George Felix Robert Michel Melki (Arabic: جورج فيليكس روبير ميشيل ملكي, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ʒorʒ feˈli(ː)ks miˈʃe(ː)l ˈmelki, -ke]; born 23 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna, on loan from Swedish club AIK, and the Lebanon national team. A versatile player, Michel Melki can be deployed as either a centre-back, a defensive midfielder or, on occasion, an attacking midfielder.
After following his father's tracks playing at Syrianska for three years, Michel Melki moved to Turkish side Eskisehirspor in 2016. In 2018, he moved back to Sweden signing for AFC Eskilstuna and helped them gain promotion back to the Allsvenskan. In 2019 he transferred to Swedish champions AIK, who loaned him out to Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08 in 2021.
Born in Sweden, in 2018 Michel Melki opted to represent Lebanon at senior level, on account of having a Lebanese paternal grandfather. He played in all three group stage games for "the Cedars" at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup; he scored against North Korea and was named Man of the Match.
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