Samuel Gigot

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Samuel Gigot
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Gigot with Spartak Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Full name Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot [1]
Date of birth (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Avignon, France [2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s) Centre-back, full-back
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
(on loan from Marseille)
Number 2
Youth career
1998–2003 MJC Avignon
2003–2010 Avignon
2010–2011 USP Grand Avignon
2011–2013 Arles-Avignon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– Marseille 47 (5)
2022 → Spartak Moscow (loan) 11 (1)
2024– → Lazio (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024

Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot (born 12 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back of full-back for Serie A club Lazio, on loan from Ligue 1 club Marseille.

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Career

Gigot is a youth product of Arles-Avignon. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 30 August 2013 in a match against Niort. [4] On 15 August 2014, he scored his first league goal against Nancy. [5]

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. [6] On 19 August 2019, he scored two goals in a 2–1 win over CSKA Moscow in the Main Moscow derby. [7]

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. [8] 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. [9] [10]

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. [11]

His brother Tony is a professional rugby league footballer. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arles-Avignon B 2013–14 CFA 2 143–––143
2014–1532–––32
Total175–––175
Arles-Avignon 2013–14 Ligue 2 9000–2 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
2014–15 23410–4 [lower-alpha 2] 0284
Total32410–60394
Kortrijk 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 21030–7 [lower-alpha 3] 0310
2016–17 20220––222
Total41250–70532
Gent 2016–17 Belgian Pro League70–4 [lower-alpha 4] 09 [lower-alpha 5] 0200
2017–18 302202 [lower-alpha 4] 010 [lower-alpha 5] 0442
Total3722060190642
Spartak Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 91002 [lower-alpha 6] 0–111
2019–20 264404 [lower-alpha 4] 0–344
2020–21 26310––273
2021–22 272308 [lower-alpha 7] 0–382
Total881080140–11010
Marseille 2022–23 Ligue 1 262205 [lower-alpha 6] 0–332
2023–24 2132010 [lower-alpha 8] 0–333
Total47540150–665
Lazio (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 10001 [lower-alpha 4] 0–20
Career total2632820036032035128
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, Russian Cup
  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

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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. 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. ↑ Bennedra, Naim (28 April 2020). "Samuel Gigot : " L'Algérie, j'y serai allé de bon cœur si… "".
  12. ↑ "FOOTBALL / RUGBY a XIII. Les frères Gigot : " Samuel à l'OM et Tony à Toulon, ce serait l'objectif ! "".
  13. ↑ ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
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