Jason Mayélé

Jason Mayélé

Personal information
Full name	Jason Nono Mayélé
Date of birth	4 January 1976
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Date of death	2 March 2002(2002-03-02) (aged 26)
Place of death	Bussolengo, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1993	Brunoy
1993–1999	LB Châteauroux	159	(32)
1999–2001	Cagliari	47	(1)
2001–2002	Chievo	10	(0)
National team
2000–2002	Congo DR	10	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jason Nono Mayélé (4 January 1976 — 2 March 2002) was a footballer from Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Career

Mayélé played as a striker or winger and was a member of the Chievo team that qualified for Europe in their first Serie A season which he was signed in October. He had represented his country at the African Cup of Nations. Previously he had played for Cagliari in Italy and LB Châteauroux in France.

Death

He was only 26 years old when he died in a car accident. His car collided with another while Mayélé was attempting to catch the Chievo team bus for a match against Parma. He was taken to hospital in Verona by helicopter, but he died of his wounds.

Since his death, his shirt number of 30 has been retired in his honour by Chievo.

External links

• BBC News Article
• Jason Mayélé French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• (Italian) Statistics Up Until Start of 1999–2000 Season
• Jason Mayélé at National-Football-Teams.com