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 14
Youth career
2003–2016 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Espanyol B 24 (1)
2016– Espanyol 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2018

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 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 a 1–0 win at 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]

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. ↑ "Penalitzats d'entrada" [Penalised for starters]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "El Espanyol crece lejos de Cornellà" [Espanyol grow away from Cornellà]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 November 2016. 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.
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