| Óscar Melendo | |
| Fullname: | Óscar Melendo Jiménez |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Height: | 1.67 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Cádiz |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Espanyol |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2022 |
| Caps2: | 134 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps3: | 61 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21 November 2024 |
Óscar Melendo Jiménez (born 23 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Cádiz CF.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Melendo joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2003, aged six.[1] On 8 June 2016, he was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B,[2] and signed a three-year deal with the club on 20 July.[3]
Melendo appeared in his first professional match on 20 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UE Llagostera.[4] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 20 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hernán Pérez in the 1–0 away win over Deportivo Alavés.[5]
On 1 February 2017, Melendo renewed his contract until 2022 and was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[6] On 17 January of the following year, he scored a late winner to help the hosts defeat FC Barcelona 1–0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.[7]
Melendo left Espanyol on 30 June 2022 as his contract was expiring, after failing to reach an agreement for a renewal. He played a total of 161 games, scoring six goals.[8]
On 6 August 2022, Melendo signed a one-year deal with Granada CF, recently relegated to the Segunda División.[9] He scored his only goal on 15 April 2023 in a 2–1 home victory over UD Las Palmas,[10] in an eventual promotion as champions, but failed to find the net while playing 1,000 minutes less the following campaign as his side was immediately relegated.[11] [12]
On 30 August 2024, Melendo joined Cádiz CF on a three-year contract.[13]
On 20 March 2019, Melendo was called up by Catalonia for a friendly against Venezuela.[14] Five days later, he started in the 2–1 win at the Estadi Montilivi.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Espanyol B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 24 | 1 | – | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Espanyol | 2016–17 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 134 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 161 | 6 | ||||
| Career total | 158 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 185 | 7 | ||||
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