 Mele in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Santiago Andrés Mele Castañero | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1997-09-06)6 September 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Atlético Junior | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fénix | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Fénix | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Osmanlıspor | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | →Ankaragücü (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | →Lleida Esportiu (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Plaza Colonia | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Unión Santa Fe (loan) | 48 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | →Atlético Junior (loan) | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Atlético Junior | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Uruguay U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Uruguay U20 | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Uruguay U22 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Uruguay | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Santiago Andrés Mele Castañero (born 6 September 1997) is a Uruguayan professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forCategoría Primera A clubAtlético Junior and theUruguay national team.[1][2]
A youth academy graduate ofFénix, Mele made his professional debut on 30 August 2016 in a 1–0 loss againstCerro.[3]
On 4 September 2017, Turkish top division clubOsmanlıspor announced the signing of Mele on a five-year deal.[4] He was immediately loaned out to second division clubAnkaragücü for2017–18 season.[5] However, withKorcan Çelikay andAltay Bayındır ahead of him in pecking order, he didn't receive any playing minutes.[6]
Mele's loan was cut short in following January and he subsequently got loaned out to Spanish third division sideLleida Esportiu.[7] WithDiego Rivas Rego as first-choice goalkeeper, Mele failed to find playing minutes again.
Two years after joining the club, Mele made his debut for Osmanlıspor on 17 August 2019 in a 2–1 win againstBoluspor.[8]
Mele is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part ofUruguay under-20 team which won the2017 South American U-20 Championship and finished fourth at the2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2] He was also part of the Uruguay under-22 team which finished fourth at the2019 Pan American Games.[9]
On 21 October 2022, Mele was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup.[10] He made his senior team debut on 28 March 2023 in a 2–1 win againstSouth Korea.[11]
In June 2024, Mele was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the2024 Copa América.[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fénix | 2013–14 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Uruguayan Primera División | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Osmanlıspor | 2018–19 | TFF First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | TFF First League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Ankaragücü (loan) | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lleida Esportiu (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Plaza Colonia | 2020 | Uruguayan Primera División | 20 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Uruguayan Primera División | 20 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| Unión (loan) | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Junior (loan) | 2023 | Categoría Primera A | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 142 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Atlético Junior
Uruguay U20
Uruguay
Individual
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