Felix Michel Melki

Syrianska

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. Starting from 2013, he played in the first team and made some sporadic appearances in the league and domestic cup. He only began to establish himself as a starter in the 2016 season, making 10 league appearances.

Eskişehirspor

In August 2016 he moved to the TFF First League side Eskişehirspor. Michel played 10 league matches for the Turkish club.

AFC Eskilstuna

In March 2018 Michel signed for Superettan side AFC Eskilstuna, where he would be reunited with his brother Alexander. He made his debut on 24 April, as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–0 win to Helsingborgs IF. In his first season, he made 21 league appearances and one cup appearance; he helped his side gain promotion to the Allsvenskan through the play-offs. In the 2019 season, he started in 13 league and cup matches. Michel Melki scored the decisive goal in a penalty shoot-out against AIK, in the semi-finals of the Svenska Cupen on 17 March. He played the whole 90 minutes in the final, where they lost 3–0 to BK Häcken on 30 May.

AIK

On 25 July 2019, Allsvenskan champions AIK announced the signing of Michel on a three-year deal. He made his league debut on 27 July 2019 as an attacking midfielder, in a 2–0 away win against IK Sirius. On 18 August 2019, Michel was placed as a striker against Kalmar, losing 2–1 at home. With eight…

In 2018, Michel Melki acquired a Lebanese citizenship due to his family's origins being from Lebanon, making him eligible for the Lebanon national team. He made his international debut for Lebanon on 15 November 2018, playing the whole 90 minutes in a goalless draw against Uzbekistan. Michel Melki was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, alongside his brother Alexander, one month later. 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. In December 2023, Michel Melki was initially included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. However, he withdrew injured in January 2024 before the competition and was replaced by Khalil Khamis.

A versatile defensive-minded player, Michel Melki can mainly be deployed as either a centre-back or a defensive midfielder. His main characteristics are his physicality and his ball-winning capabilities. While at AIK, Michel Melki was also used as an attacking midfielder.

Michel Melki was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother, Carina, and an Assyrian father, Robert, who played for Syrianska, a Swedish club founded by Assyrian immigrants. He has an older brother, Alexander, who also plays football. 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. Two of their father's sisters were born in Lebanon.