 Kankava in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 1986 | ||
| 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) |
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*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]
- ^ "ჯაბა მეორედ: საქართველოს საუკეთესო ფეხბურთელი საქართველოს კაპიტანია". fortuna.ge (in Georgian). 28 December 2019.