Jaba Kankava
Career snapshot
Position rank · 23/24
Among 1,537 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
| Full name | Jaba Kankava |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | ჯაბა კანკავა |
| Date of birth | 1986-03-18 (40 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Tiflis, Georgia |
| Citizenship | Georgia |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Joined | 2025-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Planet Football |
Percentile rank vs 1270 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games 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 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value 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).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 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 |
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Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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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.
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