Gabriel Sigua (; 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, before moving 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 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.
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.
Playing style
An active box-to-box midfielder, Sigua is a hard-working, modern footballer. He as earned style comparisons to the German footballer Leon Goretzka.
Honours
Club
Dinamo Tbilisi
Erovnuli Liga: 2022
Supercup: 2023
Individual
U17 Aleksandre Chivadze medal: 2021
References
External links
Nakrebi profile
2005 births
Living people
People from Rustavi
Sportspeople from Kvemo Kartli
Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Georgia (country) men's international footballers Georgia (country) men's under-21 international footballers Georgia (country) men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Basel players Erovnuli Liga players Swiss Super League players Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Switzerland