Beka Mikeltadze
 Mikeltadze with Rubin Kazan in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Beka Mikeltadze | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutaisi, Georgia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Zugdidi | ||
| 2013–2014 | Zestafoni | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Zestafoni | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 47 | (16) |
| 2018 | Rustavi | 13 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 23 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Rubin Kazan | 11 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Rotor Volgograd | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Xanthi | 17 | (3) |
| 2021– | Newcastle Jets | 5 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Georgia U17 | 15 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Georgia U19 | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Georgia U21 | 13 | (5) |
| 2020– | Georgia | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Beka Mikeltadze (Georgian: ბექა მიქელთაძე; born 26 November 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Australian club Newcastle Jets.
Club career[]
In 2018, after some successful seasons with Dinamo Tbilisi and Rustavi, Mikeltadze confirmed that some Russian clubs, including Orenburg and Lokomotiv Moscow were interested in signing him, however he moved to Cyprus and signed for Anorthosis Famagusta.[1][2]
On 8 July 2019, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan.[3] He made his debut for Rubin on 21 July 2019 as a half-time substitute in an away game against FC Dynamo Moscow and scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute to make the score 1–0.[4]
On 11 February 2020, he joined Rotor Volgograd on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[5] On 21 June 2020, he re-signed with Rotor on a permanent basis.[6]
On 19 February 2021, he moved to Greek club Xanthi.[7]
On 22nd December 2021, he was linked with a move to Leeds United. A swap deal including Eunon O’Kane, was also on the table to form part of the deal.
International career[]
He made his debut for Georgia national football team on 15 November 2020 in a Nations League game against Armenia. He substituted Valerian Gvilia in the 80th minute.[8]
References[]
- ^ "ბექა მიქელთაძე - დასამალი არაა, რომ ჩემით "ორენბურგი" დაინტერესდა" [Beka Mikeltadze confirmed interest from Orenburg] (in Georgian). First Channel (Georgian TV channel). 17 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "ბექა მიქელთაძე: მთავარია მწვრთნელის ნდობა... რა შეიცვალა მიქელთაძისთვის კვიპროსში გადასვლით" [What has changed in Beka Mikeltadze's career after his transfer to Cyprus] (in Georgian). Sports newspaper Lelo. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Бека Микелтадзе – В "Рубине"" [Beka Mikeltadze in Rubin] (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Game Report by RFPL" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Микелтадзе И Кипиани Продолжат Карьеру В "Роторе"" (Press release) (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 11 February 2020.
- ^ ""Ротор" приступил к тренировкам" (in Russian). FC Rotor Volgograd. 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Ανακοινωση" (in Greek). Xanthi.
- ^ "Georgia v Armenia game report". UEFA. 15 November 2020.
External links[]
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Kutaisi
- Living people
- Footballers from Georgia (country)
- Georgia (country) youth international footballers
- Georgia (country) under-21 international footballers
- Georgia (country) international footballers
- Expatriate footballers from Georgia (country)
- Association football midfielders
- FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- FC Rubin Kazan players
- FC Rotor Volgograd players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Russian Premier League players