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Samuel Gigot

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Samuel Gigot
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*
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– Marseille 47 (5)
2022 → Spartak Moscow (loan) 11 (1)
2024– → Lazio (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 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.

Career

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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

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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

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As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arles-Avignon B 2013–14 CFA 2 14 3 – – – 14 3
2014–15 3 2 – – – 3 2
Total 17 5 – – – 17 5
Arles-Avignon 2013–14 Ligue 2 9 0 0 0 – 2[b] 0 11 0
2014–15 23 4 1 0 – 4[b] 0 28 4
Total 32 4 1 0 – 6 0 39 4
Kortrijk 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 21 0 3 0 – 7[c] 0 31 0
2016–17 20 2 2 0 – – 22 2
Total 41 2 5 0 – 7 0 53 2
Gent 2016–17 Belgian Pro League 7 0 – 4[d] 0 9[e] 0 20 0
2017–18 30 2 2 0 2[d] 0 10[e] 0 44 2
Total 37 2 2 0 6 0 19 0 64 2
Spartak Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 9 1 0 0 2[f] 0 – 11 1
2019–20 26 4 4 0 4[d] 0 – 34 4
2020–21 26 3 1 0 – – 27 3
2021–22 27 2 3 0 8[g] 0 – 38 2
Total 88 10 8 0 14 0 – 110 10
Marseille 2022–23 Ligue 1 26 2 2 0 5[f] 0 – 33 2
2023–24 21 3 2 0 10[h] 0 – 33 3
Total 47 5 4 0 15 0 – 66 5
Lazio (loan) 2024–25 Serie A 3 0 0 0 2[d] 0 – 5 0
Career total 265 28 20 0 37 0 32 0 354 28
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, Russian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ^ Appearances in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-offs
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in Belgian Pro League championship play-offs
  6. ^ a b 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

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Spartak Moscow

References

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  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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