Dzhikia Georgiy Tamazovich is a Russian professional footballer who plays in the position of central defender. Known to Russian fans for playing for Moscow Spartak, Perm Amkar and the national team.
Consider the biography of George Jikia.
Childhood
George was born on November 21, 1993 in the capital of Russia. The boy grew up in the most ordinary and unremarkable family. Father is a private entrepreneur. Mother is a housewife. Initially, parents lived in Sukhumi. However, due to the military conflict, the family was forced to move to a more peaceful place. The choice fell on Russia. George was born a few months after the parents moved to Russia. George Jikia has two brothers. Senior successfully works as a dentist. Parents had nothing to do with football and sports in general, but they were ardent fans and fans of Russian football. At six, his parents took the boy to a local sports school, where the child began to train and learn football.
Subsequently, constant training led to poor school performance. In the elementary grades, there were no problems with schooling, since the boy was perfectly mastery of the school curriculum. In the older classes, due to the constant training in football, the guy often had to skip classes, and doing homework was almost impossible due to lack of time and physical strength.
After four years at the sports school, the guy was spotted at the Moscow Lokomotiv. Every day, George spent three hours on the road to get to the club’s base, located in Perovo.
Parents tried in every possible way to help their son, so they constantly worked and earned money to pay for their roads and accommodation. The boy perfectly understood the efforts of his parents, so during the summer holidays he worked part-time as a handyman.
Career
The guy made his first steps at a professional level when he was 18, when he got into the main team of the Lokomotiv backup team. George spent three seasons for the second train. However, the guy was not destined to break into the first staff of railway workers due to the dismissal of the head coach. The last few months in the third season, a young football player played out in Spartak from Nalchik on loan.
The head coach Evgeny Kharlachev, who was dismissed from Lokomotiv, was not going to miss his young talent and forced the leadership of his new club to acquire a young football player. So, after three seasons in the structure of Lokomotiv, the guy moved to Khimki, where he consistently received playing practice as a central defender.
At 23, a young footballer moved to Perm Amkar, with whom he signed a three-year contract. Ironically, the young defender scored the first goal in the new team to his former club. In the first season, the young football player showed himself well in the new team, so he steadily left in the starting lineup.
Thanks to the outstanding defense game, the young football player was able to attract the attention of a number of Russian clubs. The fight for a strong defender won the Moscow “Spartak”. According to unofficial data, the cost of the transfer amounted to almost 2.5 million euros. In his first matches, George was able to establish himself in Spartak, constantly coming on as a substitute.
Due to his nationality, Russian footballer George Jikia constantly receives offers from leading football clubs in Georgia. However, the football player does not intend to leave Moscow Spartak, since he has a fixed place in the starting lineup.
Today, the Russian footballer continues to defend the colors of Moscow Spartak. At the end of 2017, the Russian football player signed a long-term agreement for four years. According to unofficial data, the footballer’s salary is 2.5 million euros per season.
National team
The first appearance of the Russian defender in the national team occurred at the end of 2016. Thanks to outstanding performances at the Confederation Cup, the young defender was among the three most promising players in Russia. The soccer player missed the 2018 World Cup due to an injury.
Personal life
George Djikia today is in the status of an enviable bachelor. Spends free time with his family and brothers.
George has a genetic tendency to be overweight, so the Russian football player tries not to get carried away with delicious goodies and national dishes.