Alexander Michel Melki
{{Short description|Association football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = November 2019}}
{{Family name hatnote|Robert|Michel Melki|lang=Lebanese}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexander Michel Melki
| image = Alexander Michel Melki 20191201 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Michel Melki with Lebanon at the 2019 Asian Cup
| fullname = Robert Alexander Robert Michel Melki{{GSA player|robert-alexander-melki/28059|access-date=10 March 2021}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = {{Interlanguage link|Västertälje|lt=|sv|Västertälje|WD=}}, Södertälje, Sweden
| height = 1.83 m{{Cite web |title=AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup/Squad_Lists/AFC-Asian-Cup-2023%E2%84%A2-Qatar-Squad-Lists.pdf |access-date=4 January 2022 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |page=13}}
| position = Centre-back, right-back
| currentclub = Nordic United
| clubnumber = 22
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Syrianska FC
| years1 = 2011–2017
| clubs1 = Syrianska FC
| caps1 = 99
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = AFC Eskilstuna
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2021
| clubs3 = Al-Khor
| caps3 = 34
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = Al-Shahania
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2022
| clubs5 = AFC Eskilstuna
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = Nordic United
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = Ansar
| caps7 = 19
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Nordic United
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2024
| nationalteam3 = Lebanon
| nationalcaps3 = 29
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 15:19, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 30 January 2024
}}
Robert Alexander Robert Michel Melki ({{langx|ar|رُوبِرْت أَلِكْسَنْدَر رُوبِرْت مِيشِيل مَلَكِيّ}}, {{IPA|apc-LB|ˈroːbert ʔalekˈsander ˈmelki, -ke}}; born 14 November 1992), known as Alexander Michel Melki,{{NoteTag|Known as Alexander Michel in Sweden, or Robert Melki ({{langx|ar|روبير ملكي}}) in Arabic.}} is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Swedish club Nordic United. A centre-back at the club level, Michel Melki is mainly deployed as a right-back at the international level.{{Cite web|url=https://lebfootballreview.com/2019/01/09/the-final-23-who-are-they/|title=The final 23: who are they?|date=9 January 2019|website=Lebanese Football Review|language=en|access-date=26 July 2019}}
Swedish by birth, Michel Melki represented them at youth level before also acquiring Lebanese nationality through his grandfather on his father's side.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/how-diaspora-footballers-came-together-under-the-lebanese-flag-23404|title=How diaspora footballers came together under the Lebanese flag|website=TRT World|access-date=14 March 2019}} He decided to switch allegiance to Lebanon and made his senior international debut in 2018. After following his father's tracks playing at Syrianska for six years, Michel Melki moved to AFC Eskilstuna in 2017, helping them gain promotion back to the Allsvenskan the following season. In 2019 he moved to Qatar, joining Al-Khor before moving to Al-Shahania in 2021. Michel Melki returned to Sweden, playing for AFC Eskilstuna in 2022 and Nordic United in 2023. He joined Ansar in Lebanon ahead of the 2023–24 season.
Born in Sweden, Michel Melki represented his native country at under-19 and under-21 levels before switching allegiance to Lebanon in 2018. He took part in the AFC Asian Cup in 2019 and 2023.
Club career
= Syrianska =
File:Alexander Michel A 58 2086.jpg in 2013]]
Alexander Michel started his career at Syrianska.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} His personal debut in the first team and in the Allsvenskan took place on 20 June 2011 at the age of 18, with his team being defeated 3–0 against Djurgården.{{Cite web|url=http://www.svenskfotboll.se/serier/allsvenskan/|title=Allsvenskan SvFF - Svensk fotboll|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv|access-date=2019-01-02}} During that season he made a total of 10 league appearances.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}} In 2012 he found further space, with 23 appearances of which 18 as a starter.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
Exactly two years after his debut in the Swedish championship, on 20 June 2013 Michel seriously damaged the cruciate ligament of his left knee during a home match against Malmö FF.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/alexander-michel-kna--skadad-ar-inte-bra/|title=Alexander Michel knä- skadad: "Är inte bra" {{!}} Allsvenskan {{!}} Expressen|website=www.expressen.se|date=21 June 2013 |language=sv|access-date=2019-01-02}} The injury forced him to stay out of action for a year, with his next official match being played on 25 June 2014 in the Superettan.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
Having recovered from the injury, in July 2015 Michel broke the same cruciate ligament damaged two years earlier forcing him to finish the season in advance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/superettan/tunga-beskedet-for-syrianska---nyckelspelare-borta-aret-ut/|title=Tunga beskedet för Syrianska - nyckelspelare borta året ut|website=fotbollskanalen|language=sv|access-date=2019-01-02}} His last year at Syrianska was in 2016, with 25 league appearances in the league.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
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= AFC Eskilstuna =
After the expiration of his contract with Syrianska,{{Cite web|url=https://www.lt.se/artikel/superettan/framtiden-oklar-for-alex-michel-hoppas-pa-flytt-i-vinter-behover-en-liten-nytandning|title=Framtiden oklar för Alex Michel – hoppas på flytt i vinter: "Behöver en liten nytändning"|date=2016-12-25|website=lt.se|language=sv|access-date=2019-01-02}} Michel carried out trials with Hammarby and Djurgården in January 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/2017/01/24/efter-hammarby-test-nu-tranar-michel-med-djurgarden/|title=Efter Hammarby-test - nu tränar Michel med Djurgården -FotbollDirekt|website=www.fotbolldirekt.se|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423165426/http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/2017/01/24/efter-hammarby-test-nu-tranar-michel-med-djurgarden/|archive-date=23 April 2017|url-status=dead}} A few weeks later, he signed a two-year contract with Allsveskan side AFC Eskilstuna.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/afc-eskilstuna-varvar-alexander-michel/|title=AFC Eskilstuna värvar Alexander Michel|website=www.expressen.se|date=10 March 2017 |language=sv|access-date=2019-01-02}}{{Cite web|url=http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/76411|title=Fotbolltransfers.com - Officiellt: Alexander Michel klar för AFC Eskilstuna|website=fotbolltransfers.com|access-date=2019-01-02}}
In his first season in the club, Alexander played 23 games in the Allsvenskan coming last in the league. The following season, relegated to the Superettan, he played 29 league games as well as both play-off games to promote his team back to the first division.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/information/?scr=result&fmid=4104290|title=Athletic Eskilstuna v IF Brommapojkarna|website=svenskfotboll.se|access-date=23 January 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/cuper-och-serier/spelprogramresultat/?scr=result&fmid=4104296|title=IF Brommapojkarna v Athletic Eskilstuna|website=svenskfotboll.se|access-date=23 January 2019}}
=Al-Khor=
On 23 January 2019, during the winter transfer window, Alkass Sports Channels officially announced the signing of Michel Melki to Qatar Stars League side Al-Khor until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/alkasschannel/status/1088108026085556224|title=خاص للكاس: المدافع اللبناني روبرت ميشيل ميلكي وقع رسميا لنادي #الخور حتى نهاية الموسمpic.twitter.com/zBmCmSixZD|last=الكاس|first=قنوات|date=2019-01-23|website=@alkasschannel|language=ar|access-date=2019-01-23}}{{Cite web|url=http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=6379|title=روبرت ملكي رسميا الى الخور القطري|last=Lebanon|first=Football|website=football-lebanon.com|access-date=2019-01-23}} In his first season, in 2018–19, Michel Melki played seven league games, and helped his side avoid relegation by finishing 10th in the league.{{Cite web|title=Summary - Stars League - Qatar - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/qatar/stars-league/20182019/regular-season/r47001/|access-date=2020-08-31|website=us.soccerway.com}}
During the 2019–20 season, Michel Melki played 20 of the 22 regular season games as a starter, missing two games due to injury, and provided two assists.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-31|title=Lebanese Players Abroad: August 2020, Week 4|url=https://www.falebanon.com/lebanese-players-abroad-august-2020-week-4-2/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-08-31|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919161704/https://www.falebanon.com/lebanese-players-abroad-august-2020-week-4-2/ |archive-date=19 September 2020 }} As Al-Khor finished in 11th place, they played the relegation play-off game against Qatari Second Division side Al-Markhiya.{{Cite web|title=Summary - Stars League - Qatar - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/qatar/stars-league/20192020/regular-season/r52337/|access-date=2020-08-31|website=us.soccerway.com}} They won the encounter 2–0 after extra time, and avoided relegation once again.{{Cite web|title=Summary - Play-offs 1/2 - Qatar - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/qatar/play-offs-12/2020/s17241/final-stages/|access-date=2020-08-31|website=us.soccerway.com}}
Michel Melki finished runner-up with Al-Khor in the 2020–21 Qatar Stars Cup, featuring in the final against eventual winners Al-Rayyan.{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2020-11-23|title=Lebanese Players Abroad: November 2020, week 4|url=https://www.falebanon.com/lebanese-players-abroad-november-2020-week-4/|access-date=2020-11-23|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}} After playing seven games during the season, his contract was terminated on 20 February 2021.{{Cite web|title=الخور يفسخ عقد ملكي|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2536|access-date=2021-02-20|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en}}
= Al-Shahania =
Michel Melki joined Qatari Second Division side Al-Shahania,{{Cite web|date=2021-02-27|title=ملكي قريب من الشحانية|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1007168|access-date=2021-02-27|website=كووورة}}{{Cite web|last=Abou Diab|first=Rami|date=28 February 2021|title=Alex Melki stays in Qatar|url=https://www.falebanon.com/alex-melki-stays-in-qatar/|url-status=live|access-date=28 February 2021|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228101148/https://www.falebanon.com/alex-melki-stays-in-qatar/ |archive-date=28 February 2021 }} making his debut in the 2020–21 season on 27 February 2021, in a 2–0 win against Muaither.{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2021-03-01|title=Lebanese Players Abroad: February 2021, Week 4|url=https://www.falebanon.com/lebanese-players-abroad-february-2021-week-4/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}} After playing five games in the regular season, helping his side finish in second place, Michel Melki played against his former side Al-Khor in the promotion play-offs, losing 3–1 and remaining in the Second Division.{{Cite web|last=Abou Diab|first=Rami|date=2021-05-10|title=Lebanese Players Abroad: May 2021, Week 1|url=https://www.falebanon.com/26918/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-11|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511014241/https://www.falebanon.com/26918/ |archive-date=11 May 2021 }} He scored his only goal for Al-Shahania on 26 February 2022, during the 2021–22 season, in a 5–1 league win against Al-Waab.{{Cite web |title=الشحانية يحقق فوزاً كبيراً على الوعب بخمسة أهداف مقابل هدف |url=https://www.alshahania.qa/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%8a%d8%ad%d9%82%d9%82-%d9%81%d9%88%d8%b2%d8%a7%d9%8b-%d9%83%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8b-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%88%d8%b9%d8%a8-%d8%a8/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |language=ar}}
= Return to Sweden =
On 8 August 2022, Michel Melki returned to his former club in Sweden AFC Eskilstuna, reuniting with his brother Felix; he signed a contract until the end of the 2022 Superettan season.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-08 |title=Alex Michel är klar för AFC! |url=https://www.afc-eskilstuna.se/news/alex-michel-%C3%A4r-klar-f%C3%B6r-afc |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=AFC Eskilstuna}} On 23 February 2023, he moved to Nordic United in the Ettan Fotboll, the third tier of Swedish football.{{Cite Instagram|postid=CpAa93-D-75|user=unitedfcnordic|title=Den libanesiska landslagsmannen Alexander Michel har skrivit på för United.|date=23 February 2023|author=Nordic United FC|language=sv}}
= Ansar =
On 6 July 2023, Lebanese Premier League club Ansar announced the signing of Michel Melki ahead of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web |title=أليكس روبيرت ملكي ينضم للأنصار استعدادا للموسم الكروي |url=https://ajwaapress.com/?p=107301 |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=أجواء برس |language=ar}}
International career
File:Lebanon v North Korea, 19 November 2019 03.jpg against North Korea in 2019]]
Michel Melki represented Sweden internationally at under-19 and under-21 level.{{SvFF player|id=28703ca1-480c-4167-be44-1a451efc63d7}}
In 2018, Michel Melki acquired a Lebanese passport due to his origins, making him eligible for the Lebanon national team.{{Cite news|date=2018-11-08|title=The Lebanon squad to face Uzbekistan and Australia has been named.|language=en-US|work=YOUR HOME OF NEWS|url=https://falebanon.com/the-lebanon-squad-to-face-uzbekistan-and-australia-has-been-named/|access-date=2018-11-08}} He made his international debut for Lebanon on 15 November 2018, playing the whole 90 minutes in a goalless draw against Uzbekistan.{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=Uzbekistan vs. Lebanon (0:0)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21156/Uzbekistan_Lebanon.html|access-date=2019-01-02|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en}} Michel Melki was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, alongside his brother Alexander, one month later.{{Cite web |title=AC2019 Final Squads |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/f/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-complete-squad-lists |access-date=25 June 2022 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |page=19}}
On his 27th birthday, on 14 November 2019, Michel Melki played the whole 90 minutes in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier match against South Korea.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-asian-cup/news/md5-group-h-lebanon-0-0-korea-republic|title=MD5 - Group H: Lebanon 0-0 Korea Republic|website=www.the-afc.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-15}} Lebanon held on to a 0–0 draw, with Michel Melki neutralizing Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min;{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/11/14/mane-carries-strong-fpl-form-onto-the-international-stage|title=Mane carries strong FPL form onto the international stage|last=Rigga|first=Skonto|date=2019-11-14|website=Fantasy Football Scout|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-15}} he was widely regarded as the Man of the Match by Lebanese fans.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/11/14/tottenham-son-heung-min-mocked-by-lebanon-fans/|title=Tottenham Hotspur ace Son Heung-min mocked by Lebanon fans after South Korea stalemate|last=Labellarte|first=Giuseppe|date=2019-11-14|website=HITC|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}
In December 2023, Michel Melki was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.{{cite web |title=منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا|trans-title=The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup|url=https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/Asian_cup23-squad-list.php|publisher=Lebanese Football Association|date=30 December 2023|access-date=30 December 2023|language=ar}}
Personal life
Michel Melki was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother, Carina, and a Assyrian father, Robert, who played for Syrianska, a Swedish club founded by Assyrian immigrants.{{Cite web |title=Alexander Michel är redo för nästa steg {{!}} Matchdax |url=http://matchdax.se/allsvenskan/alexander-michel-%C3%A4r-redo-f%C3%B6r-n%C3%A4sta-steg?page=992 |access-date=2019-01-02 |website=matchdax.se |language=sv}} He has a younger brother, Felix, who also plays football.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-02 |title=AFC Asian Cup 2019: Brothers competing in the continental tournament |url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-asian-cup/1010112/afc-asian-cup-2019-brothers-competing-in-the-continental-tournament/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102193512/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-asian-cup/1010112/afc-asian-cup-2019-brothers-competing-in-the-continental-tournament/ |archive-date=2 January 2019 |access-date=2019-01-02 |website=FOX Sports Asia |language=en-US}}
In an interview with Aftonbladet, Alexander mentioned that despite their Assyrian roots, the two brothers' connection to Lebanon is through their grandfather, George Michel Melki, who lived there before moving to Sweden in 1967 as one of the first refugees from the Middle East to Sweden.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-04 |title=Niva möter tre svenska spelare – redo för Asiatiska mästerskapen |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/vmomAL |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}} Two of their father's sisters were born in Lebanon.
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 16 October 2022}}{{Soccerway|193849|access-date=16 October 2022}}{{FA Lebanon|16500|access-date=16 October 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{Efn|Includes Svenska Cupen, Emir of Qatar Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{Efn|Includes Qatari Stars Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7" |Syrianska
|2011 |10 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2012
|Allsvenskan |23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2013
|Allsvenskan |12 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 12 | 2 | ||||
| 2014
|15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2015
|Superettan |14 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2016
|Superettan |25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{Efn|Appearances in Superettan relegation play-outs|name=suprel}} | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!99 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3" |AFC Eskilstuna
|2017 |Allsvenskan |23 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2018
|Superettan |29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 2{{Efn|Appearances in Allsvenskan promotion play-offs|name=allpro}} | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4" |Al-Khor
|7 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|Qatar Stars League |20 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in Qatar Stars League relegation play-outs|name=qatrel}} | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Qatar Stars League |7 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3" |Al-Shahania
|5 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3{{Efn|Two appearances in Qatar FA Cup, one appearance in Qatari Second Division promotion play-offs|name=}} | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Qatari Second Division |11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4{{Efn|Three appearances in Qatar FA Cup, one appearance in Qatari Second Division Cup}} | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
| AFC Eskilstuna
|2022 |Superettan |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 9 | 0 | |||
| Nordic United
|2023 |14 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!224 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6 |
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= International =
{{Updated|match played 22 January 2024}}{{NFT player|72529|access-date=1 February 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="7" |Lebanon
|2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!29 | 0 |
Honours
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|http://alexmichel22.com/}}
- [https://www.lagstatistik.se/player?playerId=492 Alexander Michel Melki] at Lagstatistik
- {{SvFF player|id=28703ca1-480c-4167-be44-1a451efc63d7|fid=365841|pid=7131}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141015142929/http://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?fplid=365841 archive 1], [https://web.archive.org/web/20170902010625/https://www.svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=7131 archive 2])
- {{Goalzz|144630}}
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Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Category:Lebanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar