James Melhado

James Melhado
Personal information
Full name James Joseph Melhado
Date of birth (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 25)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Warrington Town
Youth career
2007–2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2017–2019 Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Newcastle Town 17 (1)
2019–2020 → Hanley Town (loan) 12 (1)
2021–2023 Salford City 0 (0)
2022 → Ashton United (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → AFC Telford United (loan) 13 (0)
2022 → Hereford (loan) 3 (0)
2023–2024 Truro City
2024–2025 Nantwich Town
2025– Warrington Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:01, 28 September 2025 (UTC)

James Joseph Melhado (born 29 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Warrington Town.

Career

Early career

Melhado played youth football for Wolverhampton Wanderers for nine years until he was released by the club in late 2016. He then joined the youth set-up at Burton Albion.

His senior career began with spells in non-league football with Newcastle Town, and Hanley Town.

Salford City

He turned professional with Salford City in July 2021, signing a two-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 31 August 2021 in the EFL Trophy.

In January 2022 he joined Ashton United on loan. In February 2022 he joined AFC Telford United on loan.

On 25 November 2022 Melhado joined National League North club Hereford on a one-month loan. However the loan ended early in December 2022 after Melhado tore his hamstring.

Melhado was released by Salford at the end of the 2022–23 season.

Non-League

On 6 June 2023, Melhado was announced to have agreed to join newly promoted National League South club Truro City on a free transfer. In July 2024 he signed for Nantwich Town. In June 2025 he signed for Warrington Town.

References

  1. ↑ James Melhado at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Dorsett, Rob (14 February 2017). "EFL trial day: Aspiring footballers bid to earn professional deals". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Academy players' reaction: Rotherham United". Burton Albion FC. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Newcastle Town | Appearances | James Melhado | 2019-2020 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Newcastle Town | Appearances | James Melhado | 2020-2021 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Player profile: James Melhado". Hanley Town FC. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "James Melhado sigs two-year deal". Salford City FC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "James Melhado moves to Salford City". Newcastle Town FC. 2 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Games played by James Melhado in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Double Signing". Twitter. Ashton United FC. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "JACK'S BACK TO FIRE THE ROBINS PAST DOLLY BLUES". 23 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ashton United | Appearances | James Melhado | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "James Melhado has joined AFC Telford United on loan for a month". Twitter. Salford City. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "NEWS | James Melhado Joins on Loan | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Hereford boss provides updates on player departures". Hereford Times. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Retained and Released List 2022–23". salfordcityfc.co.uk. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "JAMES MELHADO SIGNS FOR CITY". www.trurocityfc.net. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  18. ↑ Price, Liam (16 July 2024). "Dabbers sign defender James Melhado".
  19. ↑ "Second new face arrives at the Cal.Delivery Stadium". Warrington Town.
  20. ↑ "Warrington Town confirm a second new signing in as many days". Warrington Guardian. 11 June 2025.