Merab Sharikadze (Georgian: მერაბ შარიქაძე; born 17 May 1993) is a Georgian professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Super Cup club Black Lion and captains the Georgia national team.

Merab Sharikadze began rugby in Tbilisi with the club 'Academia'.

He made his full international debut on the 21 February 2012 against Spain, aged only 18, the 7th youngest player to be capped by Georgia.

Sharikadze signed to another Pro D2 side, Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne and joined them during the summer 2014.

At international level, the inside centre played his first game against a Tier1 nation in November 2014, against Ireland at Aviva Stadium.