Jason Mayélé

Jason Mayélé
Personal information
Full nameJason Nono Mayélé
Date of birth4 January 1976
Place of birthKinshasa, Zaire
Date of death2 March 2002 (aged 26)
Place of deathBussolengo, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1993Brunoy
1993–1999LB Châteauroux159(32)
1999–2001Cagliari47(1)
2001–2002Chievo10(0)
National team
2000–2002Congo DR10(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jason Nono Mayélé (4 January 1976 — 2 March 2002) was a footballer from Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Career

Mayélé played as a striker or winger and was a member of the Chievo team that qualified for Europe in their first Serie A season which he was signed in October. He had represented his country at the African Cup of Nations. Previously he had played for Cagliari in Italy and LB Châteauroux in France.

Death

He was only 26 years old when he died in a car accident. His car collided with another while Mayélé was attempting to catch the Chievo team bus for a match against Parma. He was taken to hospital in Verona by helicopter, but he died of his wounds.

Since his death, his shirt number of 30 has been retired in his honour by Chievo.

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