Gonzalo Julián Melero Manzanares (born 2 January 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Almería as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Julián Melero Manzanares | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Zona Norte | ||
| 2004–2013 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Real Madrid C | 37 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Real Madrid B | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Ponferradina | 38 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Huesca | 98 | (25) |
| 2019–2022 | Levante | 85 | (16) |
| 2022– | Almería | 50 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Spain U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Madrid, Melero joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2004, aged ten, after starting out at EF Zona Norte. He made his debut as a senior with the former's C-team in the 2013–14 campaign, being relegated from Segunda División B.
In July 2014 Melero was promoted to the reserves, now also in the third level.[1] On 30 January of the following year, after being sparingly used by manager Zinedine Zidane, he moved to Segunda División's SD Ponferradina in a 2+1⁄2-year deal.[2]
Melero made his professional debut on 15 February 2015, coming on as a second half substitute for Pablo Infante in a 2–1 home loss against CD Numancia.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 27 February of the following year, but in a 4–2 away loss against Bilbao Athletic.
On 27 July 2016, after Ponfe's relegation, Melero signed a one-year contract with SD Huesca still in the second level.[4] On 10 December, he scored a brace in a 5–2 home routing of UCAM Murcia CF.
Melero was an undisputed starter during the 2017–18 campaign, contributing with a career-best 17 goals as his side achieved promotion to La Liga. He made his debut in the category on 19 August 2018, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against SD Eibar.[5]
On 3 July 2019, after suffering relegation, Melero signed a four-year contract with Levante UD still in the top tier.[6]
On 1 September 2022, he agreed to a four-year deal with UD Almería also in the first division.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Zidane 'debuta' con el Castilla el 14 de julio" [Zidane 'debuts' with Castilla on 14 July] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Gonzalo Melero, nuevo fichaje de la Ponferradina" [Gonzalo Melero, new signing of Ponferradina] (in Spanish). Ponferradina's official website. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "El Numancia voltea el duelo en un final pletórico de Julio Álvarez" [Numancia tosses the duel with a plethoric ending from Julio Álvarez] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "Gonzalo Melero, nuevo fichaje de la SD Huesca" [Gonzalo Melero, new signing of SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "El Huesca estrena a lo grande" [Huesca debut through the big door] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Levante UD y SD Huesca acuerdan el traspaso de Melero que será granota hasta 2023" [Levante UD and SD Huesca agree the transfer of Melero who will be granota until 2023] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Newest addition Gonzalo Melero to reinforce midfield". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
External links edit
- Real Madrid profile
- Gonzalo Melero at BDFutbol
- Gonzalo Melero at Soccerway