56 (2)
2018– Spartak Moscow 77 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2021

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, Gigot signed a four-year contract with the Russian club FC Spartak Moscow.[6]

Personal life

Gigot is of Algerian descent through his mother.[7] His brother Tony is a professional rugby league player.[8]

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 at Soccerway
  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. rabah, Farid Kada (28 January 2018). "Un nouveau défenseur Franco-Algérien postule pour l'équipe nationale | DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien".
  8. "FOOTBALL / RUGBY a XIII. Les frères Gigot : « Samuel à l'OM et Tony à Toulon, ce serait l'objectif ! »".

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