Roland Gigolayev

Roland Teymurazovich Gigolayev (Роланд Теймуразович Гиголаев; born 4 January 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or defender. Born in Georgia, he has represented Russia at youth level.

Club career
Gigolayev made his professional debut for Alania Vladikavkaz on 4 April 2011, in a Russian First Division game against Torpedo Vladimir and scored 2 goals on his debut.

In the 2014–2015 season he played with Ruch Chorzów in elimination from UEFA Europa League. His team was out this elimination after matches with Metalist Kharkiv (0–0 in Gliwice and 0–1 in Kiev).

On 17 February 2016, Gigolayev returned to Russia, signing with Amkar Perm.

On 31 August 2017, he signed a three-year contract with Akhmat Grozny. After appearing only once for Akhmat in the 2017–18 season, on 23 July 2018 Gigolayev joined Anzhi Makhachkala on a season-long loan.