Mario Melchiot

Mario Melchiot
Melchiot in 2007
Personal information
Full name Mario Dino Patrick Melchiot[1]
Date of birth (1976-11-04) 4 November 1976 (age 48)[2]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Right-back[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Ajax 73 (1)
1999–2004 Chelsea 130 (4)
2004–2006 Birmingham City 57 (2)
2006–2007 Rennes 30 (2)
2007–2010 Wigan Athletic 97 (0)
2010–2011 Umm Salal 20 (0)
Total 407 (9)
International career
1994–1995 Netherlands U19 11 (1)
1996–1998 Netherlands U21 13 (0)
2000–2008 Netherlands 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Dino Patrick Melchiot (born 4 November 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played both as a right-back and as a centre-back, and also occasionally played in midfield.[5] He represented the Netherlands national football team at UEFA Euro 2008, and mostly played abroad for football clubs in England, France and Qatar.

  1. ^ "Arbitration CAS 2013/A/3436 UMM Salal Sport Club v. Mario Melchiot, award of 23 December 2014" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. p. 2. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Mario Melchiot". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Mario Melchiot: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Mario Melchiot: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Chelsea who's who". BBC Sport. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2010.