Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesus Joaquin Melliza | ||
Date of birth | April 20, 1992 | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Stallion Laguna | ||
Number | 10 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2015 | Far Eastern University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2017 | Green Archers United | ||
2017– | Stallion Laguna | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Jesus Melliza also known as Jhan or Jess Melliza is a Filipino footballer who plays as a striker for Stallion Laguna F.C. of the Philippines Football League.
A native of La Paz, Iloilo City, Melliza was born in April 20, 1992.
Melliza played for the Far Eastern University in the football tournament of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He ended his college stint with FEU in 2015 by helping his varsity team win the UAAP Season 77 football title.
Melliza was already suiting up for Green Archers United of the United Football League while he was still playing college football for FEU. He was later signed in by Stallion Laguna F.C. by May 2017 to play at the Philippines Football League (PFL). He was the top Filipino scorer in the PFL inaugural season.
He was to play for the under-23 team of the Philippines at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore but he was cut out from the final squad due to paperwork issues. Melliza earned his first call up for the Philippines senior national team in October 2017 for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup third round qualifier match against Yemen though he is yet to earn an international cap for the team.