Roland Teymurazovich Gigolayev (; 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 Kyiv).

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.

Career statistics +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsZenit Saint Petersburg2010Russian Premier League00000000Alania Vladikavkaz2011–12Russian First League38320304332012–13Russian Premier League7000—70Total4532030503Alania-D Vladikavkaz2012–13Russian Second League8432—116Petrotrest (loan)2012–13Russian First League80——80Dynamo Saint Petersburg2013–14Russian First League22000—220Ruch Chorzów2013–14Ekstraklasa40——402014–15Ekstraklasa27400202942015–16Ekstraklasa9120—111Total4052020445Amkar Perm2015–16Russian Premier League8000—802016–17Russian Premier League20321—2242017–18Russian Premier League30——30Total3132100334Akhmat Grozny2017–18Russian Premier League1000—102019–20Russian Premier League8000—80Total90000090Anzhi Makhachkala (loan)2018–19Russian Premier League25020—270Kuban-Holding2020–21Russian Second League133——133Kuban Krasnodar2021–22Russian First League12020—140Tekstilshchik Ivanovo2021–22Russian First League40——40Career total217181335023521

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