Filipe Melo (footballer)

Not to be confused with Felipe Melo.
Filipe Melo
Personal information
Full name Filipe Joaquim Melo Silva[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-03) 3 November 1989
Place of birth Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday
Number 22
Youth career
1998–2006 União Lamas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006−2009 União Lamas 39 (1)
2009−2012 Beira-Mar 0 (0)
2009−2010 → Avanca (loan) 21 (1)
2010−2011 → Espinho (loan) 23 (0)
2011−2012 → Arouca (loan) 11 (1)
2012−2013 Naval 29 (0)
2013−2015 Moreirense 52 (2)
2015– Sheffield Wednesday 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 4 May 2015 (UTC).


Filipe Joaquim Melo Silva (born 3 November 1989), known as Melo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for English club Sheffield Wednesday as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Aveiro District, Melo kicked off his career with local C.F. União de Lamas after joining their youth system in 1998. He continued competing in the lower leagues until the age of 21, successively representing A.A. Avanca and S.C. Espinho, both while on loan from S.C. Beira-Mar, who also ceded him to F.C. Arouca where he made his professional debut in 2011–12,[2][3] scoring his only goal of the season in a 1−0 Segunda Liga win against C.D. Santa Clara on 22 January 2012.[4]

In the summer of 2012, free agent Melo signed a one-year contract with Associação Naval 1º de Maio also in the second level.[3] For 2013–14, he joined fellow league side Moreirense F.C. alongside Diogo Cunha and Jorge Pires.[5] On 27 November 2013, in a 0−2 loss at C.D. Aves, he was sent off in the 71st minute for fouling Pedro Pereira,[6] being again redcarded in a goalless draw against S.C. Covilhã the following month.[7] His first goal of the campaign came in a 7−1 away victory over C.D. Trofense on 16 January 2014,[8] and he would score only one more[9] in 35 games in his first year as the team returned to the Primeira Liga after a one-year absence;[10] he was also awarded captaincy during this timeframe.[11]

Sheffield Wednesday

On 2 February 2015, Melo signed a three-year deal with English Championship club Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee,[11] joining compatriots Carlos Carvalhal (coach), Lucas João, Marco Matias and José Semedo.[12] He made his debut eight days later, in a 1−2 away defeat against Ipswich Town where he came on as a 58th-minute substitute for Sam Hutchinson.[13]

In November 2015, it was announced that Melo had been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery.[14]

Club statistics

As of 7 April 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
União Lamas 2006–07[15] Portuguese Second Division 13010—140
2008–09[15] Portuguese Third Division 26130—291
Total39140—431
Avanca (loan) 2009–10[15] Portuguese Third Division 21100—211
Espinho (loan) 2010–11[15] Portuguese Second Division 23040—270
Arouca (loan) 2011–12[15] Segunda Liga 11120—131
Naval 2012–13[15] Segunda Liga 29090—380
Moreirense 2013–14[15] Segunda Liga 35250—402
2014–15[15] Primeira Liga 17020—192
Total52270—594
Sheffield Wednesday 2014–15[16] Championship 6000—60
2015–16[16] Championship 0000—00
Total6000—60
Career total 1815260002075

    References

    1. 1 2 "Filipe Melo". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 13 April 2016.
    2. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday: Melo faces lengthy lay-off after knee op". The Star. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    3. 1 2 "André Fontes e Filipe Melo contratados" [André Fontes and Filipe Melo hired] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    4. ↑ "Arouca-Santa Clara, 1−0: Filipe Melo dá triunfo" [Arouca-Santa Clara, 1−0: Filipe Melo gives triumph] (in Portuguese). Record. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    5. ↑ "Filipe Melo, Pires e Diogo Cunha reforçam Moreirense" [Filipe Melo, Pires and Diogo Cunha bolster Moreirense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    6. ↑ "Moreirense-Aves, 0−2: Locais acabaram com nove" [Moreirense-Aves, 0−2: Locals finished with nine] (in Portuguese). Record. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    7. ↑ "Moreirense-Sp. Covilhã, 0−0: Visitados empatam com 9" [Moreirense-Sp. Covilhã, 0−0: Hosts drew with 9] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    8. ↑ "Trofense-Moreirense 1−7: Goleada na estreia de António Conceição" [Trofense-Moreirense 1−7: Routing in debut of António Conceição] (in Portuguese). Record. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    9. ↑ "Moreirense-Portimonense, 3−0: Novo lider mostra-se" [Moreirense-Portimonense, 3−0: New leader shows off] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    10. ↑ "Moreirense conquista o título" [Moreirense wins title] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    11. 1 2 "Owls recruit Portugese [sic] midfielder". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    12. ↑ "Sonho luso da Premier League no Sheffield Wednesday" [Portuguese Premier League dream at Sheffield Wednesday] (in Portuguese). Record. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    13. ↑ "REPORT: Ipswich 2−1 Owls". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    14. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Filipe Melo ruled out injured for the season". HITC Sport. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Filipe Melo". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
    16. 1 2 "Filipe Melo". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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