Jason Mayélé

Jason Mayélé
Personal information
Full name Jason Nono Mayélé
Date of birth 4 January 1976
Place of birth Kinshasa, Zaire
Date of death 2 March 2002(2002-03-02) (aged 26)
Place of death Bussolengo, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1991–1993 Brunoy
1993–1999 LB Châteauroux 159 (32)
1999–2001 Cagliari 47 (1)
2001–2002 Chievo 10 (0)
National team
2000–2002 Congo DR 10 (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 the 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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