Óscar Melendo

Óscar Melendo Jiménez (born 23 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a right winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 RCD Espanyol
Number 14
Youth career
2003–2016 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Espanyol B 24 (1)
2017- Espanyol 85 (1)
National team‡
2019– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2019

Club career

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 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 a 1–0 win at 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]

International career

On 20 March 2019, Melendo was called up by Catalonia for a friendly against Venezuela.[8] Five days later, he started in the 2–1 win at the Estadi Montilivi.[9]

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. "The stars who were given the green light to play for Catalonia". Marca. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. 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.
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