# Beka Mikeltadze

Beka Mikeltadze (Georgian: ბექა მიქელთაძე; born 26 November 1997) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Montedio Yamagata.

## Club career

In 2018, after some successful seasons with Dinamo Tbilisi and Rustavi, Mikeltadze confirmed that some Russian clubs, including Orenburg and Lokomotiv Moscow were interested in signing him, however he moved to Cyprus and signed for Anorthosis Famagusta.
On 8 July 2019, he signed with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan. He made his debut for Rubin on 21 July 2019 as a half-time substitute in an away game against FC Dynamo Moscow and scored the winning goal in the 93rd minute to make the score 1–0.
On 11 February 2020, he joined Rotor Volgograd on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. On 21 June 2020, he re-signed with Rotor on a permanent basis.
On 19 February 2021, he moved to Greek club Xanthi.

### Newcastle Jets

On 6 July 2021, Mikeltadze signed a two-year deal with A-League Men club Newcastle Jets. Mikeltadze made his debut against Central Coast Mariners at the Newcastle International Sports Centre in a 2–1 defeat, where he played the entire match. In the following fixture against Western Sydney Wanderers, Mikeltadze scored his first goal for the club with a penalty kick in the 19th minute, slotting the ball past Tomás Mejías.
At the conclusion of the 2022–23 A-League season, Mikeltadze departed Newcastle after 50 appearances and 19 goals in all competitions.

### Gwangju FC

Mikeltadze moved to South Korean club Gwangju FC after departing Newcastle.

## International career

He made his debut for Georgia national football team on 15 November 2020 in a Nations League game against Armenia. He substituted Valerian Gvilia in the 80th minute.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 11 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Zestaponi | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2014–15 | Umaglesi Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2015–16 | Umaglesi Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2017 | Erovnuli Liga | 35 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 16 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | Total | Total | 47 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17 |
| Rustavi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Rotor Volgograd (loan) | 2019–20 | Russian National Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Rotor Volgograd | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Xanthi | 2020–21 | Super League Greece 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 13 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2022–23 | A-League Men | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 |
| Newcastle Jets | Total | Total | 47 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 19 |
| Gwangju FC | 2023 | K League 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 189 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 48 |

## Honours

Individual
* A-Leagues All Star: 2022