Alejandro "Ale" Meléndez Ruiz (born 13 May 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Albacete Balompié.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Meléndez Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albacete | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Betis B | 48 | (4) |
| 2019 | Betis | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Badalona | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Oviedo B | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Linares | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Mérida | 38 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ceuta | 36 | (5) |
| 2024– | Albacete | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 | |||
Career
editMeléndez was born in Utrera, Seville, Andalusia, and was a Real Betis youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 August 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Loren Morón in a 4–1 Segunda División B home win over CF Lorca Deportiva.[1]
Meléndez scored his first senior goal on 5 May 2019, netting the B's second in a 2–0 Tercera División away win over Coria CF. He made his first team debut on 19 December, replacing fellow youth graduate Ismael Gutiérrez and scoring Betis' fourth in a 4–0 away routing of CA Antoniano, for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]
On 29 July 2020, Meléndez signed for CF Badalona in the third division.[3] The following 28 January, after featuring sparingly, he moved to fellow league team Real Oviedo Vetusta.[4]
On 20 July 2021, Meléndez agreed to a one-year contract with Primera División RFEF side Linares Deportivo.[5] On 13 July of the following year, he joined Mérida AD of the same category.[6]
On 4 July 2023, Meléndez was announced at AD Ceuta FC also in division three.[7] After being an undisputed starter as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side Albacete Balompié.[8]
Meléndez made his professional debut on 15 August 2024, replacing Juan Antonio Ros late into a 2–1 away win over Granada CF.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Betis Deportivo 4–1 Lorca Deportiva: Retorno a lo grande" [Betis Deportivo 4–1 Lorca Deportiva: return through the big door] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Meléndez, el último talento de una factoría inagotable de futbolistas" [Mélendez, the latest talent of an inexhaustible factory of footballers] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "El jugador de fútbol de Utrera, Alejandro Meléndez, ficha por el C.F. Badalona de Segunda División B" [The football player from Utrera, Alejandro Meléndez, signs for C.F. Badalona from Segunda División B] (in Spanish). Utrera Web. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Alex Meléndez Signs for Real Oviedo Vetusta". Real Oviedo. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Alex Meléndez, nuevo jugador del Linares Deportivo" [Alex Meléndez, new player of Linares Deportivo] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Álex Meléndez, nuevo centrocampista romano" [Álex Meléndez, new romano central midfielder] (in Spanish). Mérida AD. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Romero recluta para el Ceuta al mediocentro Álex Meléndez, del Mérida" [Romero recruits to Ceuta the central midfielder Álex Meléndez, from Mérida] (in Spanish). Ceuta Deportiva. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Ale Meléndez, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Ale Meléndez, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "El Alba amarga el debut de Abascal" [Alba bitter Abascal's debut] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
External links
edit- Ale Meléndez at BDFutbol
- Ale Meléndez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Ale Meléndez at Soccerway