Ezequiel Melillo (footballer, born 1993)

Ezequiel Alejandro Melillo (born 5 August 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Messina.[1]

Ezequiel Melillo

Personal information
Full name	Ezequiel Alejandro Melillo
Date of birth	(1993-08-05) 5 August 1993
Place of birth	San Isidro, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Attacking midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team	Messina
Youth career
	Boca Juniors
2004–2005	River Plate
	Tigre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	San Basilio Palestrina
2013–2015	Racing Club	3	(0)
2015	→ Unión Mar del Plata (loan)	10	(0)
2016–2018	Troina
2018–2019	Vibonese	28	(0)
2019–	Messina	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:34, 17 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Melillo played for the youth system of Boca Juniors, before spending time with the academies of River Plate and Tigre.[3] Melillo applied for Italian citizenship at the age of fifteen, while playing five-a-side football in Bari.[3] He went back to Argentina months later, but returned to Italy after agreeing terms of San Basilio Palestrina.[3] He won promotion from the Eccellenza in his time there, as he also had a trial at Napoli.[3][4] A return to his homeland came again, as the midfielder played for Racing Club of the Primera División from 2013.[1] Appearances in the 2013–14 campaign against Colón, Estudiantes and Godoy Cruz came.[1][5]

In 2015, Melillo was loaned to Primera B Nacional's Unión Mar del Plata.[1] Ten matches followed as they suffered relegation, he was notably sent off during his final encounter on 8 November 2015 versus Guillermo Brown.[1] 2016 saw Melillo sign for Eccellenza Sicily side Troina.[3] They, in 2016–17, won a place in the 2017–18 Serie D; where he appeared fifteen times and scored once.[3][6] On 27 July 2018, Serie C outfit Vibonese signed Melillo.[7][8] His opening appearances arrived in the succeeding September in fixtures with Bisceglie, Trapani and Catanzaro.[1][9] Ahead of 2019–20, Melillo joined Messina of Serie D.[10]

Career statistics

As of 17 July 2020.[1][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Racing Club	2013–14	Primera División	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	3	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	3	0
Unión Mar del Plata (loan)	2015	Primera B Nacional	10	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	10	0
Troina	2017–18	Serie D	15	1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	15	1
Vibonese	2018–19	Serie C	28	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	28	0
Messina	2019–20	Serie D	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
Career total			66	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	1

References

1. "Argentina - E. Melillo". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
2. "Ezequiel Melillo". World Football. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
3. "Melillo a GS.it: La mia storia dal Boca al River a Milito. A Troina sono stato bene, in futuro...". GoalSicilia. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
4. "GDS – Napoli, in prova c'è Ezequiel Melillo". IamNaples. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
5. "Doble turno con el plantel dividido en dos grupos". Racing Club. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
6. "Melillo Ezequiel Alejandro - Carriera". TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
7. "La Vibonese trova l'accordo con Ezequiel Melillo". Vibonese. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
8. "Vibonese, Ezequiel Melillo una storia da raccontare". CalabriaSport24. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
9. "Vibonese, Melillo: "Sarà bello rivedere tanti ex compagni"". TuttoC. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
10. "Fc Messina, ufficiali gli acquisti dell'over Melillo e dell'under Puleo". Messina Sportiva. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

External links

• Ezequiel Melillo at Soccerway