Career
He is the younger brother of Spiro Malakellis. Recruited locally, Malakellis made nine appearances for Geelong in 1990, all in the second half of the season. He played only five games in 1991 and didn"t feature at all in the 1992 American Federation of Labor-Congress season.
Sydney secured his services in 1993 but he spent just one year at the club, before moving to South Australia and signing with Portuguese Adelaide.