Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Jordan Donald Mellon [1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Blackpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
Number | 31 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Manchester United | ||
2019–2022 | Burnley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Morecambe (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Morecambe (loan) | 22 | (13) |
2024 | → Dundee (loan) | 14 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (1) |
2023– | Scotland U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:27, 14 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:52, 4 June 2024 (UTC) |
Michael Jordan Donald Mellon (born 5 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Burnley.
Born in England, he is a Scotland youth international.
Mellon started his career in the Academy at Manchester United before he joined Burnley at under-16 level during the summer pre-season of 2019. [2] He featured for Tony Philliskirk's under-18 side for their tour of Prague, where he scored a late equaliser against Turkish side Altınordu on his first appearance. [2] He played several times for the youth team during his first season at the club, before signing a two-year scholarship in July 2020. [2] In February 2022, Mellon agreed his first professional contract, signing a three-and-a-half year deal until the summer of 2025. [3] [2] Mellon moved on loan to Morecambe in January 2023. [4] [5] Mellon made his senior debut on 24 January 2023 in a League One match away at Ipswich Town at Portman Road, losing 4–0, [6] [7] and his first start on 28 January at home to Bristol Rovers in a 5–1 win. [8] He suffered a shoulder injury in March 2023, ending his season. [9]
He rejoined Morecambe on a season-long loan ahead of the 2023–24 season. [10] He scored the first hat trick of his professional career, in a 4–1 league victory against AFC Wimbledon on 28 October 2023. [11] [12] Following an impressive spell that saw him score fifteen goals in twenty-seven appearances, he was recalled by Burnley on 8 January 2024. [13]
On 26 January 2024, Mellon joined Scottish Premiership club Dundee on loan until the end of the season. [14] He made his debut off the bench the following day, and notched a goal and two assists in an away league victory over Livingston. [15] [16] His performance was praised by Dundee manager Tony Docherty. [17] On 11 February 2024, Mellon suffered a serious head injury in a win over St Johnstone, requiring a stretcher to leave the pitch after falling unconscious. [18] After Mellon was released from hospital, Dundee contacted the Scottish Football Association to ask why play was not stopped during the match. [19] Mellon returned to the pitch on 24 February off the bench away to Hibernian. [20]
Mellon scored his first international goal for the Scotland under-17 team against the Sweden under-17 team on 10 February 2020. [21]
He was called-up by the Scotland under-21 team in September 2023, [22] and he appeared as a substitute in a 3–1 win against Hungary on 13 October. [23]
His father is Micky Mellon. [4] [24]
He has been described as "a physical striker capable of playing with his back to goal and with fine scoring instincts". [25]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burnley | 2022–23 [7] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24 [26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Morecambe (loan) | 2022–23 [7] | League One | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Morecambe (loan) | 2023–24 [26] | League Two | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 15 |
Dundee (loan) | 2023–24 [26] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
Career total | 44 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 18 |