Gonzalo Melero
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Julián Melero Manzanares
Date of birth (1994-01-02) 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 31 (4)
International career
2010–2011 Spain U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September2023

Gonzalo Julián Melero Manzanares (born 2 January 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Almería as a midfielder.

Club career

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "El Huesca estrena a lo grande" [Huesca debut through the big door] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Newest addition Gonzalo Melero to reinforce midfield". UD Almería. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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