Georgi Melkadze

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 PFC Sochi. He played mostly as a left winger earlier in his career.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Dzhemalovich and the family name is Melkadze.
Georgi Melkadze
Melkadze with Sochi in 2022
Personal information
Full name Georgi Dzhemalovich Melkadze
Date of birth (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Second striker
Team information
Current team
 PFC Sochi
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2014 FC Spartak Moscow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 FC Spartak-2 Moscow 70 (21)
2015–2022 FC Spartak Moscow 21 (0)
2017–2018 → FC Tosno (loan) 21 (0)
2019–2020 → FC Tambov (loan) 18 (7)
2020–2021 → FC Akhmat Grozny (loan) 19 (3)
2022– PFC Sochi 41 (7)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Club career

He made his debut in the Russian Professional Football League for FC Spartak-2 Moscow on 23 September 2014 in a game against FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo.[1]

He made his Russian Premier League debut for FC Spartak Moscow on 17 May 2015 in a game against PFC CSKA Moscow.[2]

On 5 June 2017, he joined the RPL newcomer FC 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 FC Tambov on loan for the 2019–20 season.[5]

On 14 August 2020, he was loaned to FC Akhmat Grozny for the 2020–21 season.[6]

On 25 January 2022, he signed with PFC Sochi.[7]

Career statistics
As of 27 November 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Spartak-2 Moscow 2014–15 PFL 71–––71
2015–16 FNL 227–––227
2016–17 2611––4[lower-alpha 1]13012
2018–19 132–––132
2019–20 20–––20
Total 70210000417422
Spartak Moscow 2014–15 RPL 2000––20
2015–16 4000––40
2016–17 00101[lower-alpha 2]0–20
2018–19 1001000–110
2019–20 20–1[lower-alpha 2]0–30
2021–22 30001[lower-alpha 2]0–40
Total 210203000260
Tosno (loan) 2017–18 RPL 21010––220
Tambov (loan) 2019–20 18700–3[lower-alpha 1]1218
Akhmat Grozny (loan) 2020–21 19350––243
Sochi 2021–22 12210––132
2022–23 14540––185
Total 267500000317
Career total 17538130307219840
  1. Appearances in the FNL Cup
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club
Tosno

International
Russia U19

References
  1. "Game Report by PFL". Russian Professional Football League. 23 September 2014.
  2. "Spartak v CSKA game report". Russian Premier League. 17 May 2015.
  3. ГЕОРГИЙ МЕЛКАДЗЕ – В «ТОСНО»! (in Russian). FC Tosno. 5 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. "Георгий Мелкадзе продлил контракт со "Спартаком"" [Georgi Melkadze extended Spartak contract] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 29 May 2019.
  5. "Мелкадзе будет выступать за "Тамбов" на правах аренды" [Melkadze will play for Tambov on loan] (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 2 September 2019.
  6. "Форвард Георгий Мелкадзе перешёл в "Ахмат"" (in Russian). FC Akhmat Grozny. 14 August 2020.
  7. "Георгий Мелкадзе – в 'Сочи"!" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 25 January 2022.
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