Georgi Dzhemalovich Melkadze (Russian: Георгий Джемалович Мелкадзе, Georgian: გიორგი მელქაძე; born 4 April 1997) is a Russian football player who plays as a second striker or centre-forward for Georgian club Kolkheti-1913 Poti. He played mostly as a left winger earlier in his career.
 Melkadze with Sochi in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Dzhemalovich Melkadze | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Moscow, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Second striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Spartak Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Spartak-2 Moscow | 70 | (21) |
| 2015–2022 | Spartak Moscow | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Tosno (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tambov (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | → Akhmat Grozny (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Sochi | 44 | (7) |
| 2024– | Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 17 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Russia U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Russia U16 | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Russia U17 | 13 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Russia U18 | 12 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Russia U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Russia U21 | 16 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Club career
Melkadze made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for Spartak-2 Moscow on 23 September 2014 in a game against Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo.[1]
He made his Russian Premier League debut for Spartak Moscow on 17 May 2015 in a game against CSKA Moscow.[2]
On 5 June 2017, Melkadze joined the RPL newcomer Tosno on loan for the 2017–18 season.[3]
On 29 May 2019, he extended his Spartak contract by 3 years.[4]
On 2 September 2019, he joined Tambov on loan for the 2019–20 season.[5]
On 14 August 2020, Melkadze was loaned to Akhmat Grozny for the 2020–21 season.[6]
On 25 January 2022, Melkadze signed with Sochi.[7] On 14 January 2024, Melkadze left Sochi by mutual consent.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 2 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Spartak-2 Moscow | 2014–15 | Russian Second League | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Russian First League | 22 | 7 | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Russian First League | 26 | 11 | – | – | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 12 | |||
| 2018–19 | Russian First League | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Russian First League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 22 | ||
| Spartak Moscow | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 2 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Tosno (loan) | 2017–18 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| Tambov (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 21 | 8 | |
| Akhmat Grozny (loan) | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 3 | ||
| Sochi | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
| Kolkheti-1913 Poti | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 17 | 4 | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 210 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 236 | 44 | ||
- Appearances in the FNL Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club
- Tosno
International
- Russia U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2015 Runner-up
References
External links
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