Alejandro "Ale" Meléndez Ruiz (born 13 May 1999) is a Spanish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Albacete Balompié.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Meléndez Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albacete | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Betis B | 48 | (4) |
| 2019 | Betis | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Badalona | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Oviedo B | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Linares | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Mérida | 38 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Ceuta | 36 | (5) |
| 2024– | Albacete | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 | |||
Career
Meléndez was born in Utrera, Seville, Andalusia, and was a Real Betis youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 August 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Loren Morón in a 4–1 Segunda División B home win over CF Lorca Deportiva.[1]
Meléndez scored his first senior goal on 5 May 2019, netting the B's second in a 2–0 Tercera División away win over Coria CF. He made his first team debut on 19 December, replacing fellow youth graduate Ismael Gutiérrez and scoring Betis' fourth in a 4–0 away routing of CA Antoniano, for the season's Copa del Rey.[2]
On 29 July 2020, Meléndez signed for CF Badalona in the third division.[3] The following 28 January, after featuring sparingly, he moved to fellow league team Real Oviedo Vetusta.[4]
On 20 July 2021, Meléndez agreed to a one-year contract with Primera División RFEF side Linares Deportivo.[5] On 13 July of the following year, he joined Mérida AD of the same category.[6]
On 4 July 2023, Meléndez was announced at AD Ceuta FC also in division three.[7] After being an undisputed starter as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs, he signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side Albacete Balompié.[8]
Meléndez made his professional debut on 15 August 2024, replacing Juan Antonio Ros late into a 2–1 away win over Granada CF.[9]
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