SOCCER PLAYER
Jaba Kankava
1986 - Today

Jaba Kankava
Jaba Kankava (Georgian: ჯაბა კანკავა, romanized: jaba k'ank'ava, pronounced [dʒaba kʼankʼava]; 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Jaba Kankava is the 9,054th most popular soccer player (down from 8,348th in 2024), the 312th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Georgian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Jaba Kankava ranks 9,054 out of 21,273. Before him are Takuya Hashiguchi, Álex Baena, Bashar Abdullah, Mitsuhiro Misaki, Robert Verbeek, and Jesús Dátolo. After him are Marta Torrejón, Hiroto Arai, Anatoliy Trubin, Ibrahima Bakayoko, Marek Suchý, and Jefferson.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTakuya Hashiguchi
1994 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 9,054
Álex Baena
2001 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 9,055
Bashar Abdullah
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 9,056
Mitsuhiro Misaki
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 9,057
Robert Verbeek
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 9,058
Jesús Dátolo
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 9,059
Jaba Kankava
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 9,060
Marta Torrejón
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 9,061
Hiroto Arai
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 9,062
Anatoliy Trubin
2001 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 9,063
Ibrahima Bakayoko
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 9,064
Marek Suchý
1988 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 9,065
Jefferson
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 9,066
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1986, Jaba Kankava ranks 462. Before him are Ivan Cheparinov, Giorgi Loria, Leandro Castán, Pablo Andújar, Colleen Ballinger, and Stéphane Ruffier. After him are Ami Koshimizu, Sopho Khalvashi, Vladana Vučinić, Valorie Curry, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, and Alessandra Mastronardi.
Others Born in 1986
Go to all RankingsIvan Cheparinov
CHESS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 456
Giorgi Loria
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 457
Leandro Castán
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 458
Pablo Andújar
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 459
Colleen Ballinger
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 460
Stéphane Ruffier
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 461
Jaba Kankava
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 462
Ami Koshimizu
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 463
Sopho Khalvashi
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 464
Vladana Vučinić
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 465
Valorie Curry
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 466
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 467
Alessandra Mastronardi
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 468
In Georgia
Among people born in Georgia, Jaba Kankava ranks 312 out of 406. Before him are Zviad Endeladze (1966), Otar Tushishvili (1978), Sofia Nizharadze (1985), Lasha Shavdatuashvili (1992), Arman Tsarukyan (1996), and Giorgi Loria (1986). After him are Sopho Khalvashi (1986), Zurab Zviadauri (1981), Sergei Movsesian (1978), Khatuna Narimanidze (1974), Nikoloz Basilashvili (1992), and Manuchar Kvirkvelia (1978).
Others born in Georgia
Go to all RankingsZviad Endeladze
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 306
Otar Tushishvili
WRESTLER
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 307
Sofia Nizharadze
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 308
Lasha Shavdatuashvili
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 309
Arman Tsarukyan
MARTIAL ARTS
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 310
Giorgi Loria
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 311
Jaba Kankava
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 312
Sopho Khalvashi
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 313
Zurab Zviadauri
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 314
Sergei Movsesian
CHESS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 315
Khatuna Narimanidze
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 316
Nikoloz Basilashvili
TENNIS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 317
Manuchar Kvirkvelia
WRESTLER
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 318
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Georgia
Among soccer players born in Georgia, Jaba Kankava ranks 30. Before him are Georgi Kinkladze (1973), Guram Kashia (1987), Aleksandre Iashvili (1977), Giorgi Demetradze (1976), Zviad Endeladze (1966), and Giorgi Loria (1986). After him are Valeri Qazaishvili (1993), Budu Zivzivadze (1994), Vladimir Dvalishvili (1986), Zuriko Davitashvili (2001), Levan Kenia (1990), and Solomon Kvirkvelia (1992).
Georgi Kinkladze
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 24
Guram Kashia
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 25
Aleksandre Iashvili
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 26
Giorgi Demetradze
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 27
Zviad Endeladze
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 28
Giorgi Loria
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 29
Jaba Kankava
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 30
Valeri Qazaishvili
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 31
Budu Zivzivadze
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 32
Vladimir Dvalishvili
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 33
Zuriko Davitashvili
2001 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 34
Levan Kenia
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 35
Solomon Kvirkvelia
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 36












































