Óscar Melendo

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 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 30
Youth career
2003–2016 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Espanyol B 17 (1)
2016– Espanyol 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2017.

Óscar Melendo Jiménez (born 23 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a central midfielder.

Club career

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 Segunda División B,[2] and signed a three-year contract with the club on 20 July.[3]

Melendo made his senior debut on 20 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UE Llagostera. On 20 November he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Hernán Pérez in a 0–1 win at Deportivo Alavés.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "[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. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "El Espanyol B tendrá la magia de Óscar Melendo" [Espanyol B will have the magic of Óscar Melendo] (in Spanish). Vavel. 8 June 2016. 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. ↑ "El Espanyol crece lejos de Cornellà" [Espanyol grow away from Cornellà] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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