Jaba Kankava

#23 · Defensive Midfield · Dinamo Tbilisi

Nationality

Georgia

Born

1986-03-18

Birthplace

Tbilisi, Georgia

Height

176 cm

Weight

76 kg

Jaba Kankava (Georgian: ჯაბა კანკავა, romanized: jaba k'ank'ava, pronounced ; born 18 March 1986) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Dinamo Tbilisi. Kankava is the three-time winner of Slovakia's Slovak First Football League. With 101 appearances in official matches for the national team, he is the second most-capped Georgian player after Guram Kashia. He has been twice recognized as Georgian Footballer of the Year.