| Jon Mellish | |
| Fullname: | Jon James Alexander Mellish[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | South Shields, England |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Position: | Defender, midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Carlisle United |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Gateshead |
| Caps1: | 57 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Newcastle Benfield (loan) |
| Years3: | 2019– |
| Clubs3: | Carlisle United |
| Caps3: | 192 |
| Goals3: | 26 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:38, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Jon James Alexander Mellish (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for club Carlisle United, as a defender and midfielder.
Born in South Shields, Mellish attended Gateshead College.[2]
Mellish began his career with Gateshead, making his senior debut during the 2016–17 season. He moved on loan to Newcastle Benfield in November 2017.[3]
He signed for Carlisle United in May 2019.[4] [5] [6] He scored his first goal for Carlisle in a 1–0 win against Barrow on 3 October 2020.[7] He signed a new contract with the club later that month.[8] He was a prolific scorer for the club in the 2020–21 season.[9] Mellish played in the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium as Carlisle defeated Stockport County on penalties.[10] After having scored an own goal in the final, Mellish would later convert his penalty in the shootout.[10] On 29 March 2024, Mellish scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–1 away win over promotion-chasing Peterborough United.[11]
Originally a defender, Mellish was converted into a midfielder in February 2020.[12] [13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gateshead | 2016–17 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | National League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | National League | 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 2 | |||
| Carlisle United | 2019–20 | League Two | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 44 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 16 | ||
| 2021–22 | League Two | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | League Two | 43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | League One | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | League Two | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 192 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 221 | 31 | |||
| Career total | 249 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 279 | 33 | |||
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