Yaya Meledje
Meledje Djedjan Omnibes (born 25 September 1997), known as Yaya Meledje, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Beroe Stara Zagora.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Meledje Djedjan Omnibes | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | San-Pédro, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Beroe Stara Zagora | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aspire Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Septemvri Sofia | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Botev Plovdiv | 37 | (0) |
| 2018 | Septemvri Sofia | 21 | (0) |
| 2019– | Beroe | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2020 | |||
Career
Septemvri Sofia
In January 2016, Meledje joined Bulgarian Third League club Septemvri Sofia.
Botev Plovdiv
In July 2016, after a successful trial period, Meledje signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian First League side Botev Plovdiv. He made his debut for Botev in a match against Ludogorets Razgrad on 6 August 2016.[1] On 17 November 2016, Meledje signed an extension to his contract, which would have kept him with the club until 2018.[2] On 24 May 2017, he played for Botev in the Bulgarian Cup Final, helping his team to win the Bulgarian Cup for first time in 36 years. [3]
Meledje marked a good start of the season 2017–18, being chosen for the best eleven for the second round in First League.[4] In the beginning of September Meledje was close to transfer in the Israeli Premier League, but the transfer failed after the transfer window was closed before any agreement. [5]
Return to Septemvri
On 21 January 2018, after a few days of speculations, Meledje returned to his previous Bulgarian team Septemvri Sofia, which also owned 40% of his rights.[6] He completed his re-debut for the team on 17 February 2018 in the first league match for the year, against Etar Veliko Tarnovo.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 March 2019
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Bulgaria | League | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| Septemvri Sofia | Third League | 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | First League | 2016–17 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||
| Septemvri Sofia | First League | 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | |||
| Beroe | First League | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career statistics | 74 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 1 | |||
- Includes Bulgarian Supercup and Cup of Bulgarian Amateur Football League matches.
References
- Лудогорец прегази Ботев Пд (видео)
- "Меледже удължи договора си с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 17 November 2016.
- Ботев (Пловдив) триумфира с Купата на България!
- Идеалният отбор на Първа лига за изминалия кръг
- Яя Меледже остава в Ботев (Пд)
- Септември привлече Яя Меледже, раздели се със защитник
- Първа лига се завърна с гръм и трясък! Мечтано начало и тъжен край в дебюта на Балъков (видео)
External links
- Yaya Meledje at Soccerway