Nico Melamed

Nicolás "Nico" Melamed Ribaudo (born 11 April 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a central midfielder.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Melamed and the second or maternal family name is Ribaudo.
Nico Melamed
Personal information
Full name Nicolás Melamed Ribaudo
Date of birth (2001-04-11) 11 April 2001
Place of birth Castelldefels, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 33
Youth career
Atlètic Vilafranca
Cornellà
2013–2019 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Espanyol B 39 (9)
2019– Espanyol 18 (3)
National team‡
2020 Spain U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2020

Club career

Born in Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalonia, Melamed joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2013, after representing UE Cornellà and FP Atlètic Vilafranca.[1][2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 17 February 2019, starting in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against SD Ejea.[3]

Melamed renewed his contract with the Pericos on 29 April 2019, signing until 2023.[4] He scored his first senior goal on 5 May 2019, netting his team's second in a 2–0 away defeat of former side Cornellà; by doing so, he became the first player from the 21st century to score for Espanyol in any senior category.

Melamed made his professional debut on 15 August 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute for Matías Vargas in a 3–0 home defeat of FC Luzern, for the season's UEFA Europa League; he was also the first player from the 21st century to feature with the first team.[5]

Personal life

Melamed was born in Spain and is of Argentine descent through his mother. His maternal grandfather Felipe Ribaudo (1940–1998) was an Argentine footballer who played for Estudiantes.[6]

References
  1. "Nicolás Melamed Ribaudo, NICO" (in Spanish). Fútbol Base Català. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. "La cantera del RCD Espanyol se refuerza más que nunca" [The youth setup of RCD Espanyol bolster themselves more than ever] (in Spanish). Fútbol Base Català. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. "Sis debuts a Segona Divisió B" [Six debuts in Segunda División B] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. "Melamed, renovado" [Melamed, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. "Wu Lei, el debutante Campuzano y la cantera arrasan a la morriña" [Wu Lei, the debutant Campuzano and the cantera wash away the homesickness] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  6. "Nico Melamed, el primer perico codiciado de la Generación Z". AS.com. March 30, 2020.
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