Jade de Melo | |
Birth Date: | 9 February 1993 |
Originalteam: | (WAWFL) |
Draftpick: | No. 10, 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft |
Debutdate: | Round 5, 2018 |
Debutstadium: | Fremantle Oval |
Height: | 169 cm |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 2018 |
Games Goals1: | 2 (0) |
Years2: | S7 (2022)– |
Games Goals2: | 7 (4) |
Games Goalstotal: | 9 (4) |
Statsend: | the S7 (2022) season |
Careerhighlights: | SANFLW Premiership Player: 2022 |
Jade de Melo (born 9 February 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the in the AFL Women's (AFLW). After being overlooked in the national draft days earlier, de Melo was eventually drafted by Fremantle with their second selection and the 10th overall pick in the 2017 AFL Women's rookie draft.[1] She made her debut in an 18-point loss to at Fremantle Oval in round 5 of the 2018 season.[2] [3] She was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2018 season.[4]
De Melo played in 's 2022 SANFLW premiership win, kicking three goals in the Grand Final.[5]
On 31 May 2022, De Melo signed with AFLW expansion club [5]