Nikos Melissas (; born 24 February 1993) is a Greek professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Cypriot First Division
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club
Nea Salamina
Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta () is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis, Cyprus, Salamis (or Salamina), an ancient city near present- ...
.
Career
PAOK
Loan moves
On 10 August 2017, Melissas was given on loan to
newly promoted side
Lamia
Lamia (; ), in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon".
In the earliest myths, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with ...
.
On 7 June 2018, his loan was extended by an additional year.
On 24 June 2019, he signed a new contract with
PAOK
PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
, running until the summer of 2022.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Greek men's footballers
Super League Greece players
Football League (Greece) players
PAOK FC players
PAS Lamia 1964 players
Panetolikos F.C. players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Footballers from Florina
21st-century Greek sportsmen