| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nahum Beres Job Melvin-Lambert [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 2002 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Weymouth (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Weymouth | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Sutton Common Rovers | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bishop's Stortford | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Saint Lucia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:51, 28 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Nahum Beres Job Melvin-Lambert (born 21 October 2002) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Southern League Premier Division Central side Bishop's Stortford. Born in England, he plays for the Saint Lucia national team.
Melvin-Lambert grew up in London and attended the Mossbourne Community Academy in Hackney and was on trial with Fulham in 2015. [3]
Melvin-Lambert signed for Reading's Academy in 2017, aged 14. [4] He made his senior debut for Reading on 5 September 2020 as a substitute for Lucas João in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Colchester United at the Madejski Stadium. [5] He made two further 2 appearances that season, a 1–0 loss at home to Luton Town in the following round of the EFL Cup on 15 September [6] and another 1–0 defeat against the same opposition, this time in the FA Cup at Kenilworth Road on 9 January 2021. [7] On 25 February 2021, Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022, before being sent out on loan. [8]
On 25 February 2021, the same day that Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with Reading, he was sent out on loan to League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic until June 2021. [9] Upon signing he was given the number 9 shirt. [4] Due to the team's good start to the season, he had to wait until 9 April 2021 to make his debut for the club, coming off the bench in a 2–0 win over Derry City at Richmond Park. [10] Melvin-Lambert's next appearance came on 8 May, coming off the bench for an injury time cameo in the Dublin derby against Shamrock Rovers. [11] The first goal of his senior career came on 14 May 2021 when he came off the bench away to Drogheda United in the 79th minute and scored 3 minutes later. [12] Melvin-Lambert returned to his parent club in June at the end of his loan deal. Upon returning to Reading, Melvin-Lambert took part in pre-season training with the first team squad and featured in friendlies against Lincoln City, [13] West Ham United [14] and Charlton Athletic. [15] On 28 July 2021, Melvin-Lambert returned to St Patrick's Athletic on another loan, for the second half of the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division season. [16] He made his first start for the club on 8 August 2021 and opened the scoring in a 4–1 win for his side away to Dundalk at Oriel Park. [17] He followed that up by scoring the winning goal 5 days later in a 2–1 victory over Waterford at Richmond Park. [18] On 28 November 2021 Melvin-Lambert was an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, receiving his first medal at senior level as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium. [19]
On 7 May 2022, Melvin-Lambert scored 2 goals in a 4–0 win over Ascot United in the final of the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup. [20] On 2 July 2022, Melvin-Lambert signed a new contract until the summer of 2023. [21]
On 12 September 2022, Melvin-Lambert joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month youth loan deal. [22] He made his debut on 14 September 2022 in a 3–1 loss away to Dulwich Hamlet. [23] On 24 September 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw against Worthing with a 28th minute penalty. [24]
On 3 February 2023, Melvin-Lambert signed for Weymouth in the National League South on a one-month loan deal. [25]
On 17 May 2023, it was announced that Melvin-Lambert would leave Reading in the summer of 2023, upon the expiry of his contract. [26]
On 11 August 2023, Weymouth announced the signing of Melvin-Lambert. [27]
In August 2024, Melvin-Lambert joined Isthmian League South Central club Sutton Common Rovers. [28] He departed the club in November 2024, [29] later joining Bishop's Stortford
On 2 June 2023, Melvin-Lambert was named in the Saint Lucia squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [1] On 16 June 2023, he made his international debut in a 3–1 defeat to Martinique in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup preliminary round. [30]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup [a] | League Cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2020–21 [32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 [33] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 [33] | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 2021 [33] | LOI Premier Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 2021 [33] | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2022–23 [33] | National League South | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Weymouth (loan) | 2022–23 [33] | National League South | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Weymouth | 2023–24 [33] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sutton Common Rovers | 2024–25 [34] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Lucia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
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