Jon Mellish

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Jon Mellish
Personal information
Full name Jon James Alexander Mellish [1]
Date of birth (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Number 22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Gateshead 57 (1)
2017 → Newcastle Benfield (loan)
2019– Carlisle United 189 (25)
International career
2018–2019 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Jon James Alexander Mellish (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Carlisle United, as a defender and midfielder.

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Early and personal life

Born in South Shields, [2] Mellish attended Gateshead College. [3]

Career

Mellish began his career with Gateshead, making his senior debut during the 2016–17 season. [2] He moved on loan to Newcastle Benfield in November 2017. [4]

He signed for Carlisle United in May 2019. [5] [6] [7] He scored his first goal for Carlisle in a 1–0 win against Barrow on 3 October 2020. [8] He signed a new contract with the club later that month. [9] He was a prolific scorer for the club in the 2020–21 season. [10] Mellish played in the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium as Carlisle defeated Stockport County on penalties. [11] After having scored an own goal in the final, Mellish would later convert his penalty in the shootout. [11]

Playing style

Originally a defender, Mellish was converted into a midfielder in February 2020. [12] [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gateshead 2016–17 [2] National League 1000000010
2017–18 [2] National League100000000100
2018–19 [2] National League461210000482
Total571210000592
Carlisle United 2019–20 [14] League Two 15040003 [lower-alpha 1] 0220
2020–21 [15] League Two441123102 [lower-alpha 1] 24916
2021–22 [16] League Two42310102 [lower-alpha 1] 0463
2022–23 [17] League Two43620104 [lower-alpha 2] 0506
2023–24 [18] League One 45510103 [lower-alpha 1] 0505
Total189251034014221730
Career total246261244014227532
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, one appearance in the play-offs.

Honours

Carlisle United

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jon Mellish at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Carruthers, Mark (15 May 2019). "Hartlepool transfer target Jon Mellish reveals why he turned down National League move". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Whitney, Steve (17 November 2017). "Gateshead Youngster Heads Joins Neighbours On Loan". thenationalleague.org.uk. National League. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Carlisle United: Tommy Wright & Paul Murray leave coaching roles, Jon Mellish signs". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Varley, Hugo (15 May 2019). "Carlisle bring in Gateshead's Jon Mellish". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Colman, Jon (20 July 2019). "Carlisle Utd's new defender Jon Mellish: 'This was my goal...I cannot wait for it'". News and Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Carlisle 1–0 Barrow". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "CONTRACT: Midfielder commits to the Blues". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Revealed: Carlisle United midfielder Jon Mellish's remarkable goalscoring feat". News and Star.
  11. 1 2 3 Matthew Newsum (28 May 2023). "Carlisle United 1–1 Stockport County (5–4 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Colman, Jon (18 August 2020). "Carlisle Utd boss reveals why Jon Mellish will remain in the Cumbrians' midfield". News and Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  13. ↑ Robertson, Gregor. "How Jon Mellish made leap from liability to lethal" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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