Paul Méliande
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Orthez, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Elan Football | |||
| Pau | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Pau II | 36 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Pau | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Libourne | 20 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Lorient B | 22 | (0) |
| 2025– | Angoulême | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 May 2025 | |||
Paul Meliande (born 20 December 2001) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for Championnat National 3 club Lorient B.
Early life
[edit]Paul Méliande was born on 20 December 2001 in Orthez, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. He has a twin brother, Martin Méliande. They grew up in the town of Orthez, in the Béarn region, in a sports-oriented family—Paul and Martin’s father played football, while their mother played basketball.[1]
Martin began playing rugby union at the age of five for US Orthez, while Paul chose to follow the family tradition by playing football, starting at Elan Béarnais Football.[2]
In 2015, Martin joined the youth academy of Section Paloise, while Paul joined Pau FC. Both brothers lived as boarding students at the Prytanée sportif in Pau. Martin left Section Paloise after a year and returned to US Orthez, while Paul continued his football development and later turned professional with Pau FC.[2]
Career
[edit]Meliande is a youth product of Élan béarnais Football and Pau.[3]
He began his senior career with Pau FC’s reserve side in 2019 and signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 August 2020.[1] He made his professional debut in a Ligue 2 match against Valenciennes on 22 August 2020, a 3–0 loss for Pau.[4]
After stints with Pau's senior and reserve teams, Meliande joined FC Libourne in July 2023 on a free transfer. In July 2024, he transferred again on a free move to Lorient B, where he plays in Championnat National 3.[5]
In 2025, Méliande joined Angoulême Charente FC.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bonhoure, Matthieu (20 August 2020). "Pau FC : Paul Meliande, de la cité Fébus à la Ligue 2" – via Sud Ouest.
- ^ a b "Paul et Martin Méliande, jumeaux mais dans deux mondes différents : le football et le rugby". La République des Pyrénées. 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Après 6 mois chez les pros, Paul Méliande, le milieu du Pau FC, nous raconte son quotidien, dans 100% Club !". ici, par France Bleu et France 3.
- ^ "Valenciennes vs. Pau - 22 August 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "« Une nouvelle aventure » : Paul Méliande, du pays de l'ovalie au FC Lorient". Ouest-France (in French). 26 April 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Foot : Affamah (Nantes B) rejoint l'ACFC". CharenteLibre.fr (in French). 29 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Orthez
- Footballers from Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Pau FC players
- FC Libourne players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French twins
- People from Béarn