Alba Mellado

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Alba Mellado
Personal information
Full name Alba Mellado Martínez
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain [1]
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Levante las planas
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Rayo Vallecano
2012–2014 Pozuelo
2014–2021 Madrid CFF 79 (7)
2021– Santa Teresa 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alba Mellado (born 18 March 1992) is a Spanish football striker, currently playing for Santa Teresa.

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Football career

With Rayo Vallecano, Mellado took part in the 2011–12 Champions League. [2] During her time at Madrid CFF, she was captain on a number of occasions. [3] [4] In addition to playing for Madrid CFF, she also held a coaching role in the children's teams. [5] In August 2020, Mellado agreed to extend her contract at Madrid for a further season, however, she announced her sudden departure from the club in January 2021 having spent seven seasons at the club. [6] [7] That same month, her transfer to Santa Teresa was announced. [8]

Beach soccer career

In beach soccer, Mellado has been called up to the Spain national team to play in the Euro Beach Soccer League. [9] She also represented Madrid CFF in the 2021 Women's Euro Winners Cup. Madrid won the tournament with Mellado scoring four goals in the final and finishing as the tournament's top goalscorer with 14 goals. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mellado". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alba Mellado". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ↑ López, Manuel (12 July 2018). "Alba Mellado: 'La mejor posición para el año que viene sería entrar en la Copa de la Reina '" (in Spanish). Avance Deportivo. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ García, Irene (11 November 2017). "Alba Mellado: "Somos una de las mejores canteras"" (in Spanish). A La Contra. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Griñán, Marta (9 January 2021). "Mellado se despide del Madrid "real" tras siete años de blanco". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Jiménez Gómez, Ángela (3 August 2020). "Alba Mellado Renueva En El Madrid CFF" (in Spanish). VIP Deportivo. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Alba Mellado Y El Arte De Dar Un Paso A Un Lado" (in Spanish). VIP Deportivo. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Alba Mellado, segundo fichaje del Santa Teresa en el mercado invernal". Hoy (in Spanish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. ↑ García, Celia (9 June 2021). "María Barquero y Alba Mellado, con la selección para el Europeo oficioso". Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Superstar Alba Mellado grabs European glory for Madrid". Beachsoccer.com. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Standings". Beachsoccer.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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