Jaba Kankava
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jaba Kankava | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Reims | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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 | 91 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | → Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (loan) | 37 | (2) |
| 2015– | Reims | 47 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Georgia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Georgia U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Georgia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2004– | Georgia | 63 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 May 2017 |
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Jaba Kankava (Georgian: ჯაბა კანკავა) (born 18 March 1986) is a Georgian footballer. He currently plays in Midfield for Reims, having previously played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Alania Vladikavkaz,Arsenal Kyiv and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
In 2004 Jaba Kankava Started his football career in Dinamo Tbilisi, where Gia Geguchadze was just appointed as head coach. He started to create a new club with youngsters, so Jaba became a main member of them. In his first year, Kankava won Georgian Cup, and played successfully on European League. He scored the winning goal against Slavia Prague and qualified Georgians most titled Club - Dinamo, on group stages of Uefa league. After a successful season in Dinamo, Jaba moved to Alanya Vladikavkaz and played 12 matches. In 2005, Kankava changed club and signed a contract with Arsenal Kyiv. He played 24 matches and scored 4 goals. in 2007, Jaba agreed to sign a 3-year contract with new club Dnipro. Newly arrived Kankava was among the starting squad from the first games but he was fouled and given a red card against Dynamo Kyiv because of a tough tackle, so he missed several games and was among the bench players. After spending 8 years in Dnipro, he played 91 matches and scored 4 goals. From 2015, Jaba is the member of Ligue 1 club - Reims.
Kankava played 5 games in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying and 9 games in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying. He also played 2 friendlies i 4 in 2006, 2 in 2007 and 2 in 2008.
Kankava scored a goal against Croatia in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying.
UEFA Europa League runner-up (1) 2014–15
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