Gonzalo Melero

Gonzalo Melero

Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Julián Melero Manzanares
Date of birth	(1994-01-02) 2 January 1994
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ponferradina
Number	8
Youth career
2000–2004	Zona Norte
2004–2013	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Real Madrid C	37	(7)
2014–2015	Real Madrid B	6	(0)
2015–	Ponferradina	37	(1)
International career
2010–2011	Spain U17	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Melero and the second or maternal family name is Manzanares.

Gonzalo Julián Melero Manzanares (born 2 January 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Melero joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2004, aged ten, after starting it out at EF Zona Norte. He made his debuts as a senior with the former's C-team in the 2013–14 campaign, being relegated from Segunda División B.

In July 2014 Melero was promoted to the reserves, now also in the third level. On 30 January of the following year, after being sparingly used by manager Zinedine Zidane, he moved to Segunda División's SD Ponferradina in a two-and-a-half year deal.

Melero made his professional debut on 15 February 2015, coming on as a second half substitute for Pablo Infante in a 1–2 home loss against CD Numancia.

External links

• Real Madrid profile
• Gonzalo Melero profile at BDFutbol
• Gonzalo Melero at Soccerway