Jacob Melling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Steven Melling | ||
| Date of birth | April 4, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Modbury | |||
| 2010 | SASI | ||
| 2011 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Adelaide United | 9 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Para Hills (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Australia U-17 | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jacob Melling (born 4 April 1995) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for the Australian Under-17 national team, and will commence his professional career with A-League club Adelaide United in January 2012.
Biography
Melling attended Saint Paul's College, Gilles Plains. He was raised through the South Australian youth football setups of Modbury Jets and then the South Australian Sports Institute Football Program (SASI) before playing a key part in the South Australian side's championship win in the FFA State Institute Challenge in 2010.[1] Melling was named Player of the Tournament, and was offered a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program[2] where he then went on to form a mainstay in the heart of the Joeys midfield.
Adelaide United
On 18 March 2011, it was announced that Adelaide United had signed Melling on for his first professional club contract from the start of 2012.[3]
Melling made his first team debut as a 78th minute substitution in the Round 14 match against Melbourne Heart.[4]
Career statistics
(Current as of 17 February 2012)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Adelaide United | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
References
- ↑ "SASI takes out FFA State Institute Challenge in Canberra". Football Federation Australia. 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ "Highlights 2010" (PDF), SASI - Sports - Men's Football, SA Sports Institute, retrieved 2011-07-09, "Congratulations also go to Jacob Melling and Ben Garuccio who were offered AIS scholarships for 2011."
- ↑ "Rini Coolen's Season in Review". Adelaide United FC (A-League). 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
- ↑ "Reds halt Heart charge". A-League (Football Federation Australia). 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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