Dejan Meleg ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Мелег; born 1 October 1994) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club ENPPI.

Club career

Vojvodina

Meleg made his professional debut with

FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second la ...

in a 0–3 loss against

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; en, Partizan Football Club), sometimes known as Partizan Belgrade in English, is a Serbia, Serbian professional football club (association football), football ...

on September 29, 2012 at the age of 17. He was invited by

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to pass medical tests in Amsterdam as a precondition to signing with the Dutch powerhouse; the transfer, however, was up in the air as of December 19, 2012 since FK Vojvodina's president Ratko Butorović had a rift with the

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agency which has a certain share in Meleg's professional contract.

Ajax

On January 16, 2013, Dutch media began reporting an agreement had been reached between

and

and Meleg signing a contract until 2016. Just a week later, on January 23, 2013, it was finally announced by FK Vojvodina that Meleg signed for Ajax. He made his debut for Ajax on 29 June 2013 in a 2013–14 pre-season friendly encounter against SDC Putten. Meleg scored the opening goal in the 17' minute to help Ajax to a 1–4 victory at the Sportpark Puttereng in

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. Starting the 2013/14 season, left footed Dejan Meleg was enlisted with the reserves team

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, who were newly promoted to the Dutch

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the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands. He made his debut on 16 August 2013 in a 1–0 loss to

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eerst ...

. On 3 September 2013 he scored both his first and second professional goal in the Netherlands playing for Jong Ajax against

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in a 4–2 away win. On 21 December 2015, 6 months before expiration, Ajax and Meleg reached an agreement for mutual termination of contract.

SC Cambuur

On 10 July 2014, it was announced that Meleg would be sent on loan to

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–2 ...

until the end of the season. He made his Eredivisie debut on 9 August 2014 in a 1–1 draw against

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at home. He made his first appearance in the Dutch Cup on 24 September 2014 in a 4–0 away win against

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called ' De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater ...

. On 6 March 2015 it was announced that Meleg's loan spell was terminated with immediate effect, seeing Meleg return to Amsterdam, having fallen out of favor in

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Return to Vojvodina

On 2 January 2016, Dejan re-signed for

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capita ...

until June 2018.

Kayserispor

On 28 June 2017, Meleg signed for Turkish side

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits. The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also finish ...

Red Star Belgrade

On 12 June 2018, Meleg signed for

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Be ...

on a 3-year deal. However, he was loaned out to

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, aft ...

and Radnički Niš.

Borac Banja Luka

In October 2020, he joined Borac Banja Luka.

ENPPI

In September 2022, he transferred to Egyptian club ENPPI.

International career

Meleg has represented Serbia on various youth levels and currently plays for Serbia U19. He played for the Serbia U19 side that won the

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Honours

Serbia U19 *

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(1):

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Borac Banja Luka * Bosnian Premier League: 2020–21

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meleg, Dejan 1994 births Living people People from Bački Jarak Serbian footballers Serbia youth international footballers Serbia under-21 international footballers Serbian expatriate footballers FK Vojvodina players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players SC Cambuur players Kayserispor footballers Red Star Belgrade footballers Levadiakos F.C. players FK Radnički Niš players FK Borac Banja Luka players ENPPI SC players Serbian SuperLiga players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Süper Lig players Super League Greece players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Egyptian Premier League players Association football midfielders Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate footballers in Egypt