Óscar Melendo

Óscar Melendo Jiménez (born 23 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Granada.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Melendo and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
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 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Granada
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2016 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Espanyol B 24 (1)
2017–2022 Espanyol 134 (3)
2022– Granada 41 (1)
International career
2019 Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:33, 27 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Espanyol

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 the 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 the 1–0 away victory over 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]

Melendo left Espanyol on 30 June 2022 as his contract was expiring, after failing to reach an agreement for a renewal. He played a total of 161 games, scoring six goals.[8]

Granada

On 6 August 2022, Melendo signed a one-year deal with Granada CF, recently relegated to the Segunda División.[9]

International career

On 20 March 2019, Melendo was called up by Catalonia for a friendly against Venezuela.[10] Five days later, he started in the 2–1 win at the Estadi Montilivi.[11]

Career statistics
As of 1 July 2022[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol B 2016–17 Segunda División B 241–——241
Espanyol 2016–17 La Liga 11020——130
2017–18 18151——232
2018–19 32050——370
2019–20 24010102—352
2020–21 Segunda División 28210——292
2021–22 La Liga 21030——240
Total 1343171102—1616
Career total 1584171102—1857

Honours

Espanyol

Granada

References
  1. Martínez, Sergio (11 August 2016). "[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. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  2. Farrés, Héctor (8 June 2016). "El Espanyol B tendrá la magia de Óscar Melendo" [Espanyol B will have the magic of Óscar Melendo] (in Spanish). Vavel. 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. Sebastian, Joel (21 August 2016). "Penalitzats d'entrada" [Penalised for starters]. L'Esportiu (in Catalan). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. Campos, Tomás (20 November 2016). "El Espanyol crece lejos de Cornellà" [Espanyol grow away from Cornellà]. Marca (in Spanish). 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.
  8. Williams, George (30 June 2022). "Melendo leaves Espanyol after 19 years as 'parrot'". Sports Finding. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  9. "Comunicado oficial | Óscar Melendo, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Óscar Melendo, new player of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. "The stars who were given the green light to play for Catalonia". Marca. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. Rogé, Albert (25 March 2019). "Catalonia 2–1 Venezuela: Bojan and Puado help Gerard Lopez's side triumph at Montilivi". Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  12. Óscar Melendo at BDFutbol
  13. Óscar Melendo at Soccerway
  14. "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  15. Arenillas, Álvaro (27 May 2023). "Paco López no recuerda algo igual" [Paco López does not remember anything like this]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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