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Jon Mellish

Jon James Alexander Mellish (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Carlisle United, as a defender and midfielder.

Jon Mellish
Personal information
Full name Jon James Alexander Mellish[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Gateshead 57 (1)
2017 → Newcastle Benfield (loan)
2019– Carlisle United 207 (27)
International career
2018–2019 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:49, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Early and personal life

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Born in South Shields,[2] Mellish attended Gateshead College.[3]

Career

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Mellish began his career with Gateshead, making his senior debut during the 2016–17 season.[2] He moved on loan to Newcastle Benfield in November 2017.[4]

He signed for Carlisle United in May 2019.[5][6][7] He scored his first goal for Carlisle in a 1–0 win against Barrow on 3 October 2020.[8] He signed a new contract with the club later that month.[9] He was a prolific scorer for the club in the 2020–21 season.[10] Mellish played in the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium as Carlisle defeated Stockport County on penalties.[11] After having scored an own goal in the final, Mellish would later convert his penalty in the shootout.[11] On 29 March 2024, Mellish scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–1 away win over promotion-chasing Peterborough United.[12]

Playing style

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Originally a defender, Mellish was converted into a midfielder in February 2020.[13][14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 November 2024
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gateshead 2016–17[2] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[2] National League 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2018–19[2] National League 46 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 48 2
Total 57 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 59 2
Carlisle United 2019–20[15] League Two 15 0 4 0 0 0 3[a] 0 22 0
2020–21[16] League Two 44 11 2 3 1 0 2[a] 2 49 16
2021–22[17] League Two 42 3 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 46 3
2022–23[18] League Two 43 6 2 0 1 0 4[b] 0 50 6
2023–24[19] League One 46 5 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 51 5
2024–25[20] League Two 17 2 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 21 2
Total 207 27 11 3 5 0 16 2 239 32
Career total 264 28 13 4 5 0 16 2 297 34
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, one appearance in the play-offs.

Honours

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Carlisle United

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Jon Mellish at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ Carruthers, Mark (15 May 2019). "Hartlepool transfer target Jon Mellish reveals why he turned down National League move". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ Whitney, Steve (17 November 2017). "Gateshead Youngster Heads Joins Neighbours On Loan". thenationalleague.org.uk. National League. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Carlisle United: Tommy Wright & Paul Murray leave coaching roles, Jon Mellish signs". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ^ Varley, Hugo (15 May 2019). "Carlisle bring in Gateshead's Jon Mellish". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ Colman, Jon (20 July 2019). "Carlisle Utd's new defender Jon Mellish: 'This was my goal...I cannot wait for it'". News and Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Carlisle 1–0 Barrow". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ^ "CONTRACT: Midfielder commits to the Blues". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Revealed: Carlisle United midfielder Jon Mellish's remarkable goalscoring feat". News and Star.
  11. ^ a b c Matthew Newsum (28 May 2023). "Carlisle United 1–1 Stockport County (5–4 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Peterborough United 1-3 Carlisle United". BBC News. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  13. ^ Colman, Jon (18 August 2020). "Carlisle Utd boss reveals why Jon Mellish will remain in the Cumbrians' midfield". News and Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  14. ^ Robertson, Gregor. "How Jon Mellish made leap from liability to lethal" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.


  

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