Name:
Stefano MelchioriCountry:
Italy
Club:
A.S. CasalePosition: *
DMF,
SMF,
SWP,
CMFSide: RF/BS
Age: 21-25 years (24/09/1965)
Era:
1986-1990Height: 180 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Attack:
72Defence:
70Balance:
77Stamina:
81Top Speed:
78Acceleration:
79Response:
78Agility:
76Dribble Accuracy:
75Dribble Speed:
80Short Pass Accuracy:
72Short Pass Speed:
73Long Pass Accuracy:
75Long Pass Speed:
74Shot Accuracy:
65Shot Power:
83Shot Technique:
68Free Kick Accuracy:
71Curling:
66Header:
77Jump:
77Technique:
75Aggression:
74Mentality:
73Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
77Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
6Weak Foot Accuracy:
6Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
6Growth type:
Early/LastingCARDS:P05 - Mazing Run
P12 - Enforcer
S01 - Marauding
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Reaction - Center
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced
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Name:
Stefano MelchioriCountry:
Italy
Club:
S.S. Lazio (1991-1992),
U.S. Lecce (1992-1995)
Position: *
DMF,
SWPSide: RF/BS
Age: 26-29 years (24/09/1965)
Era:
1991-1994Height: 180 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Attack:
70Defence:
74Balance:
79Stamina:
83Top Speed:
77Acceleration:
78Response:
79Agility:
76Dribble Accuracy:
74Dribble Speed:
78Short Pass Accuracy:
75Short Pass Speed:
76Long Pass Accuracy:
77Long Pass Speed:
76Shot Accuracy:
64Shot Power:
85Shot Technique:
69Free Kick Accuracy:
73Curling:
67Header:
78Jump:
76Technique:
76Aggression:
72Mentality:
71Goalkeeper Skills:
50Team Work:
80Injury Tolerance:
BCondition:
6Weak Foot Accuracy:
6Weak Foot Frequency:
5Consistency:
5Growth type:
Early/PeakCARDS:P06 - Pinpoint Pass
P11 - Long Ranger
P12 - Enforcer
S01 - Marauding
SPECIAL ABILITIES: Reaction - Playmaking - Middle Shooting - Center
Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced
INFO:Melchiori is a former defensive midfielder, capable of playing also on the sides and when necessary as central midfielder or sweeper. His career is mostly related to Casale, where he played from 1985 to 1990, from 1996 to 2000 and from 2002 to 2005, for a total of 308 league matches and 35 goals. He had the chance to play 20 Serie A games for Lazio in 1991-92 and 28 for Lecce in 1993-94. He played three seasons with the Giallorossi, appearing in 99 matches and scoring 8 times in all competitions. He played also for other clubs including Reggiana and Modena.
Melchiori showed his good qualities since he was young at Casale. He was a versatile playmaker, gifted with technique and agonism. He was effective both in attack and defence. As defensive midfielder he acted mainly as attacker from the back, costantly pushing forward. Able with both feet and gifted with a quite powerful shot, he often looked for a scoring chance after going past a couple of defenders with spectacular dribbling and quick movements. However, he preferred rushing inside the box after receiving the ball and beat the goalkeeper with a straight diagonal shot or a lob. He seemed though to be particulary good with headers, running many times behind the defenders or beat them with a leap, always with great timing. He was also an assist-man, capable of crossing the ball from the back or the flank. In fact, when he was used in a more advanced position, he was the one who triggered the offense. Also his team's free kick taker, his most memorable free kicks were two straight powerful shots at the top corner. He occasionally took penalties but he seemed to be less good at taking them. He wasn't too strong but could hold the opposing attackers, actively controlling them. For this reason he was used as sweeper when necessary and, in this position, he was a reliable defender, playing always with intelligence, not fearing to stay in a melee to push the ball away or saving it on the goal line, showing good reaction. He rarely had bad performances, occasionally losing control of the ball and giving the opponents the chance to score, but he generally was one of the best of the match, even when he wasn't in good conditions.
In Serie A, Melchiori proved to be tactically neat and important especially for a smaller team like Lecce. Playing basically only as defensive midfielder and sweeper, he showed good technique and heading ability as well as accurate fast long balls forward and powerful long range shots. However, he understandably had problems in a superior category. Sometimes he didn't live up to the match, having underwhelming performances, especially against big clubs. He often pushed forward and was the main free kick taker at Lecce but scoring wasn't as easy as it was in Serie C. He showed more toughness but that led many times to commit penalty fouls and in some occasions to be sent off with a red card, proving to be defensively fragile.