Jaba Kankava

Jaba Kankava
Personal information
Full name Jaba Kankava
Date of birth (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Reims
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2004 Dinamo Tbilisi 14 (0)
2005 Alania Vladikavkaz 12 (0)
2005–2006 Arsenal Kyiv 24 (4)
2007–2015 Dnipro 91 (4)
2010–2012 → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) 37 (2)
2015– Reims 22 (0)
National team‡
2002–2003 Georgia U17 3 (0)
2003 Georgia U19 3 (0)
2004–2005 Georgia U21 5 (0)
2004– Georgia 60 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2016

Jaba Kankava (Georgian: ჯაბა კანკავა) (born 18 March 1986) is a Georgian footballer. He currently plays in midfield for Reims, having previously played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz,[1] Arsenal Kyiv, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

International career

Kankava played 5 games in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying and 9 games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He also played 2 friendlies i[2] 4 in 2006,[3] 2 in 2007[4] and 2 in 2008.

Kankava scored a goal against Croatia in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.

International goals

Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 March 2006 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard  Malta 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 16 November 2007 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha  Qatar 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3. 3 June 2011 Stadion Poljud, Split  Croatia 1–0 1–2 Euro 2012 qualifier
4. 6 September 2011 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard  Malta 1–0 1–1 Euro 2012 qualifier
5. 14 October 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé  Gibraltar 3–0 3–0 Euro 2016 qualifier
6. 25 March 2015 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi  Malta 1–0 2–0 Friendly
7. 12 October 2015 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig  Germany 1–1 2–1 Euro 2016 qualifier

Career statistics

International

As of 21 December 2015
National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Georgia 200410
200560
200681
200771
200820
200900
201010
201172
201270
201360
201471
201582
Total607

European

Club

FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

UEFA Europa League runner-up (1) 2014–15

Awards

On 30 March 2014 Kankava saved the life of Dynamo Kyiv captain Oleh Husyev, after Husyev was dazed in a collision and his tongue blocked his airway.[5] On 12 April 2014 before Dnipro played Metalurh Zaporizhya at the Dnipro Arena, Kankava was awarded the Order of Merit for his actions in Dnipropetrovsk.[6]

References

External links

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