Beka Mikeltadze ( ka, ბექა მიქელთაძე; born 26 November 1997) is a Georgian professional

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who plays as a

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for

Montedio Yamagata is a Japanese people, Japanese professional association football club based in Tendo, Yamagata. The club currently playing in J2 League, the Japanese second tier of professional football. Name origin Montedio is a coined word combining the I ...

Club career

In 2018, after some successful seasons with

Dinamo Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi is a sports club from Tbilisi, Georgia (country), Georgia. It was founded in 1925. Among its highest honors, is the European trophy earned by its Association football, football team which won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1981, beating ...

and

Rustavi Rustavi ( ka, რუსთავი ) is a city in the southeast of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli and southeast of capital Tbilisi. It has a population of 127,154 (January 2024), making it the third most populous city in Georgia. Its eco ...

, Mikeltadze confirmed that some Russian clubs, including

Orenburg Orenburg (, ), formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately southeast of Moscow. Orenburg is close to the ...

and

Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

were interested in signing him, however he moved to Cyprus and signed for

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta (), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Famagusta multi-sport club founded in 1911 in Varosha, Famagusta.

. On 8 July 2019, he signed with

Russian Premier League The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Russian football league system. It was establis ...

club

FC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (; ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the Russian Premier League. Founded 1958 in Russia, in 1958, Rubin played its first-ever top flight season in 2003 Russia ...

. He made his debut for Rubin on 21 July 2019 as a half-time substitute in an away game against

FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', , ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footba ...

and scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute to make the score 1–0. On 11 February 2020, he joined

Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd () is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League, and are the largest and best supported Volgograd club. ...

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

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Newcastle Jets

On 6 July 2021, Mikeltadze signed a two-year deal with

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club

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australi ...

. Mikeltadze made his debut against

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...

at the

Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle International Sports Centre, currently known as McDonald Jones Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle, Australia. The ground is home to the Newcastle Knight ...

in a 2–1 defeat, where he played the entire match. In the following fixture against

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...

, Mikeltadze scored his first goal for the club with a

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in the 19th minute, slotting the ball past

Tomás Mejías Tomás Mejías Osorio (born 30 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Real Madrid Mejías was born in Madrid. In 2001, aged 12, he joined local Real Madrid's youth academy from neighbouring ama ...

. 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 Gwangju FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Gwangju that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. They joined the K League in the 2011 season. History Gwangju FC was founded in December 2010, b ...

after departing Newcastle.

Montedio Yamagata

On 23 December 2024, Mikeltadze was announced at Montedio Yamagata.

International career

He made his debut for

Georgia national football team The Georgia national football team ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, tr) represents Georgia (country), Georgia in men's international association football, foo ...

on 15 November 2020 in a Nations League game against

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. He substituted

Valerian Gvilia Valerian "Vako" Gvilia ( ka, ვალერიან "ვაკო" გვილია, ; ; born 24 May 1994) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dinamo Tbilisi. He also has Ukrainian citizenship. Besides Ukraine ...

in the 80th minute.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * A-Leagues All Star:

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