George Felix Robert Michel Melki (Arabic: جُورْج فِيلِيكْس رُوبِرْت مِيشِيل مَلَكِيّ, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ʒorʒ feˈli(ː)ks ˈmelki, -ke]; born 23 July 1994), known as Felix Michel Melki,[note 1] is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national team.
After following his father's tracks playing at Syrianska for three years, Michel Melki moved to Turkish side Eskişehirspor in 2016.
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.
At age seven Michel began his football career in the youth team of the Swedish side Syrianska FC, the club of the local Assyrian community.
[3] Michel Melki scored the decisive goal in a penalty shoot-out against AIK, in the semi-finals of the Svenska Cupen on 17 March.
[11] In the 2020 season, Michel Melki played all three Svenska Cupen group stage games, helping his side qualify for the quarter-finals.
[16] Michel Melki's first goal came on 22 August, scoring a backheel volley from a corner against GIF Sundsvall;[17] the game ended in a 3–1 defeat.
[2] On 17 January 2019, he scored the equaliser in an eventual 4–1 win against North Korea in the final group stage game, and was nominated Man of the Match for his performance.