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Jaba Kankava
Kankava in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
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 Dnipropetrovsk 91 (4)
2010–2012 → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) 37 (2)
2015–2017 Stade Reims 47 (0)
2018–2020 Tobol 76 (4)
2021 Valenciennes 14 (0)
2021–2024 Slovan Bratislava 71 (3)
International career‡
2002–2003 Georgia U17 3 (0)
2003–2004 Georgia U19 5 (0)
2004–2006 Georgia U21 8 (0)
2004–2024 Georgia 101 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024

Jaba Kankava (Georgian: ჯაბა კანკავა, romanized: jaba k'ank'ava, pronounced [dʒaba kʼankʼava]; born 18 March 1986) is a Georgian professional footballer who most recently played as a defensive midfielder for Slovan Bratislava.

Kankava is the three-time winner of Slovakia's Super League. With 101 appearances in official matches for the national team, he is the second most-capped Georgian player after Guram Kashia. He has been twice recognized as Georgian Footballer of the Year.[1]

Club career

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Jaba Kankava was born on 18 March 1986 in Tbilisi to Nana and Gia Kankava, and has one older brother, Levan.

He played football from a young age, joining Vake 91 when he was six in 1992. Kankava played eight years there under the management of Guram Chomakhidze before moving to Dinamo Tbilisi at the age of 14.[2]

In 2004, Kankava started his football career with Dinamo Tbilisi, where Gia Geguchadze was just appointed as head coach. Geguchadze started to create a new club with youngsters and Kankava became a main member of them. In his first year, Kankava won the Georgian Cup, and played in the UEFA Europa League scoring the winning goal against Slavia Prague and contributing to the qualification for the group stages.

After one season at Dinamo, Kankava moved to Alania Vladikavkaz, where he played 12 matches, before signing a contract with Arsenal Kyiv in 2005. At Arsenal Kyiv, he played 24 matches and scored 4 goals.

In 2007, Kankava agreed to sign a three-year contract with league rival Dnipro. Newly arrived Kankava was among the starting squad from the first games but received a red card against Dynamo Kyiv because of a tough tackle and missed several games and was among the bench players. He won the silver medals of the Ukrainian league in 2014. The next season Kankava played in a dramatic Europa League final against Sevilla,[3] which was his last appearance for the club. In eight years at Dnipro, he played 91 matches and scored 4 goals.

In 2015, Kankava joined Ligue 1 club Reims in a deal worth €1.5 million.[4] During his second season at this club Kankava was three times named the best player of month by popular vote and eventually recognized Player of the Season.[5] In July 2017, he agreed to the termination of his contract which ran until 2018.[6]

On 22 November 2018, Kankava signed a new two-year contract with FC Tobol.[7]

On 16 January 2021, Valenciennes announced the signing of Kankava on a contract until June 2021.[8] Аt the end of this season he joined Fortuna Liga side Slovan Bratislava.[9] In May 2022, he was selected in Team of the Season. During the next three years Kankava made 116 appearances for Slovan in all competitions and won three league titles.[10] He left the club in June 2024.[11]

International career

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On 8 September 2004, Kankava made his debut for Georgia against Albania in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification. Later on, he managed score a goal against Croatia in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, and against Germany in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. From August 2012 up to October 2021, he was the captain, leading the team in 62 matches.[12]

On 27 January 2022, Kankava announced his retirement from international football after appearing in 100 matches, captaining Georgia 62 times,[13] however he came out of retirement to feature in Georgia's qualifiers for Euro 2024.[14]

Kavkava received a call-up to the team for the European championship on 22 May 2024.[15] Two days later, he announced that he would refrain himself from taking part in the matches and travel to Germany as a fan only.[16] His decision was widely hailed as unselfish and exemplary.[17] Although not present at Euro 2024, Kankava was awarded the Order of Honour by a presidential decree issued on 2 July 2024.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 April 2024

Data available from 2008

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dnipro 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 – – – 0 0
2009–10 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
2012–13 17 1 2 0 5 0 – 24 1
2013–14 25 0 2 0 8 0 – 35 0
2014–15 15 0 2 0 14 1 – 31 1
2015–16 4 0 2 0 – – 6 0
Kryvbas (loan) 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 8 0 – – – 8 0
2011–12 23 0 1 0 – – 24 0
2012–13 7 2 0 0 – – 7 2
Total 38 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 2
Stade Reims 2015–16 Ligue 1 27 0 1 0 – – 28 0
2016–17 Ligue 2 20 0 1 0 – – 21 0
Total 47 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 49 0
Tobol 2018 Kazakhstan Premier League 28 3 2 0 4 0 – 34 3
2019 29 0 2 0 2 0 – 33 0
2020 19 1 – – – 19 1
Total 76 4 4 0 6 0 0 0 86 4
Valenciennes 2020–21 Ligue 2 14 0 2 0 – – 16 0
Slovan 2021–22 Slovak Super Liga 25 1 5 0 8 0 – 38 0
2022–23 26 1 3 2 10 0 – 39 3
2023–24 20 1 3 1 16 0 – 39 2
Total 71 3 11 3 34 0 0 0 116 6

National team

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As of 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Georgia 2004 1 0
2005 6 0
2006 8 1
2007 7 1
2008 3 0
2009 0 0
2010 1 0
2011 7 2
2012 7 0
2013 6 0
2014 7 1
2015 8 2
2016 2 0
2017 8 0
2018 8 2
2019 8 1
2020 7 0
2021 6 0
2024 1 0
Total 101 10
Scores and results list Georgia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kankava goal.
List of international goals scored by Jaba Kankava[19]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 March 2006 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta  Malta 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 16 November 2007 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 3 June 2011 Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia  Croatia 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
4 6 September 2011 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta  Malta 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
5 14 October 2014 Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal  Gibraltar 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
6 25 March 2015 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Malta 1–0 2–0 Friendly
7 12 October 2015 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany  Germany 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
8 13 October 2018 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia  Andorra 3–0 3–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
9 16 October 2018 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–0 3–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
10 15 October 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 2–0 3–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

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Dinamo Tbilisi

Dnipro

Tobol

Slovan Bratislava

Individual

Awards

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On 30 March 2014, Kankava saved the life of Dynamo Kyiv captain, Oleh Husyev, after Husyev was briefly knocked unconscious in a collision and swallowed his tongue which blocked his airway. Kankava reacted immediately by sticking his fingers in Husyev's mouth to dislodge his tongue and clear his airway.[21] 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.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ჯაბა მეორედ: საქართველოს საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელი საქართველოს კაპიტანია". fortuna.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ "ეს თასი ჯაბასია!". worldsport.ge (in Georgian). 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Dnipro vs Sevilla". uefa.com. 27 May 2015.
  4. ^ "ჯაბა კანკავა "რეიმსში" გადავიდა". fanebi.com (in Georgian). 14 August 2015.
  5. ^ "ფანების აღიარება: კანკავა რეიმსში საუკეთესოა". fortune.ge (in Georgian). 27 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Transferts : Jaba Kankava quitte Reims". L'Équipe (in French). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Тобол продлил отношения с 4 игроками". fctobol.kz (in Russian). FC Tobol. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Jaba Kankava s'engage avec le VAFC". va-fc.com/ (in French). Valenciennes FC. 16 January 2021. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  9. ^ "გურამ კაშია და ჯაბა კანკავა ბრატისლავის სლოვანში გადავიდნენ" (in Georgian). 17 June 2021.
  10. ^ "გურამ კაშია და ჯაბა კანკავა სლოვაკეთის ჩემპიონები ზედიზედ მესამედ გახდნენ". digest.ge. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Jaba Kankava už nebude rozdávať rany v belasom drese. Slovan sa rozlúčil s miláčikom fanúšikov". sport.aktuality.sk. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Georgia international footballers". eu-football.info. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Georgia Football Team Captain Jaba Kankava Retires From International Duty". Georgian Journal.
  14. ^ "Georgia vs Luxemburg". uefa.com. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  15. ^ "ვილი სანიოლმა ევროპის ჩემპიონატისთვის გუნდის შემადგენლობა დაასახელა". primetime.ge (in Georgian). 22 May 2024.
  16. ^ ""მინდა, ჩემი გადაწყვეტილების შესახებ გითხრათ..." - ნაკრებში გამოძახებული ჯაბა კანკავა ევროპის ჩემპიონატზე არ ითამაშებს". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 24 May 2024.
  17. ^ "'ლეგენდარული კაპიტანი ხარ' - როგორ ეხმაურებიან ქომაგები ჯაბა კანკავას საქციელს". sportall.ge (in Georgian). 25 May 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  18. ^ "პრეზიდენტი - მინდა, ერთობის სახელით, ეს ჯილდო გადავცე ბიჭებს და ვუსურვო, რომ გზა მათი გამარჯვებისა უსასრულო ყოფილიყოს". president.ge (in Georgian). 2 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Kankava, Jaba". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Jedenastka sezony..." Fortuna liga. 22 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Dnipro's Jaba Kankava saves Kiev captain's life after he swallows tongue". The Guardian. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  22. ^ He saved someone's life so he deserved it.Dnipro footballer Kankava was given an award for saving Husyev Archived 21 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Ukrinform. 14 April 2014
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