Filipe Joaquim Melo Silva (born 3 November 1989), known as Melo, is a Portuguese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for União de Lamas as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Portugal

Born in

Santa Maria de Lamas Santa Maria de Lamas (Portuguese meaning ''Saint Mary of Lamas'') is a Portuguese civil parish located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, in the district of Aveiro, in the Entre Douro e Vouga Subregion. It is located between the Douro an ...

Aveiro District Aveiro District ( pt, Distrito de Aveiro, or ) is located in the central coastal region of Portugal. The capital of the district is the city of Aveiro, which also serves as the seat of Aveiro Municipality. Aveiro District is bordered by the Po ...

, Melo kicked off his career with local C.F. União de Lamas after joining their youth system in 1998. He continued competing in the lower leagues until the age of 21, successively representing A.A. Avanca and

S.C. Espinho Sporting Clube de Espinho, also known as Sporting de Espinho, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Espinho in the Aveiro district. Besides football, the club has volleyball and handball departments that usually compete in the major Po ...

, both while on loan from S.C. Beira-Mar, who also ceded him to

F.C. Arouca Futebol Clube de Arouca () is a football club based in Arouca, Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Founded in 1951, the club plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Estádio Municipal de Arouca, with a 5,000-seat capacity. History Founde ...

where he made his professional debut in 2011–12, scoring his only goal of the season in a 1−0 Segunda Liga win against

C.D. Santa Clara Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a Portuguese football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. They play in the 13,277-seat Estádio de São Miguel. They are the most successful football team from the Azores Islands as the only team from the archipelag ...

on 22 January 2012. In the summer of 2012,

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Melo signed a one-year contract with

Associação Naval 1º de Maio Associação Naval 1º de Maio or Associação Naval 1893, commonly known as Naval, is a Portuguese football club based in Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Founded on 1 May 1893, it plays in the Division of Honour in the Coimbra Football Associ ...

also in the second level. For 2013–14, he joined fellow league side

Moreirense F.C. Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

alongside Diogo Cunha and

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. On 27 November 2013, in a 0−2 loss at

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

, he was sent off in the 71st minute for fouling Pedro Pereira, being again redcarded in a goalless draw against

S.C. Covilhã Sporting Clube da Covilhã, commonly known as just Sporting da Covilhã, is Portuguese association football, football club from the city of Covilhã that plays in the second-tier Liga Portugal 2. The club was founded in 1923. Their nickname is the ...

the following month. His first goal of the campaign came in a 7−1 away victory over

C.D. Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense (), commonly known as Trofense, is a Portuguese football club based in Trofa, Portugal. Founded in 1930, it plays in Segunda Liga, holding home games at '' Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense'', with a capacity of 5,0 ...

on 16 January 2014, and he would score one more in 35 games in his first year as the team returned to the

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after a one-year absence; he was also awarded

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during this timeframe.

Sheffield Wednesday

Melo signed a three-year deal with English Championship club

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

on 2 February 2015 for an undisclosed fee, joining compatriots

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(coach),

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, Marco Matias and José Semedo. He made his debut eight days later, in a 1−2 away defeat against

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where he came on as a 58th-minute substitute for Sam Hutchinson. In November 2015, it was announced that Melo had been ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery.

Return home

Melo went back to Portugal's top flight on 18 January 2017, joining

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...

on loan for the rest of the campaign. He left Wednesday on 10 July, when he moved to

G.D. Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as Chaves (), is a Portuguese association football, football football team, club from Chaves, Portugal, Chaves currently playing in the Primeira Liga. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Está ...

on a three-year deal. Having totalled just 19 appearances in two seasons for the

Trás-os-Montes Trás-os-Montes () is a geographical, historical and cultural region of Portugal. Portuguese for "behind the mountains", Trás-os-Montes is located northeast of the country in an upland area, landlocked by the Douro and Tâmega rivers to south a ...

club, Melo terminated his contract by mutual consent with a year left in July 2019, after their relegation. Days later, he signed for two years with

S.C. Farense Sporting Clube Farense, simply known as Farense, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Faro in the district of the same name and the region of Algarve. Founded in 1910, the club will play the 2021–22 season in the Liga Portugal ...

of the second tier.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Filipe 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Maria da Feira Portuguese footballers Association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.F. União de Lamas players S.C. Beira-Mar players S.C. Espinho players F.C. Arouca players Associação Naval 1º de Maio players Moreirense F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players G.D. Chaves players S.C. Farense players U.D. Vilafranquense players English Football League players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England