Jacob Mellis

Jacob Mellis during warm-up

Jacob Alexander Mellis ( born March 28, 1991, Nottingham ) is an English football player who is under contract with FC Barnsley since summer 2012.

Career

Association

Jacob Mellis was born in Nottingham in 1991 and began his career in 2002 at Sheffield United. In June 2007, changed hands for a million pounds Sterling in the youth academy of FC Chelsea. In 2008 he reached the final of the Team Academy FA Youth Cup, but lost there against the team of Manchester City with 2:4. In the 2008 /09 season he came into the reserve team and came in his first season thirteen appearances for, scoring three goals.

On 14 August 2009 he was given until January 2010 to the Southampton FC and made ​​his professional debut the following day, when he came off the bench in the 1-3 defeat against Huddersfield Town. After twelve league games, he returned in January to London. In the season 2010/11 he was first in the extended professional squad and completed on 23 November 2010 in the UEFA Champions League against Žilina MŠK his first game at the European level, as he was substituted in the 90th minute for Josh McEachran.

In January 2011, Mells was loaned until the end of the season Barnsley FC. On February 5, 2011 1:4 defeat against Leicester City, he scored the only goal and thus his first goal for the " Tykes ". By the end of the season, he played fifteen league games and came up with two hits.

For the 2012/13 season Mellis changes to Barnsley FC, where he signed a two - year contract.

National

Mellis played for the U-16, U -17 and U-19 national team of England. Previously, he played 21 international matches for the English national teams, scoring four goals.

Achievements

• UEFA Champions League: 2012