Yaya Meledje

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Yaya Meledje
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Personal information
Full name Meledje Djedjan Omnibes
Date of birth (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth San-Pédro, Ivory Coast
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Aspire Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Septemvri Sofia 16 (0)
2016–2017 Botev Plovdiv 37 (0)
2018 Septemvri Sofia 21 (0)
2019–2020 Beroe 20 (0)
2020–2021 Hapoel Hadera 7 (0)
2021 Hapoel Petah Tikva 10 (0)
2021–2022 Mouloudia Oujda 2 (0)
Total113(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Meledje Djedjan Omnibes (born 25 September 1997), known as Yaya Meledje, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Septemvri Sofia

In January 2016, Meledje joined Bulgarian Third League club Septemvri Sofia.

Botev Plovdiv

In July 2016, after a successful trial period, Meledje signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian First League side Botev Plovdiv. He made his debut for Botev in a match against Ludogorets Razgrad on 6 August 2016. [1] On 17 November 2016, Meledje signed an extension to his contract, which would have kept him with the club until 2018. [2] On 24 May 2017, he played for Botev in the Bulgarian Cup Final, helping his team to win the Bulgarian Cup for first time in 36 years. [3]

Meledje marked a good start of the season 2017–18, being chosen for the best eleven for the second round in First League. [4] In the beginning of September Meledje was close to a transfer in the Israeli Premier League, but the transfer failed after the transfer window was closed before any agreement. [5]

Return to Septemvri

On 21 January 2018, after a few days of speculations, Meledje returned to his previous Bulgarian team Septemvri Sofia, which also owned 40% of his rights. [6] He completed his re-debut for the team on 17 February 2018 in the first league match for the year, against Etar Veliko Tarnovo. [7]

Hapoel Hadera

On the 21st of July 2020, he signed for the Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Hadera. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 March 2019
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOther [lower-alpha 1] Total
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BulgariaLeague Bulgarian Cup Europe OtherTotal
Septemvri Sofia Third League 2015–16 1600011171
Botev Plovdiv First League 2016–17 28060340
2017–18 90106010170
Total370706010510
Septemvri Sofia First League 2017–18 10000100
2018–19 11010120
Total370100011391
Beroe First League 2018–19 800080
2019–20 12020140
Total200200000220
Hapoel Hadera Israeli Premier League 2020–21 700040110
Hapoel Petah Tikva Liga Leumit 2020–21 10000100
Mouloudia Oujda Botola 2021–22 000000
Career statistics111010060821352

Honours

Botev Plovdiv

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References

  1. Лудогорец прегази Ботев Пд (видео)
  2. "Меледже удължи договора си с Ботев" (in Bulgarian). botevplovdiv.bg. 17 November 2016.
  3. Ботев (Пловдив) триумфира с Купата на България!
  4. Идеалният отбор на Първа лига за изминалия кръг
  5. Яя Меледже остава в Ботев (Пд)
  6. Септември привлече Яя Меледже, раздели се със защитник
  7. Първа лига се завърна с гръм и трясък! Мечтано начало и тъжен край в дебюта на Балъков (видео)
  8. Karko, Amit (21 July 2020). "מצאה שוער: יואב ג'ראפי חתם בהפועל חדרה" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 21 July 2020.