Jacob Melling
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Jacob Melling is an Australia
n football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a midfielder for the Australian Under-17 national team, and will commence his professional career with A-League
club in January 2012.
and then the South Australian Sports Institute Football Program
(SASI) before playing a key part in the South Australian side's championship win in the FFA State Institute Challenge in 2010. Melling was named Player of the Tournament, and was offered a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program where he then went on to form a mainstay in the heart of the Joeys midfield.
had signed Melling on for his first professional club contract from the start of 2012.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a midfielder for the Australian Under-17 national team, and will commence his professional career with A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
club in January 2012.
Biography
Melling attended Saint Paul's College, Gilles Plains. He was raised through the South Australian youth football setups of Modbury JetsModbury Jets
The Modbury Jets are a football club in Adelaide, South Australia, they field both Senior and Junior teams. Seniors play home matches at Jet Park in Modbury, north of Adelaide and the Juniors play at Burragah Reserve, Modbury.-History:...
and then the South Australian Sports Institute Football Program
South Australian Sports Institute Football Program
The South Australian Sports Institute is run by the South Australian Sports Institute, in Adelaide, for South Australian youth players. SASI runs this program for both men and women.-Program:...
(SASI) before playing a key part in the South Australian side's championship win in the FFA State Institute Challenge in 2010. Melling was named Player of the Tournament, and was offered a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program where he then went on to form a mainstay in the heart of the Joeys midfield.
Adelaide United
On 18 March 2011, it was announced that Adelaide UnitedAdelaide United FC
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It currently participates in the A-League as the sole team from the state of South Australia. Adelaide is one of the most successful clubs in the A-League. The club's home ground is...
had signed Melling on for his first professional club contract from the start of 2012.
Career statistics
(Current as of 4 July 2011)| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
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| 2011–12 2011–12 A-League The A-League's 2011–12 season is the seventh season of the Australasian A-League football competition since its establishment in 2004. At the end of the previous season, the North Queensland Fury were cut from the competition by the governing body, Football Federation Australia, due to financial... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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