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Jaba Kankava

Jaba Kankava

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Dinamo Tbilisi
Age40
CitizenshipGeorgia
Height1.76 m
Footboth
BornMarch 18, 1986
at Dinamo Tbilisi 508 days · joined 2025-01-01
👕500+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value €50k
Rating · 23/24 5.3 Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
top club · 136 apps

Position rank · 23/24

#518
goals rank
#1094
assists rank
23
season goals
17
season assists

Among 1,537 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€4.00m
peak value · 2015
€1.50m
top transfer fee · 15/16
4
best season · 06/07
112 / 10
int'l caps / goals
525Appearances
23Goals
17Assists
142Yellow cards
4Red cards
111Full matches (90′)
Full nameJaba Kankava
Name in home countryჯაბა კანკავა
Date of birth1986-03-18 (40 yrs)
Place of birthTiflis, Georgia
CitizenshipGeorgia
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footboth
Height176.00 m
Current clubDinamo Tbilisi
Joined2025-01-01
Contract expires
AgentPlanet Football
Jul 2025
2025 — Dinamo Tbilisi
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Dinamo Tbilisi
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
Transfer: Slo. Bratislava → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Slovan Bratislava
41 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Slovan Bratislava
43 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 7 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Slovan Bratislava
43 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Valenciennes FC → Slo. Bratislava
21/22 · Transfer
Jan 2021
Transfer: Tobol Kostanay → Valenciennes FC
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Valenciennes FC
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Tobol Kostanay
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — Tobol Kostanay
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Tobol Kostanay
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Tobol Kostanay
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 — Tobol Kostanay
30 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Without Club → Tobol Kostanay
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: Stade Reims → Without Club
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Stade Reims B, Stade Reims
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2015
Transfer: Dnipro → Stade Reims
15/16 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Stade Reims, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
32 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
34 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2012
Transfer: Kryvbas → Dnipro
12/13 · Return from loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020), Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig
32 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig
24 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2011
Transfer: Dnipro → Kryvbas
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
26 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Arsenal Kyiv → Dnipro
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Arsenal Kyiv ( -2019), Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020)
24 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: Spartak V-kavkaz → Arsenal Kyiv
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Arsenal Kyiv ( -2019), Spartak Vladikavkaz
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2005
Transfer: Dinamo Tbilisi → Spartak V-kavkaz
05/06 · Transfer · €250k
Jul 2004
04/05 — Alania Vladikavkaz, Spartak Vladikavkaz II (-2020), Dinamo Tbilisi
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Dinamo Academy → Dinamo Tbilisi
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1270 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.12/90
44
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A2 total · 0.12/90
24
Yellow cards9 total · 0.53/90
30
10,025 min
Minutes played by club
Slovan Bratislava 38.3%
Dinamo Tbilisi 7.9%
Tobol Kostanay 25.1%
Valenciennes FC 0.0%
Stade Reims 0.0%
Stade Reims B 0.0%
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 22.5%
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 3.0%
Arsenal Kyiv ( -2019) 3.1%
Spartak Vladikavkaz 0.0%
Alania Vladikavkaz 0.0%
Spartak Vladikavkaz II (-2020) 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Slovan Bratislava 3 21/22 23/24 127 6 5 3,842
Dinamo Tbilisi 2 04/05 2025 27 2 1 791
Tobol Kostanay 5 18/19 2020 86 4 1 2,519
Valenciennes FC 1 20/21 20/21 16 0 0 0
Stade Reims 2 15/16 16/17 49 0 2 0
Stade Reims B 1 16/17 16/17 1 0 0 0
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 8 06/07 15/16 136 5 5 2,259
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 3 10/11 12/13 39 2 2 302
Arsenal Kyiv ( -2019) 2 05/06 06/07 25 4 1 312
Spartak Vladikavkaz 1 05/06 05/06 2 0 0 0
Alania Vladikavkaz 1 04/05 04/05 14 0 0 0
Spartak Vladikavkaz II (-2020) 1 04/05 04/05 3 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€1M3€2M5€3M6€4M04/05 — 2 goals (Dinamo Tbilisi)204/0505/06 — 1 assists105/0606/07 — 4 goals (Arsenal Kyiv ( -2019))06/07 — 2 assists606/0707/08 — 3 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020))07/08 — 1 assists407/0808/0910/1111/12 — 2 assists211/1212/13 — 3 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020))12/13 — 1 assists412/1313/1414/15 — 1 goals (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020))14/15 — 1 assists214/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1718/1919/2020/212018 — 3 goals (Tobol Kostanay)320182019 — 1 assists120192020 — 1 goals (Tobol Kostanay)120202025 — 1 assists1202521/22 — 1 goals (Slovan Bratislava)21/22 — 2 assists321/2222/23 — 3 goals (Slovan Bratislava)22/23 — 3 assists622/2323/24 — 2 goals (Slovan Bratislava)223/2406/07 — €200K07/08 — €1M08/09 — €1.8M10/11 — €750K11/12 — €400K12/13 — €1.8M13/14 — €3M14/15 — €3M15/16 — €4M16/17 — €2.5M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €1M20/21 — €600K21/22 — €400K22/23 — €350K23/24 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 2204/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 0008/0910/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1718/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212018: 3320182019: 0020192020: 1120202025: 00202521/22: 1121/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 2223/24

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 0008/0910/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 1116/1718/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212018: 0020182019: 1120192020: 0020202025: 11202521/22: 2221/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 Champions League Qu. Slovan Bratislava 6 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 Conference L. Slovan Bratislava 8 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Europa League Qualifying Slovan Bratislava 2 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 Niké Liga Slovan Bratislava 17 1 0 2 0 1,264
23/24 Nike Liga - Champ. G. Slovan Bratislava 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Slovnaft Cup Slovan Bratislava 5 1 0 2 0 252
22/23 Champions League Qu. Slovan Bratislava 4 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Conference L. Slovan Bratislava 4 0 0 3 0 0
22/23 Europa League Qualifying Slovan Bratislava 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Fortuna Liga Slovan Bratislava 17 0 2 4 0 0
22/23 Nike Liga - Champ. G. Slovan Bratislava 9 1 1 0 0 810
22/23 Slovnaft Cup Slovan Bratislava 5 2 0 1 0 226
22/23 UECL Quali Slovan Bratislava 2 0 0 0 1 0
21/22 Champions League Qu. Slovan Bratislava 4 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Conference L. Slovan Bratislava 5 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Europa League Qualifying Slovan Bratislava 4 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Fortuna Liga Slovan Bratislava 19 1 2 5 0 1,290
21/22 Nike Liga - Champ. G. Slovan Bratislava 6 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Slovnaft Cup Slovan Bratislava 5 0 0 3 0 0
2025 Erovnuli Liga Dinamo Tbilisi 18 0 1 6 2 0
2020 Premier Liga Tobol Kostanay 19 1 0 2 0 1,701
2019 Kazakhstan Cup Tobol Kostanay 2 0 0 1 0 0
2019 Premier Liga Tobol Kostanay 29 0 1 9 0 0
2018 Kazakhstan Cup Tobol Kostanay 2 0 0 1 0 0
2018 Premier Liga Tobol Kostanay 28 3 0 7 0 818
20/21 Coupe de France Valenciennes FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Ligue 2 Valenciennes FC 14 0 0 7 0 0
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Tobol Kostanay 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying Tobol Kostanay 4 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 CFA - Grp. C Stade Reims B 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Coupe de France Stade Reims 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ligue 2 Stade Reims 20 0 1 5 0 0
15/16 Coupe de France Stade Reims 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ligue 1 Stade Reims 27 0 1 11 0 0
15/16 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League Qu. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 11 1 0 7 0 939
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 15 0 0 4 0 0
14/15 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 5 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 Europa League Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 7 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Europa League Qualifying Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 25 0 0 7 0 0
13/14 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 5 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 17 1 1 6 0 888
12/13 Premier Liga Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 7 2 0 1 0 302
12/13 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 3 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Premier Liga Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 23 0 2 7 0 0
11/12 Ukrainian Cup Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premier Liga Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 8 0 0 3 0 0
10/11 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 3 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 22 3 1 4 0 432
07/08 UEFA Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 Ukrainian Cup Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Ukrainian Cup Arsenal Kyiv ( -2019) 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 9 0 2 0 1 0
06/07 Vyshcha Liga Arsenal Kyiv ( -2019) 14 4 0 7 0 312
05/06 Premier Liga Arsenal Kyiv ( -2019) 10 0 1 2 0 0
05/06 Russian Cup Spartak Vladikavkaz 2 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Premier Liga Alania Vladikavkaz 12 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 Russian Cup Alania Vladikavkaz 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 ToDS Spartak Vladikavkaz II (-2020) 3 0 0 1 0 0
04/05 UEFA Cup Dinamo Tbilisi 5 1 0 3 0 435
04/05 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Dinamo Tbilisi 4 1 0 2 0 356
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2003-07-01 Dinamo Academy Dinamo Tbilisi Transfer 0
05/06 2005-01-01 Dinamo Tbilisi Spartak V-kavkaz Transfer 0 €250k
05/06 2006-01-01 Spartak V-kavkaz Arsenal Kyiv Transfer 0
06/07 2007-01-01 Arsenal Kyiv Dnipro Transfer 200000
10/11 2011-02-28 Dnipro Kryvbas Loan 500000
12/13 2012-08-30 Kryvbas Dnipro Return from loan 800000
15/16 2015-08-16 Dnipro Stade Reims Transfer 4000000 €1.50m
17/18 2017-07-24 Stade Reims Without Club Transfer 1000000
17/18 2018-01-01 Without Club Tobol Kostanay Transfer 1000000
20/21 2021-01-16 Tobol Kostanay Valenciennes FC Transfer 400000
21/22 2021-07-01 Valenciennes FC Slo. Bratislava Transfer 400000
24/25 2024-07-01 Slo. Bratislava Without Club Transfer 200000
24/25 2025-01-01 Without Club Dinamo Tbilisi Transfer 125000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 unknown injury 2015-10-15 2015-11-05 22 4
18/19 Knee injury 2019-04-30 2019-05-17 18 4
21/22 unknown injury 2022-03-13 2022-04-01 20 2
Current€50k
Peak€4.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start−€150k
€50k€1.04m€2.03m€3.01m€4.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #25787 3 0 former national player
Team #25740 3 0 former national player
Team #12148 5 0 former national player
Team #3669 #20 101 10 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Guram Kashia 2 0 0
Jaromir Zmrhal 2 2 0
Aleksandar Cavric 2 1 0
Tigran Barseghyan 2 0 0
Lukas Pauschek 2 0 0
Dmitriy Miroshnichenko 2 0 0
Juraj Kucka 2 1 0
Artem Fedetskyi 2 0 0
Vernon de Marco 2 1 0
Vladimír Weiss 2 1 0
Adrian Chovan 2 0 0
Maksim Fedin 2 0 0
Andre Green 2 2 0
Artūras Žulpa 2 0 0
Viktor Dmitrenko 2 0 0
Ondrej Mazuch 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
06/07 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 4 23
07/08 Premier Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 3 22
12/13 Premier Liga Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 3 24

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 Premier Liga Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 2 23
06/07 Vyshcha Liga Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (- 2020) 2 23
21/22 Fortuna Liga Slovan Bratislava 2 19

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
12/13 2012-08-30 Kryvbas Dnipro Return from loan €800k
10/11 2011-02-28 Dnipro Kryvbas Loan €500k

Teams faced most often by Jaba Kankava's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Spartak Trnava 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 75%
FK Železiarne Podbrezová 4 3 0 1 12 5 +7 75%
MFK Ružomberok 4 3 1 0 10 4 +6 75%
FC DAC 1904 4 1 1 2 6 9 -3 25%
MŠK Žilina 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 75%
AS Trenčín 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
FC Košice 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 50%
MFK Skalica 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
Dukla Banská Bystrica 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 50%
MFK Zemplín Michalovce 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100%
Zlaté Moravce 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 41 1,516 9 0 0 0.53
22/23 43 1,036 9 0 1 0.87
21/22 43 1,290 12 0 0 0.84
2025 18 0 6 1 2 0
2020 19 1,701 2 0 0 0.11
2019 31 0 10 0 0 0
2018 30 818 8 0 0 0.88
20/21 16 0 7 0 0 0
16/17 22 0 6 1 0 0
15/16 32 0 11 1 0 0
14/15 34 939 12 0 0 1.15
13/14 34 0 8 0 0 0
12/13 32 1,190 9 1 0 0.76
11/12 24 0 7 0 0 0
10/11 9 0 3 0 0 0
08/09 3 0 1 1 0 0
07/08 26 432 5 0 0 1.04
06/07 24 312 7 1 1 2.6
05/06 12 0 3 0 0 0
04/05 26 791 7 0 0 0.8

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Vyshcha Liga
157 apps
10 G
7 A
Premier Liga
76 apps
4 G
1 A
Slovnaft Cup
15 apps
3 G
0 A
Niké Liga
53 apps
2 G
4 A
Nike Liga - Champ. G.
18 apps
1 G
1 A
Europa League
23 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
7 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Erovnuli Liga
18 apps
0 G
1 A
Ligue 2
34 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Jaba Kankava

Who is Jaba Kankava?

Jaba Kankava is a Georgia professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Dinamo Tbilisi.

How old is Jaba Kankava?

Jaba Kankava is 40 years old. He was born on March 18, 1986 in Tiflis.

What position does Jaba Kankava play?

Jaba Kankava plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Jaba Kankava play for?

Jaba Kankava currently plays for Dinamo Tbilisi.

How many career goals has Jaba Kankava scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jaba Kankava has scored 23 goals in 525 appearances.

What is Jaba Kankava's market value?

Jaba Kankava's most recent reported market value is €50k.