| Samuel Gigot | |
| Full Name: | Samuel Florent Thomas Gigot[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Avignon, France[2] |
| Height: | 1.87 m[3] |
| Position: | Centre-back, full-back |
| Currentclub: | Lazio (on loan from Marseille) |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthyears1: | 1998–2003 |
| Youthclubs1: | MJC Avignon |
| Youthyears2: | 2003–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Avignon |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | USP Grand Avignon |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs4: | Arles-Avignon |
| Years1: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Arles-Avignon B |
| Caps1: | 17 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Arles-Avignon |
| Caps2: | 32 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Kortrijk |
| Caps3: | 41 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Gent |
| Caps4: | 37 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Spartak Moscow |
| Caps5: | 77 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Marseille |
| Caps6: | 47 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Spartak Moscow (loan) |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | → Lazio (loan) |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 24 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 club Lazio, on loan from club Marseille.
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. 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]
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]
| Season | League | National cup | 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 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||||
| Kortrijk | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | 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 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 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 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 34 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 3 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | – | 110 | 10 | ||||
| Marseille | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | – | 66 | 5 | ||||
| Lazio (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 266 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 356 | 29 | |||
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