Dimitrios Melikiotis

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|fullname = Dimitrios Melikiotis

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|7|10}}

|birth_place = Veria, Greece

|height = {{height|m=1.76}}

|position = Forward

|currentclub = Keravnos Angelochoriou

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|youthyears1 = –2014

|youthclubs1 = Veria

|years1 = 2014–2016

|clubs1 = Veria

|caps1 = 12

|goals1 = 1

|years2 = 2017–2018

|clubs2 = AEK Athens

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2017–2018

|clubs3 = → Kerkyra (loan)

|caps3 = 2

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2018

|clubs4 = Volos

|caps4 = 9

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 2019–2020

|clubs5 = Veria

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|goals5 =

|years6 = 2020

|clubs6 = Episkopi

|caps6 = 0

|goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2021

|clubs7 = Iraklis

|caps7 = 7

|goals7 = 0

|years8 = 2021–2022

|clubs8 = Edessaikos

|caps8 =

|goals8 =

|years9 = 2022–

|clubs9 = Keravnos Angelochoriou

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|nationalyears1 = 2016–2017

|nationalteam1 = Greece U21

|nationalcaps1 = 7

|nationalgoals1 = 1

|pcupdate = 18 August 2020

|ntupdate = 20 December 2017

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Dimitrios Melikiotis ({{langx|el|Δημήτριος Μεληκιώτης}}; born 10 July 1996) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gamma Ethniki club Iraklis.

Club career

=Veria=

Melikiotis signed his professional contract on 6 February 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.24oresimathia.gr/index.php/athlitika/5253-o-17xronos-dimitris-melikiotis-epaggelmatias|script-title=el:Επαγγελματίας ποδοσφαιριστής ο Μελικιώτης!|trans-title=17-Year-old Melikiotis is a professional footballer!|language=el|date=6 February 2014|accessdate=15 January 2018}} So far he didn't make his official squad debut, though he was selected during 2013–14 season, three times as first team substitute. Despite his young age, he was selected by his current coach Georgios Georgiadis to join the team in there pre-season tour in Arnhem. He made his professional debut against PAS Giannina in a 2–0 away defeat.

=AEK Athens=

On 2 January 2017, Melikiotis signed a {{frac|4|1|2}}-year contract with AEK Athens.{{cite news|title=Υπόγραψε ο Μεληκιώτης|url=https://www.aekfc.gr/newsdetails/melikiotis-os-to-2021-49333.htm?lang=el&path=1268163684|website=www.aekfc.gr|language=el|date=2 January 2017|accessdate=15 January 2018}} On 25 January 2017 he made his debut for AEK in the Greek Cup and provided an assist to Anastasios Bakasetas in what would prove to be the only goal in the 1–0 away win against Levadiakos.

==Kerkyra (loan)==

On 16 August 2017 Melikiotis joined Kerkyra on a season-long loan.{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1124526/anakoinose-melikioti-i-kerkyra|script-title=el:Ανακοίνωσε Μεληκιώτη η Κέρκυρα!|trans-title=Kerkyra signs Melekiotis|date=16 August 2017|language=el|accessdate=15 January 2018}}

=Volos=

On 11 July 2018, he joined Volos on a three-year contract.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/football-league/article/1249330/anakoinose-melikioti-o-volos|title=Ανακοίνωσε Μεληκιώτη ο Βόλος

|access-date=2018-07-11|language=el}}

International career

On 4 October 2016, Antonis Nikopolidis head coach of Greece national under-21 football team called up Melikiotis for the first time ever in his career to the national team for the games against Hungary and Israel.{{cite news|date=4 October 2016|accessdate=15 January 2018|url=http://www.epo.gr/News.aspx?a_id=46820&NewsType=22&Competition=4481&Season=2000000083&Country=7&Round=2000000235|language=el|title=Εθνική Ελπίδων: Αλλαγές στο ρόστερ|publisher=Hellenic Football Federation}}