Gonzalo Melero

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Gonzalo Melero
Personal information
Full name Gonzalo Julián Melero Manzanares
Date of birth (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Almería
Number 8
Youth career
2000–2004 Zona Norte
2004–2013 Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 66 (5)
International career
2010–2011 Spain U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

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

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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]

Personal life

Melero has two children with the sports journalist Lucía Villalón. [8]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Real Madrid C 2012–13 Segunda División B 377——377
Real Madrid B 2013–14 Segunda División B60——60
Ponferradina 2014–15 Segunda División 100——100
2015–16 28140—321
Total38140—421
Huesca 2016–17 Segunda División3673030427
2017–18 381600—3816
2018–19 La Liga 22210—232
Total9625403010325
Levante 2019–20 La Liga25220—272
2020–21 29761—358
2021–22 29710—307
2022–23 Segunda División20——20
Total851691—9417
Almería 2022–23 La Liga27410—284
2023–24 28110—291
Total55520—575
Career total317541913033955

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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.
  8. ↑ Pedreño, Mercedes (1 October 2024). "Nace Lucas, el segundo hijo de Lucía Villalón y Gonzalo Melero: "Ahora toca seguir haciendo pruebas"" [Lucas, the second son of Lucía Villalón and Gonzalo Melero, is born: "Now it's time to continue testing"]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Gonzalo Melero at Soccerway
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