Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · SHANGHAI SIPG.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1035 | 7.12 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 7 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 6.79 |
Scout report
Óscar Melendo is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at SHANGHAI SIPG, rated 20.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 104th of 279 on scout potential in the Super League. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.3% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Melendo.
Judged on this season alone, Melendo graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 30 of the 30 attacking midfielders in the Super League, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 13 appearances (0.174 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 22 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 21, 14th of 30 of the 30 attacking midfielders in the Super League. At 28 Melendo is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · SHANGHAI SIPG finished 1st of 16 · a title-challenging side
1 goal in 13 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.17 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.13 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 20.8, Melendo carries the 14th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Super League of 30 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.17 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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