Merab Gigauri (; born 5 June 1993) is a Georgian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.
Club career Gigauri started his professional career at Torpedo Kutaisi in 2010. He scored his top-flight goal in a 1–0 win against Zestaponi.
After the first season, Gigauri left the club on loan. He made his Ekstraklasa debut for Jagiellonia Białystok on 26 November 2011 in a game against ŁKS Łódź as a 58th-minute substitute for Hermes. Despite the lack of playing time, his desire was to stay on with this club, although he returned to Torpedo after the loan agreement had expired.
In July 2016, he joined Pirveli Liga side Rustavi, who won their league group this season in spite of a six-point deduction.
At the end of 2016, Gigauri moved to Torpedo again, where he earned four trophies, including the league title in 2017.
When a severe financial crisis hit the club in mid-2019, twelve players were forced to find new teams. On 27 June 2019, Gigauri signed a one-year contract with Gabala. During the first fourteen games he was four times included in the symbolic team of the league.
In the summer of 2022, Gigauri started his fourth spell at Torpedo, where he was confirmed as the team captain next May. Gigauri netted his first European goal with Torpedo in 2023. His injury-time leveller against FK Sarajevo helped the team to make it through to the second round of the UEFA Conference League.
On 8 November 2024, Gigauri was greeted with heartwarming gestures from the fans on his 250th appearance for Torpedo in a 1–0 win over Dinamo Batumi.
On 4 July 2025, Gigauri joined Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.港超聯 今夏第一簽！格魯吉亞中場基高里加盟理文 on.cc 4 July 2025
International career On 5 June 2013, Gigauri made his debut for Georgia national football team in a friendly against Denmark.
Career statistics Club
+ Club statisticsClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTorpedo Kutaisi2010–11Umaglesi Liga20130——2312012–13Umaglesi Liga28140——3212013–14Umaglesi Liga1511020—181Total6338020—733Jagiellonia (loan) 2011–12Ekstraklasa3000——30Metalurgi2013–14Umaglesi Liga11220——132Tskhinvali2014–15Umaglesi Liga14240——182Kolkheti Poti2014–15Umaglesi Liga142———142Tskhinvali2015–16Umaglesi Liga20—20—40Kolkheti Poti2015–16Umaglesi Liga24320——263Rustavi2016Pirveli Liga144———144Torpedo Kutaisi2017Erovnuli Liga3105020103902018Erovnuli Liga3225120104032019Erovnuli Liga19010—11211Gabala2019–20Azerbaijan Premier League1802020—2202020–21Azerbaijan Premier League22130——251Total4015020—471Shamakhi2021–22Azerbaijan Premier League2423020—292Torpedo Kutaisi2022Erovnuli Liga14151——1922023Erovnuli Liga2501041203212024Erovnuli Liga2311040203012025Erovnuli Liga151000000151Total22282611427126912 Lee Man 2025–26 Hong Kong Premier League 182620000244Career total386264842017146132
Honours Torpedo Kutaisi Erovnuli Liga: 2017 Georgian Cup: 2018, 2022 Georgian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2024
Lee Man Hong Kong League Cup: 2025–26
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