Óscar Melendo
Personal information
Full name Óscar Melendo Jiménez
Date of birth (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Granada
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2016 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Espanyol B 24 (1)
2017–2022 Espanyol 134 (3)
2022– Granada 48 (1)
International career
2019 Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:35, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Óscar Melendo Jiménez (born 23 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Granada.

Club career

Espanyol

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 the 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]

Melendo left Espanyol on 30 June 2022 as his contract was expiring, after failing to reach an agreement for a renewal. He played a total of 161 games, scoring six goals.[8]

Granada

On 6 August 2022, Melendo signed a one-year deal with Granada CF, recently relegated to the Segunda División.[9]

International career

On 20 March 2019, Melendo was called up by Catalonia for a friendly against Venezuela.[10] Five days later, he started in the 2–1 win at the Estadi Montilivi.[11]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2022[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol B 2016–17 Segunda División B 241–——241
Espanyol 2016–17 La Liga 11020——130
2017–18 18151——232
2018–19 32050——370
2019–20 24010102—352
2020–21 Segunda División 28210——292
2021–22 La Liga 21030——240
Total 1343171102—1616
Career total 1584171102—1857

Honours

Espanyol

Granada

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Óscar Melendo, hasta el 2018" [Óscar Melendo, until 2018] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Sebastian, Joel (21 August 2016). "Penalitzats d'entrada" [Penalised for starters]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Campos, Tomás (20 November 2016). "El Espanyol crece lejos de Cornellà" [Espanyol grow away from Cornellà]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Melendo renueva con el Espanyol hasta 2022" [Melendo renews with Espanyol until 2022]. Sport (in Spanish). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Espanyol stun Barcelona in Copa del Rey". The Express Tribune. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Williams, George (30 June 2022). "Melendo leaves Espanyol after 19 years as 'parrot'". Sports Finding. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Comunicado oficial | Óscar Melendo, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Óscar Melendo, new player of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "The stars who were given the green light to play for Catalonia". Marca. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Óscar Melendo at BDFutbol
  13. ↑ Óscar Melendo at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ Arenillas, Álvaro (27 May 2023). "Paco López no recuerda algo igual" [Paco López does not remember anything like this]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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