Miguel Alberto Mellado (born 18 March 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for AEL Limassol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Alberto Mellado | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Río Negro, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AEL Limassol | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chacarita Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2020 | Chacarita Juniors | 162 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Deportivo Merlo (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | → OFI (loan) | 42 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | OFI | 104 | (3) |
| 2024– | AEL Limassol | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:10, 31 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editChacarita Juniors
editMellado started his career with Chacarita Juniors.[1][3] He made his debut in Primera B Metropolitana on 1 September 2012 in a 1–3 win away to Tristán Suárez.[1] On 27 October, he scored his first professional goal at home to Brown.[1] In total, Mellado played twenty-six times during 2012–13.[1] From January 2014, across the next six seasons, Mellado scored two goals in one hundred and twenty appearances as the club rose from the third tier to the Argentine Primera División.[1]
Deportivo Merlo loan
editMellado was loaned out for the first part of 2013–14 to fellow Primera B Metropolitana club Deportivo Merlo, he went onto play seventeen times for Merlo before returning to Chacarita.[4][5]
OFI loan
editIn July 2018, Mellado joined newly promoted Super League Greece side OFI on loan for one year.[6] On 14 June 2019, OFI announced that Mellado's loan had been extended by an additional year.[7] The Greek club also held a buy-out clause for the summer of 2020, for a reported sum of around €200,000.[7] In two years with OFI, Mellado made forty-eight appearances and scored one goal; versus Aris on 24 August 2019, in a season that ended with UEFA Europa League qualification - twelve months after the club narrowly avoided relegation via the play-offs.[1]
OFI
editIn August 2020, OFI completed the permanent signing of Mellado.[1] He made his continental competition debut on 17 September, featuring for the full duration of the club's loss to Apollon Limassol in the Europa League second qualifying round.[1] He scored his first goal of 2020–21 on 18 October versus Panathinaikos.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 January 2021.[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chacarita Juniors | 2012–13 | Primera B Metropolitana | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 162 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 168 | 3 | ||||
| Deportivo Merlo (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Metropolitana | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| OFI (loan) | 2018–19 | Super League Greece | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| OFI | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Career total | 249 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 264 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Super League Greece play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Miguel Mellado profile". Soccerway. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Mellado". World Football. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Miguel Mellado profile". Chacarita Juniors. 20 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Mellado a Deportivo Merlo". Mundo Ascenso. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Miguel Mellado profile". BDFA. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Παίκτης του ΟΦΗ μας και ο 25χρονος αμυντικός μέσος Miguel Mellado". OFI Crete F.C. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ a b "ΟΦΗ: Ανανέωσε το δανεισμό του Μεγιάδο". gazzetta. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
External links
edit- Miguel Mellado at Soccerway