Levan Melkadze ( ka, ლევან მელქაძე, born 12 December 1979) is a

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. He has played for

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and

FC Dinamo Tbilisi FC Dinamo Tbilisi ( ka, დინამო თბილისი, ) is a Georgian professional football club based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that competes in the Erovnuli Liga, the top flight of Georgian football. Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the mo ...

. In the 2005 season Melkadze was the topscorer in the

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scoring 27 goals in 31 matches for

. The

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club

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bought him ahead of the 2006 season, but he did not impress and they released him from his contract the following summer. He subsequently joined Kazakhstani team

FC Shakhter Football Club Shakhter ( kk, "Шахтер" футбол клубы, Shakhter fýtbol klýby), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandı ; Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional footba ...

. He has 5 caps for the Georgian national team.

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* 1979 births Living people Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Siena FC SSD players FC Dinamo Tbilisi players Vålerenga Fotball players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Zestafoni players FC Sioni Bolnisi players Erovnuli Liga players Eliteserien players Kazakhstan Premier League players Georgia (country) men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Italy Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Norway Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Kazakhstan Men's association football forwards Place of birth missing (living people) {{Georgia-footy-bio-stub