Christos Melissis, ( gr, Χρήστος Μελίσσης; born 1 December 1982) is a

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player who played for Sudanese club

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. He has played in the past for Naoussa,

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club ( el, Πανσερραϊκός 1964), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greece, Greek Association football, football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and ...

, PAOK,

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

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Panthrakikos Panthrakikos Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Σ. Πανθρακικός) is a Greek football club based in Komotini, Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the 2008–09 season for the first tim ...

, Marítimo in Portugal and the

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. He usually plays as a center back but when called upon he is used as a right back or a defensive midfielder.

Playing career

He started his career in Naoussa, and then played for five years in

before attracting the interesting of PAOK. He was signed by PAOK Thessaloniki FC in January 2006 and has become an important first team player ever since. He scored his first goal for PAOK in a home game versus Aris FC in 2007. In the last games of the 2007–08 season he was named captain of the PAOK Thessaloniki FC squad, indicating his role for the years to come and rewarding his commitment. He is very good in air, with good technique. On 28 July 2008 he was transferred from PAOK to

for a fee of 2,000,000 € plus Filippos Darlas. He played in 11 games of the team's 2008–09 season but his appearances were not convincing and on 31 August 2009 he was loaned to AEL for one year, making a total of 29 appearances and scoring 1 goal. On 31 September 2010, Melissis completed a loan move to the

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Club Sport Marítimo, but failed to make a single appearance for the club. On 19 January 2011, he rejoined his old club Larissa on loan. After having not appeared in a single league game for Panathinaikos during the 2011–12 season, Melissis left the club after his contract ran out in June 2012. In summer 2013, Melissis signed a contract with

Olympiakos Volou 1937 F.C. Olympiacos Volos Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Α.Σ. Ολυμπιακός Βόλου 1937) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, Greece. They currently participating in the Gamma Ethniki. History In 1938 Olympiacos a ...

He made his debut against

Glyfada F.C. Athlitikos Omilos Glyfadas ( el, Α.Ο. Γλυφάδας), formerly Keravnos Glyfada, is a Greece, Greek Football (soccer), football club, based in Glyfada, Athens, currently competing in the second category of the EPS Athens (Ε.Π.Σ. Αθηνώ ...

and he scored his first goal against

Fostiras F.C. Fostiras Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Ο. Φωστήρας Ταύρου) is a Greek football club based in Tavros, a suburb of Athens, Greece. They play in the Gamma Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system. They played Alpha Et ...

in a 5–1 home win. In January 2015, he signed a 1,5-year contract with

returning to

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after a year. On 11 January 2015, he debuted with the club in a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 28 November 2015, he scored in a surprise away victory for Panthrakikos, its first at 2015-16 season against

helping his club to escape with a 2–1 win. On 24 June 2016, Melissis signed a one-year contract with Superleague side

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On 26 October 2017, Melissis signed a two-years contract with Sudanese club

International career

He was called to the

for the first time on 1 February 2008, and made his debut against the

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on 5 February. He was recalled to the national team for a friendly against

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and so on 19 May 2008, he earned his second cap coming on as a second-half substitute.

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