Beka Mikeltadze
 Mikeltadze in 2023
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| 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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gwangju FC | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2023 | Newcastle Jets | 47 | (19) |
| 2023– | Gwangju FC | 10 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2023 ‡ 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 Gwangju FC and the Georgia national team.
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.
On 8 July 2019, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan. 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.
On 11 February 2020, he joined Rotor Volgograd on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 21 June 2020, he re-signed with Rotor on a permanent basis.
On 19 February 2021, he moved to Greek club Xanthi.
Newcastle Jets
On 6 July 2021, Mikeltadze signed a two-year-deal with A-League Men club Newcastle Jets. Mikeltadze made his debut against Central Coast Mariners at the Newcastle International Sports Centre in a 2-1 defeat, where he played the entire match. In the following fixture against Western Sydney Wanderers, Mikeltadze scored his first goal for the club with a penalty kick in the 19th minute, slotting the ball past Tomás Mejías.
At the conclusion of the 2022-23 A-League season, Mikeltadze departed Newcastle after 50 appearances and 19 goals in all competitions.
Gwangju FC
Mikeltadze moved to South Korean club Gwangju FC after departing Newcastle.
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zestafoni | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 16 | |||
| Total | 47 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17 | ||
| Rustavi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| Rubin Kazan | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian National Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Rotor Volgograd | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Xanthi | 2020–21 | Super League Greece 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | 24 | 13 | |||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 19 | ||
| Gwangju FC | 2023 | K League 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 189 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 48 | ||
Honours
Individual