D'Mani Mellor

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D'Mani Mellor
D'Mani Bughail-Mellor.jpg
Mellor playing for Manchester United U18s in November 2017
Personal information
Full name D'Mani Lucell Bughail-Mellor [1]
Date of birth (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Macclesfield
Youth career
0000–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Manchester United 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Salford City (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2024 Wycombe Wanderers 9 (0)
2023 → Rochdale (loan) 19 (0)
2023–2024 → Sutton United (loan) 5 (0)
2024 → Rochdale (loan) 9 (1)
2024 Gateshead 0 (0)
2024– Macclesfield 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:21, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

D'Mani Lucell Bughail-Mellor (born 20 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Macclesfield.

Contents

A Manchester United player from the age of eight, Mellor made his first-team debut in a UEFA Europa League match in November 2019. He spent time on loan at Salford City during the 2021–22 season. In July 2022, Mellor signed for Wycombe Wanderers after being released by United.

Club career

Mellor joined Manchester United at the age of eight. [2] He made his senior debut in a Europa League match against Astana on 28 November 2019. [3] In August 2020, Mellor revealed he had suffered a serious knee injury, [4] which resulted in him being unable to play at all in the 2020–21 season. [5]

In August 2021, he moved to League Two club Salford City on loan. [2] In January 2022, Mellor was recalled early from Salford after making three substitute appearances in an injury-hit spell. [6] Later that month, United were criticised by Crawley Town manager John Yems, who claimed that a loan deal for Mellor collapsed before the transfer deadline because of paperwork issues. [7] In May 2022, he announced that he would be leaving United upon the expiry of his contract in the summer. [8] On 4 July 2022, Mellor signed for Wycombe Wanderers. [9]

On 27 January 2023, Mellor joined League Two club Rochdale on loan until the end of the season. [10] [11] On 23 April 2023, after Rochdale had been relegated, the club said it was investigating an alleged incident of racist abuse aimed at Mellor following a game at Stockport County. [12]

On 11 August 2023, Mellor joined League Two club Sutton United on loan until January 2024. [13] He was recalled from his loan in January 2024, [14] before returning to National League club Rochdale on loan until the end of the season. [15]

On 2 May 2024, Wycombe announced the player would be released in the summer when his contract expired. [16]

In August 2024, Mellor signed for National League side Gateshead on a short-derm deal. [17] On 5 September 2024, he joined NPL Premier Division club Macclesfield. [18]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U21 2019–20 [20] —————3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2021–22 [21] —————1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Total————4040
Manchester United 2019–20 [20] Premier League 0000001 [lower-alpha 2] 0—10
2020–21 [22] Premier League00000000—00
2021–22 [21] Premier League00000000—00
Total00000010—10
Salford City (loan) 2021–22 [21] League Two 300000—0030
Wycombe Wanderers 2022–23 [23] League One 901011—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0121
2023–24 [24] League One000010—0010
Total901021—10131
Rochdale (loan) 2022–23 [23] League Two190————190
Sutton United (loan) 2023–24 [24] League Two501000—2 [lower-alpha 1] 080
Rochdale (loan) 2023–24 [19] National League 9100——0091
Career total45120211070572
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League

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References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Mellor seals loan transfer". Manchester United. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Gemma (28 November 2019). "FC Astana 2 Manchester United 1". Manchester United. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Manchester United youngster D'Mani Mellor suffers serious knee injury". Manchester Evening News. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "D'Mani Mellor signs on loan at Salford". Salford City F.C. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Manchester United recall youngster from Salford City loan spell". Manchester Evening News. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Manchester United blamed as D'Mani Mellor loan exit set to collapse". Manchester Evening News. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mellor confirms United departure". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "D'Mani Mellor: Wycombe Wanderers sign former Manchester United striker". BBC Sport. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "D'Mani Mellor Joins On Loan". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rochdale add loan signings Mellor and Dodgson" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Rochdale report alleged racist abuse of Mellor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "D'Mani Mellor: Sutton United sign Wycombe Wanderers striker on loan". BBC Sport. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "D'Mani Mellor returns to Wycombe". www.suttonunited.net. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "D'Mani Mellor Returns". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Wycombe release Max Stryjek but Garath McCleary offered new deal". BBC Sport. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "D'Mani Mellor joins Gateshead on short term deal". BBC Sport. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  18. ↑ @thesilkmen (5 September 2024). "✍️ Macclesfield FC are delighted to announce the signing of 23-year-old ex Manchester United, Salford City and Wycombe Wanderers forward D'Mani Mellor" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 September 2024– via Twitter.
  19. 1 2 D'Mani Bughail-Mellor at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  21. 1 2 3 "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  22. ↑ "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by D'Mani Mellor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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