D'Mani Lucell Bughail-Mellor (born 20 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rochdale, on loan from EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
 Mellor playing for Manchester United U18s in November 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | D'Mani Lucell Bughail-Mellor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Rochdale (on loan from Wycombe Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Salford City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Rochdale (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Sutton United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Rochdale (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 11 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
A Manchester United player from the age of eight, Mellor made his first-team debut in a UEFA Europa League match in November 2019. He spent time on loan at Salford City during the 2021–22 season. In July 2022, Mellor signed for Wycombe Wanderers after being released by United.
Club career edit
Mellor joined Manchester United at the age of eight.[2] He made his senior debut in a Europa League match against Astana on 28 November 2019.[3] In August 2020, Mellor revealed he had suffered a serious knee injury,[4] which resulted in him being unable to play at all in the 2020–21 season.[5]
In August 2021, he moved to League Two club Salford City on loan.[2] In January 2022, Mellor was recalled early from Salford after making three substitute appearances in an injury-hit spell.[6] Later that month, United were criticised by Crawley Town manager John Yems, who claimed that a loan deal for Mellor collapsed before the transfer deadline because of paperwork issues.[7] In May 2022, he announced that he would be leaving United upon the expiry of his contract in the summer.[8] On 4 July 2022, Mellor signed for Wycombe Wanderers.[9]
On 27 January 2023, Mellor joined League Two club Rochdale on loan until the end of the season.[10][11] On 23 April 2023, after Rochdale had been relegated, the club said it was investigating an alleged incident of racist abuse aimed at Mellor following a game at Stockport County.[12]
On 11 August 2023, Mellor joined League Two club Sutton United on loan until January 2024.[13] He was recalled from his loan in January 2024,[14] before returning to National League club Rochdale on loan until the end of the season.[15]
Career statistics edit
- As of 11 January 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2019–20[17] | — | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22[18] | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Manchester United | 2019–20[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Salford City (loan) | 2021–22[18] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2022–23[20] | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |||
| Rochdale (loan) | 2022–23[20] | League Two | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Sutton United (loan) | 2023–24[21] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Mellor seals loan transfer". Manchester United. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Gemma (28 November 2019). "FC Astana 2 Manchester United 1". Manchester United. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Manchester United youngster D'Mani Mellor suffers serious knee injury". Manchester Evening News. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "D'Mani Mellor signs on loan at Salford". Salford City F.C. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Manchester United recall youngster from Salford City loan spell". Manchester Evening News. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Manchester United blamed as D'Mani Mellor loan exit set to collapse". Manchester Evening News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Mellor confirms United departure". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "D'Mani Mellor: Wycombe Wanderers sign former Manchester United striker". BBC Sport. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "D'Mani Mellor Joins On Loan". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Rochdale add loan signings Mellor and Dodgson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Rochdale report alleged racist abuse of Mellor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "D'Mani Mellor: Sutton United sign Wycombe Wanderers striker on loan". BBC Sport. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "D'Mani Mellor returns to Wycombe". www.suttonunited.net. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "D'Mani Mellor Returns". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ D'Mani Bughail-Mellor at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
External links edit
- D'Mani Mellor at Soccerbase
- D'Mani Mellor at Soccerway
- D'Mani Mellor – UEFA competition record (archive)
