| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesus Joaquin Gaquit Melliza | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-04-20)April 20, 1992 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | La Paz,Iloilo City, Philippines | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaya–Iloilo | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2015 | Far Eastern University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Green Archers United | ||
| 2017–2021 | Stallion Laguna | 61 | (33) |
| 2021– | Kaya–Iloilo | 26 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Philippines | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:35; 2 January 2023 | |||
Jesus Joaquin Gaquit Melliza[1] (born April 20, 1992), nicknamedJhan orJess Melliza, is a Filipino professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder or awinger forPhilippines Football League (PFL) clubKaya–Iloilo and thePhilippines national team.[2]
A native ofLa Paz,Iloilo City,[3][4] Melliza was born on April 20, 1992.[2][5]
Melliza played for theFar Eastern University[4] in the football tournament of theUniversity Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[6] He ended his college stint with FEU in 2015 by helping his varsity team win theUAAP Season 77 football title.[7]
Melliza was already suiting up forGreen Archers United of theUnited Football League while he was still playing college football for FEU.[7]
He was later signed in byStallion Laguna by May 2017 to play at thePhilippines Football League (PFL).[6] He was the top Filipino scorer in thePFL inaugural season.[8]
Melliza and Stallion teammateFitch Arboleda joinedKaya–Iloilo in March 2021.[9]
He was to play for the under-23 team of the Philippines at the2015 Southeast Asian Games inSingapore but he was cut out from the final squad due to paperwork issues.[7]
Melliza earned his first call up for thePhilippines senior national team in October 2017 for the2019 AFC Asian Cup third round qualifier match againstYemen,[10][11] however, he had yet to earn an international cap for the team. In June 2022, he made his debut for the Philippines in a 1–0 win againstMongolia in the third round of the2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stallion Laguna | 2017 | PFL | 19 | 13 | – | – | 19 | 13 | ||
| 2018 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | – | 23 | 10 | |||
| 2019 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | – | 20 | 12 | |||
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Kaya–Iloilo | 2021 | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 45 | ||
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||||||
| 1. | December 23, 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium,Manila,Philippines |  Brunei | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2022 AFF Championship |
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