| Jesus Melliza | |
| Fullname: | Jesus Joaquin Gaquit Melliza |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1992 |
| Birth Place: | La Paz, Iloilo City, Philippines |
| Height: | 1.57 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder, winger |
| Currentclub: | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Collegeyears1: | –2015 |
| College1: | Far Eastern University |
| Years1: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Green Archers United |
| Years2: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Stallion Laguna |
| Caps2: | 61 |
| Goals2: | 33 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Philippines |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 23 May 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 06:35; 2 January 2023 |
Jesus Joaquin Gaquit Melliza[1] (born April 20, 1992), nicknamed Jhan or Jess Melliza, is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Philippines Football League (PFL) club Kaya–Iloilo and the Philippines national team.[2]
A native of La Paz, Iloilo City,[3] [4] Melliza was born on April 20, 1992.[2] [5]
Melliza played for the Far Eastern University[4] in the football tournament of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[6] He ended his college stint with FEU in 2015 by helping his varsity team win the UAAP Season 77 football title.[7]
Melliza was already suiting up for Green Archers United of the United Football League while he was still playing college football for FEU.[7]
He was later signed in by Stallion Laguna by May 2017 to play at the Philippines Football League (PFL).[6] He was the top Filipino scorer in the PFL inaugural season.[8]
Melliza and Stallion teammate Fitch Arboleda joined Kaya–Iloilo in March 2021.[9]
He was to play for the under-23 team of the Philippines at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore but he was cut out from the final squad due to paperwork issues.[7]
Melliza earned his first call up for the Philippines senior national team in October 2017 for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup third round qualifier match against Yemen,[10] [11] however, he had yet to earn an international cap for the team. In June 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a 1–0 win against Mongolia in the third round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stallion Laguna | 2017 | PFL | 19 | 13 | – | – | 19 | 13 | |||
| 2018 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 23 | 10 | ||||
| 2019 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | 20 | 12 | ||||
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Kaya–Iloilo | 2021 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 84 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 45 | |||
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
Kaya–Iloilo