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Ezequiel Melillo (footballer, born 1993)

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Ezequiel Melillo
Personal information
Full name Ezequiel Alejandro Melillo
Date of birth (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth San Isidro, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Fasano
Youth career
Boca Juniors
2004–2005 River Plate
Tigre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
San Basilio Palestrina
2013–2015 Racing Club 3 (0)
2015Unión Mar del Plata (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2018 Troina 32 (10)
2018–2019 Vibonese 28 (0)
2019–2020 FC Messina 10 (0)
2020 Savoia 4 (0)
2021 Fasano 18 (5)
2021–2023 Francavilla 61 (12)
2023 Nardò 4 (0)
2023 San Marzano 8 (0)
2023– Fasano 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

Ezequiel Alejandro Melillo (born 5 August 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie D club Fasano.[1]

Career

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Melillo played for the youth system of Boca Juniors, before spending time with the academies of River Plate and Tigre.[3] Melillo applied for Italian citizenship at the age of fifteen, while playing five-a-side football in Bari.[3] He went back to Argentina months later, but returned to Italy after agreeing terms of San Basilio Palestrina.[3] He won promotion from the Eccellenza in his time there, as he also had a trial at Napoli.[3][4] A return to his homeland came again, as the midfielder played for Racing Club of the Primera División from 2013.[1] Appearances in the 2013–14 campaign against Colón, Estudiantes and Godoy Cruz came.[1][5]

In 2015, Melillo was loaned to Primera B Nacional's Unión Mar del Plata.[1] Ten matches followed as they suffered relegation, he was notably sent off during his final encounter on 8 November 2015 versus Guillermo Brown.[1] 2016 saw Melillo sign for Eccellenza Sicily side Troina.[3] They, in 2016–17, won a place in the 2017–18 Serie D; where he appeared fifteen times and scored once.[3][6] On 27 July 2018, Serie C outfit Vibonese signed Melillo.[7][8] His opening appearances arrived in the succeeding September in fixtures with Bisceglie, Trapani and Catanzaro.[1][9] Ahead of 2019–20, Melillo joined FC Messina of Serie D.[10]

After ten appearances for Messina, Melillo headed across Serie D to Savoia; who he'd appear three times for.[6][11] In February 2021, Melillo joined league rivals Fasano.[12]

Personal life

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Melillo was born in Argentina, though his father was born in Salerno, Italy.[12]

Career statistics

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As of 6 February 2021.[1][6][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Club 2013–14 Primera División 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Unión Mar del Plata (loan) 2015 Primera B Nacional 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Troina 2016–17 Eccellenza Sicily 19 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 9
2017–18 Serie D 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Total 42 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 10
Vibonese 2018–19 Serie C 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
FC Messina 2019–20 Serie D 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Savoia 2020–21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Fasano 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
Career total 48 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 13

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ezequiel Melillo at Soccerway
  2. ^ Ezequiel Melillo at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Melillo a GS.it: La mia storia dal Boca al River a Milito. A Troina sono stato bene, in futuro...". GoalSicilia. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  4. ^ "GDS – Napoli, in prova c'è Ezequiel Melillo". IamNaples. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Doble turno con el plantel dividido en dos grupos". Racing Club. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Melillo Ezequiel Alejandro - Carriera". TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  7. ^ "La Vibonese trova l'accordo con Ezequiel Melillo". Vibonese. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Vibonese, Ezequiel Melillo una storia da raccontare". CalabriaSport24. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Vibonese, Melillo: "Sarà bello rivedere tanti ex compagni"". TuttoC. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Fc Messina, ufficiali gli acquisti dell'over Melillo e dell'under Puleo". Messina Sportiva. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Savoia, arriva l'argentino Ezequiel Melillo". Lo Strillone. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Città di Fasano: ingaggiato il trequartista italo-argentino, Ezequiel Alejandro Melillo". Tutto Serie D. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.