Miguel Ángel Mellado

Miguel Ángel Mellado
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Cano Mellado
Date of birth (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999
Place of birth Blanca, Spain
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Jimbee Cartagena
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Librilla
2018– Jimbee Cartagena
International career‡
2020– Spain
Medal record
Men's futsal
Representing  Spain
UEFA Futsal Championship
Winner2026 Latvia / Lithuania / Slovenia
Bronze medal – third place2022 Netherlands
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 August 2025

Miguel Ángel Cano Mellado (born 23 July 1999), also known mononymously as Mellado, is a Spanish professional futsal player who plays as a defender for Jimbee Cartagena and the Spain national team.

Club career

Originally from Blanca, Mellado began in the youth sector of ElPozo Murcia.[1] Following a serious injury, he then moved to that of the modest Librilla.[2] In the 2017-18 season he was added to the first team with which he made his debut in the Spanish third division.[3]

In the summer of 2018, Mellado was purchased by Cartagena as a reinforcement for their youth team. However, the qualities and personality of the defender immediately convinced the coach Juan Giménez to employ him permanently in the first team, playing in the Primera División.[3] In the following seasons Mellado's performances improved to such an extent that he earned the recognition of "revelation player" of the 2020-21 season and established himself as one of the best defenders in the Spanish championship.[4][5]

International career

On 5 November 2020, Mellado made his debut for the Spain national team during a 2-1 friendly win against Brazil.[6][7] On 30 August 2021, he was included in the final list of players called up for the 2021 World Cup, which Spain reached the quarter-finals.[8] On 28 December 2021, he was included in the list of players called up for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022.[9]

Four years later, Mellado was part of the Spanish team that won its eighth continental title at the UEFA Futsal Euro in which he was included in the team of the tournament.[10][11]

Honours

Cartagena
Spain
Individual
  • UEFA Futsal Championship Team of the Tournament: 2026

References

  1. ↑ Rubén Serrano (12 November 2020). "Mellado, de moda en el fútbol sala, pasa de la oscuridad a brillar con España" (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ Óscar García (18 September 2021). "Mellado, mundialista y presidente a los 22 años" (in Spanish).
  3. 1 2 "Jimbee Cartagena alcanza un acuerdo de renovación con el jugador Mellado hasta junio de 2024" (in Spanish). 8 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mellado, "Jugador Revelación" de la Temporada 20/21" (in Spanish). 28 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mellado, a la conquista del futuro del futbol sala español" (in Spanish). 3 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Saura y Mellado, deseando debutar y hacerse un hueco en la Selección" (in Spanish). 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Mario de la Riva (5 November 2022). "La estrategia da a La Roja su primer triunfo ante Brasil en 10 años" (in Spanish).
  8. ↑ Óscar García (30 August 2021). "España ya tiene sus 16 convocados para el Mundial" (in Spanish).
  9. ↑ "Estos son los convocados de la Selección Absoluta de Fútbol Sala para la Eurocopa" (in Spanish). 31 December 2021. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Finale UEFA Futsal EURO 2026: Portogallo - Spagna 3-5". 7 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "La squadra del torneo di futsal EURO 2026". 17 February 2026.
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