Roland Gigolayev

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Teymurazovich and the family name is Gigolayev.

Roland Teymurazovich Gigolayev (Russian: Роланд Теймуразович Гиголаев; born 4 January 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. Born in Georgia, he has represented Russia at youth level.

Roland Gigolayev

Gigolayev with Amkar in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Roland Teymurazovich Gigolayev
Date of birth	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2005	Yunost Vladikavkaz
2005–2010	Zenit Saint Petersburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0	(0)
2011–2013	Alania Vladikavkaz	45	(3)
2013	→ Petrotrest Saint Petersburg (loan)	8	(0)
2013–2014	Dynamo Saint Petersburg	22	(0)
2014–2015	Ruch Chorzów	40	(5)
2016–2017	Amkar Perm	31	(3)
2017–2020	Akhmat Grozny	9	(0)
2018–2019	→ Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	25	(0)
2021	Kuban-Holding	13	(3)
2021	Kuban Krasnodar	12	(0)
2022	Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	4	(0)
Total		217	(18)
International career
2008	Russia U18	3	(0)
2010	Russia U20	5	(1)
2010–2011	Russia U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Gigolayev made his professional debut for Alania Vladikavkaz on 4 April 2011, in a Russian First Division game against Torpedo Vladimir and scored 2 goals on his debut.^[1]

In the 2014–2015 season he played with Ruch Chorzów in elimination from UEFA Europa League. His team was out this elimination after matches with Metalist Kharkiv (0–0 in Gliwice and 0–1 in Kyiv).

On 17 February 2016, Gigolayev returned to Russia, signing with Amkar Perm.^[2]

On 31 August 2017, he signed a three-year contract with Akhmat Grozny.^[3] After appearing only once for Akhmat in the 2017–18 season, on 23 July 2018 Gigolayev joined Anzhi Makhachkala on a season-long loan.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zenit Saint Petersburg	2010	Russian Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alania Vladikavkaz	2011–12	Russian First League	38	3	2	0	3[b]	0	43	3
	2012–13	Russian Premier League	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		45	3	2	0	3	0	50	3
Alania-D Vladikavkaz	2012–13	Russian Second League	8	4	3	2	—		11	6
Petrotrest (loan)	2012–13	Russian First League	8	0	—		—		8	0
Dynamo Saint Petersburg	2013–14	Russian First League	22	0	0	0	—		22	0
Ruch Chorzów	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	4	0	—		—		4	0
	2014–15	Ekstraklasa	27	4	0	0	2[b]	0	29	4
	2015–16	Ekstraklasa	9	1	2	0	—		11	1
	Total		40	5	2	0	2	0	44	5
Amkar Perm	2015–16	Russian Premier League	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2016–17	Russian Premier League	20	3	2	1	—		22	4
	2017–18	Russian Premier League	3	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		31	3	2	1	0	0	33	4
Akhmat Grozny	2017–18	Russian Premier League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2019–20	Russian Premier League	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)	2018–19	Russian Premier League	25	0	2	0	—		27	0
Kuban-Holding	2020–21	Russian Second League	13	3	—		—		13	3
Kuban Krasnodar	2021–22	Russian First League	12	0	2	0	—		14	0
Tekstilshchik Ivanovo	2021–22	Russian First League	4	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			217	18	13	3	5	0	235	21

1. Includes Russian Cup, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League