Nahum Melvin-Lambert

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Nahum Melvin-Lambert
Personal information
Full name Nahum Melvin-Lambert[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 19)[2]
Place of birth London, England
Height 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Reading
Number 39
Youth career
2017–2020 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Reading 0 (0)
2021 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 5 (1)
2021 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:12, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Nahum Melvin-Lambert (born 21 October 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship side Reading. He has previously spent time on loan at St Patrick's Athletic.

Career[]

Early life[]

Melvin-Lambert grew up in London and attended the Mossbourne Community Academy in Hackney and was on trial with Fulham in 2015.[4]

Reading[]

Melvin-Lambert signed for Reading's Academy in 2017, aged 14.[5] He made his senior debut for Reading on 5 September 2020 as a substitute for Lucas João in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Colchester United at the Madejski Stadium.[6] He made two further 2 appearances that season, a 1–0 loss at home to Luton Town in the following round of the EFL Cup on 15 September[7] and another 1–0 defeat against the same opposition, this time in the FA Cup at Kenilworth Road on 9 January 2021.[8] On 25 February 2021, Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022, before being sent out on loan.[9]

St Patrick's Athletic loans[]

On 25 February 2021, the same day that Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with Reading, he was sent out on loan to League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic until June 2021.[10] Upon signing he was given the number 9 shirt.[5] Due to the team's good start to the season, he had to wait until 9 April 2021 to make his debut for the club, coming off the bench in a 2–0 win over Derry City at Richmond Park.[11] Melvin-Lambert's next appearance came on 8 May, coming off the bench for an injury time cameo in the Dublin derby against Shamrock Rovers.[12] The first goal of his senior career came on 14 May 2021 when he came off the bench away to Drogheda United in the 79th minute and scored 3 minutes later.[13] Melvin-Lambert returned to his parent club in June at the end of his loan deal. Upon returning to Reading, Melvin-Lambert took part in pre-season training with the first team squad and featured in friendlies against Lincoln City,[14] West Ham United[15] and Charlton Athletic.[16] On 28 July 2021, Melvin-Lambert returned to St Patrick's Athletic on another loan, for the second half of the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[17] He made his first start for the club on 8 August 2021 and opened the scoring in a 4–1 win for his side away to Dundalk at Oriel Park.[18] He followed that up by scoring the winning goal 5 days later in a 2–1 victory over Waterford at Richmond Park.[19] On 28 November 2021 Melvin-Lambert was an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, receiving his first medal at senior level as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.[20]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 19 November 2021[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reading 2020–21[22] Championship 0 0 1 0 2 0 — 3 0
2021–22[23] 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 2 0 — 3 0
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 2021[23] League of Ireland Premier Division 5 1 — — — 5 1
St Patrick's Athletic (loan) 2021[23] 11 2 1 0 — — 12 2
Total 16 3 1 0 — — 17 3
Career total 16 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 3
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup & League of Ireland Cup

Honours[]

St Patrick's Athletic

References[]

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 23rd June 2020: Reading" (PDF). 23 June 2020. p. 23. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Nahum Melvin-Lambert - Forward - Under-23s - Reading FC". www.readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ "SoccerWiki.org". en.soccerwiki.org.
  4. ^ Freedman, Dan (1 July 2015). "The New Jamie Johnson? - Dan Freedman". danfreedman.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Profile:Nahum Melvin-Lambert". stpatsfc.com. St Patrick's Athletic F.C. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ Preston, Andy (5 September 2020). "Reading 3–1 Colchester United: Lucas Joao hat-trick sees Royals through to EFL Cup second-round". workingtonpaper.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Reading 0-1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Luton Town 1-0 Reading". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Melvin-Lambert puts pen to professional contract before sealing loan switch". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  10. ^ McDonnell, Daniel (25 February 2021). "St Pat's sign teenage English striker Nahum Melvin-Lambert on loan from Reading". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  11. ^ Donnelly, Dave (9 April 2021). "St Patrick's Athletic continue dream start to League of Ireland campaign". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  12. ^ "St Patrick's Athletic Vs Shamrock Rovers - SSE Airtricity League". SSE Airtricity League. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ Landy, Barry (15 May 2021). "Saints slip up as Drogheda move up to fourth in table". RTÉ. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Pre-season | Reading 1-0 Lincoln City".
  15. ^ FC, Reading. "Pre-season | Reading 0-3 West Ham". Reading FC.
  16. ^ "Reading - Charlton 1:1".
  17. ^ "MELVIN-LAMBERT RETURNS TO ST PATRICK'S ON LOAN". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Reading loanee on target as St Pat's put four goals past Dundalk".
  19. ^ "St Pat's end Waterford's five-game winning run to go level with Shamrock Rovers". 13 August 2021.
  20. ^ Leahy, Ed (28 November 2021). "Benson spot on as Saints beat Bohs to lift the FAI Cup" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  21. ^ Nahum Melvin-Lambert at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Nahum Melvin-Lambert in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  23. ^ a b c Nahum Melvin-Lambert at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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