Jacob Mellis
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Mellis warming-up for Chelsea in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacob Alexander Mellis | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Sheffield United | ||
| 2007–2009 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Southampton (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Barnsley (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Barnsley | 66 | (8) |
| 2014–2015 | Blackpool | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Bury | 58 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Mansfield Town | 84 | (4) |
| 2020 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Gillingham | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Southend United | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Leatherhead | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 274 | (18) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | England U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | England U19 | 12 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jacob Alexander Mellis (born 8 January 1991) is an English former professional footballer.
He transferred from Sheffield United to Chelsea at the age of 16 for a £1 million fee, but made only one substitute appearance before being dismissed for misconduct in March 2012. He spent most of the rest of his career in the English Football League, making 94 Championship appearances for Barnsley and Blackpool and scoring eight goals.