Cléo Mélières
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Besançon, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Racing Besançon | |||
| 2018–2022 | Sochaux | ||
| 2022–2023 | Racing Besançon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Racing Besançon | 23 | (5) |
| 2023– | Metz II | 38 | (5) |
| 2025– | Metz | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:14, 9 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:25, 27 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cléo Mélières (born 14 August 2005) is a French professional football player who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Metz.
Club career
Mélières is a product of the youth academies of the French clubs Racing Besançon followed by Sochaux. He returned to Racing Besançon in 2022, and in 2023 debuted with them in the Championnat National 2.[1] On 26 May 2023, he moved to Metz where he joined their reserves in the Championnat National 3.[2] On 11 June 2025, he signed his first professional contract with Metz until 2026.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Metz in a 6–1 loss to Lille on 26 October 2025.[4]
Personal life
Mélières's younger brother Timothé Mélières plays for Metz's youth academy.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Besançon | 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 23 | 5 | ||
| Metz II | 2023–24 | National 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | National 3 | 25 | 5 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2025–26 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 5 | — | — | 38 | 5 | ||||
| Metz | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 63 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 10 | ||
References
- ^ "N2 : Un Racing à deux visages à Metz (2-1) – Racing Besançon".
- ^ Bauer, Théo (26 May 2023). "Un nouveau renfort pour la réserve du FC Metz !".
- ^ "Football. Cléo Mélières a signé un contrat professionnel à Metz : « Le début d'une nouvelle aventure »". www.estrepublicain.fr. 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Football. Première apparition difficile pour Cléo Mélières en Ligue 1". www.estrepublicain.fr. 26 October 2025.
- ^ Filhol, Thomas (20 October 2025). "FC Metz. Un espoir des Grenats signe avec Griezmann".
External links
- Cléo Mélières at Soccerway