Óscar Melendo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Óscar Melendo Jiménez | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2016 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Espanyol B | 24 | (1) |
2017– | Espanyol | 118 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:08, 19 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2019 |
Óscar Melendo Jiménez (born 23 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a right winger.
Club career[]
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Melendo joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2003, aged six.[1] On 8 June 2016, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B,[2] and signed a three-year deal with the club on 20 July.[3]
Melendo appeared in his first professional match on 20 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UE Llagostera.[4] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 20 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hernán Pérez in the 1–0 away victory over Deportivo Alavés.[5]
On 1 February 2017, Melendo renewed his contract until 2022 and was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[6] On 17 January of the following year, he scored a late winner to help the hosts defeat FC Barcelona 1–0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.[7]
International career[]
On 20 March 2019, Melendo was called up by Catalonia for a friendly against Venezuela.[8] Five days later, he started in the 2–1 win at the Estadi Montilivi.[9]
Career statistics[]
- As of 6 November 2021[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Espanyol | 2016–17 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Total | 93 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 116 | 3 | |||
Espanyol B | Segunda División | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
Career total | 110 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 134 | 7 |
Honours[]
Espanyol
References[]
- ^ Martínez, Sergio (11 August 2016). "[Entrevista exclusiva] Melendo: "Mi intención siempre ha sido la de seguir... el Espanyol es el club de mis amores"" [[Exclusive interview] Melendo: "My intention has always been to remain... Espanyol is my beloved club"] (in Spanish). Jornada Previa. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Farrés, Héctor (8 June 2016). "El Espanyol B tendrá la magia de Óscar Melendo" [Espanyol B will have the magic of Óscar Melendo] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Óscar Melendo, hasta el 2018" [Óscar Melendo, until 2018] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Sebastian, Joel (21 August 2016). "Penalitzats d'entrada" [Penalised for starters]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Campos, Tomás (20 November 2016). "El Espanyol crece lejos de Cornellà" [Espanyol grow away from Cornellà]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Melendo renueva con el Espanyol hasta 2022" [Melendo renews with Espanyol until 2022]. Sport (in Spanish). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Espanyol stun Barcelona in Copa del Rey". The Express Tribune. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "The stars who were given the green light to play for Catalonia". Marca. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Rogé, Albert (25 March 2019). "Catalonia 2–1 Venezuela: Bojan and Puado help Gerard Lopez's side triumph at Montilivi". Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Óscar Melendo at Soccerway
- ^ "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
External links[]
- Óscar Melendo at BDFutbol
- Óscar Melendo at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish footballers
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- Catalonia international footballers