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Gabriel Sigua () (Georgian: გაბრიელ სიგუა; born 30 June 2005) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Basel and the Georgia national team.




Club career


Sigua is a youth product of Rustavi and Saburtalo Tbilisi. He then moved to the youth academy of Dinamo Tbilisi at the age of 13. He won the U17 Aleksandre Chivadze medal in 2021, recognition for the best young Georgian talents in the year. He made his senior debut with Dinamo Tbilisi in a 2–1 Georgian Cup win over Samtredia on 7 August 2022.
On 12 July 2023, Sigua scored an equalizer in his first appearance in UEFA Champions League qualifiers in a 1–1 draw against Astana.
On 25 July FC Basel announced that had signed Sigua on a five-year contract. He joined Basel's first team for their 2023–24 season under head coach Timo Schultz. Sigua played his domestic league debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 13 August, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute, as Basel were defeated 2–1 by Lausanne-Sport. He scored his first league goal for his new team in the home game on 3 September. Coming on as substitute in the 70th minute, he scored the equaliser in the 5th minute of added time as Basel played a 2–2 draw with Zürich.




International career


Sigua is a youth international for Georgia, and was called up to the senior Georgia national team for a set of matches in March 2023 at the age of 17. He made his international debut with Georgia in a 6–1 friendly win over Mongolia on 25 March 2023.
Sigua was a member of Georgia U21 squad for the 2023 European U21 Championship, co-hosted by Georgia.




Style of play


An active box-to-box midfielder, Sigua is a hard-working, modern footballer. He as earned style comparisons to the German footballer Leon Goretzka.




Career statistics


As of match played 14 May 2023




Honours


Dinamo Tbilisi

Erovnuli Liga: 2022
Supercup: 2023
Individual

U17 Aleksandre Chivadze medal: 2021




References






Sources


Profile at FC Basel archiv




External links


Gabriel Sigua at Soccerway
Nakrebi profile

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• Skuad Kejuaraan Eropa U-21 UEFA 2023
• Skuad Kejuaraan Eropa UEFA 2024
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• Gabriel Sigua
• UEFA Euro 2024 squads
• 2023–24 FC Basel season
• Georgia national football team
• Georgia national under-21 football team
• 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
• FC Basel
• 2024–25 FC Basel season
• 2023 FC Dinamo Tbilisi season
• Erovnuli Liga awards