Óscar Melendo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Melendo Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Port | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2016 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Espanyol B | 24 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Espanyol | 134 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Granada | 61 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Cádiz | 21 | (2) |
| 2025– | Shanghai Port | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:43, 25 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Óscar Melendo Jiménez (born 23 August 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.
Espanyol
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Melendo joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2003, aged six.[1] On 8 June 2016, he was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División B,[2] and signed a three-year deal with the club on 20 July.[3]
Melendo appeared in his first professional match on 20 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against UE Llagostera.[4] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 20 November, coming on as a second-half substitute for Hernán Pérez in the 1–0 away win over Deportivo Alavés.[5]
On 1 February 2017, Melendo renewed his contract until 2022 and was definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 season.[6] On 17 January of the following year, he scored a late winner to help the hosts defeat FC Barcelona 1–0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.[7]
Melendo left Espanyol on 30 June 2022 as his contract was expiring, after failing to reach an agreement for a renewal. He played a total of 161 games, scoring six goals.[8]
Granada
On 6 August 2022, Melendo signed a one-year deal with Granada CF, recently relegated to Segunda División.[9] He scored his only goal on 15 April 2023 in a 2–1 home victory over UD Las Palmas,[10] in an eventual promotion as champions, but failed to find the net while playing 1,000 minutes less the following campaign as his side was immediately relegated.[11][12]
Cádiz
On 30 August 2024, Melendo joined Cádiz CF on a three-year contract.[13] In July 2025, however, he left as a free agent.[14]
Shanghai Port
On 8 July 2025, Melendo moved to Shanghai Port F.C. of the Chinese Super League.[15]
International career
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 24 | 1 | – | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Espanyol | 2016–17 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 134 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 161 | 6 | |||
| Granada | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 1 | ||||
| Cádiz | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| Shanghai Port | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 253 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 288 | 11 | |||