| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezequiel Alejandro Melillo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1993 | ||
| 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) |
| 2015 | → Unión 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
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
Melillo was born in Argentina, though his father was born in Salerno, Italy.[12]
Career statistics
| 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ezequiel Melillo at Soccerway
- ↑ Ezequiel Melillo at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
- ↑ "GDS – Napoli, in prova c'è Ezequiel Melillo". IamNaples. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Doble turno con el plantel dividido en dos grupos". Racing Club. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- 1 2 3 "Melillo Ezequiel Alejandro - Carriera". TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "La Vibonese trova l'accordo con Ezequiel Melillo". Vibonese. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Vibonese, Ezequiel Melillo una storia da raccontare". CalabriaSport24. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Vibonese, Melillo: "Sarà bello rivedere tanti ex compagni"". TuttoC. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Fc Messina, ufficiali gli acquisti dell'over Melillo e dell'under Puleo". Messina Sportiva. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- 1 2 "Savoia, arriva l'argentino Ezequiel Melillo". Lo Strillone. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- 1 2 "Città di Fasano: ingaggiato il trequartista italo-argentino, Ezequiel Alejandro Melillo". Tutto Serie D. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.