Dejan Meleg ( sr-Cyrl, Дејан Мелег; born 1 October 1994) is a Serbian professional

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who plays as an

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Club career

Vojvodina

Meleg made his professional debut with

FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Serbia, the second large ...

in a 0–3 loss against

FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Партизан, ; ), often referred to in English as Partizan Belgrade, is a Serbian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Belgrade. It forms ...

on 29 September 2012 at the age of 17. He was invited by

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...

to pass medical tests in

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as a precondition to signing with the Dutch powerhouse; the transfer, however, was up in the air as of 19 December 2012 since FK Vojvodina's president Ratko Butorović had a rift with the

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agency which has a certain share in Meleg's professional contract.

Ajax

On 16 January 2013, Dutch media began reporting an agreement had been reached between

and

and Meleg signing a contract until 2016. Just a week later, on 23 January 2013, it was finally announced by FK Vojvodina that Meleg signed for AFC Ajax. He made his debut for AFC Ajax on 29 June 2013 in a 2013–14 pre-season friendly encounter against SDC Putten. Meleg scored the opening goal in the 17' minute to help AFC Ajax to a 1–4 victory at the Sportpark Puttereng in

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. Starting the 2013/14 season, left footed Dejan Meleg was enlisted with the reserves team

Jong Ajax Jong Ajax (; ), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2, is a Dutch association football team. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. Jong Ajax is the only reserve team to have won a title in Dutch professional foot ...

, who were newly promoted to the Dutch

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the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands. He made his debut on 16 August 2013 in a 1–0 loss to

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently ...

. On 3 September 2013 he scored both his first and second professional goal in the Netherlands playing for Jong Ajax against

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in a 4–2 away win. On 21 December 2015, 6 months before expiration, AFC Ajax and Meleg reached an agreement for mutual termination of contract.

Cambuur

On 10 July 2014, it was announced that Meleg would be sent on loan to

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

until the end of the season. He made his Eredivisie debut on 9 August 2014 in a 1–1 draw against

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at home. He made his first appearance in the Dutch Cup on 24 September 2014 in a 4–0 away win against

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a professional football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadiu ...

. On 6 March 2015 it was announced that Meleg's loan spell was terminated with immediate effect, seeing Meleg return to Amsterdam, having fallen out of favor in

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Return to Vojvodina

On 2 January 2016, Dejan re-signed for

until June 2018.

Kayserispor

On 28 June 2017, Meleg signed for Turkish side

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...

Red Star Belgrade

On 12 June 2018, Meleg signed for

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

on a 3-year deal. However, he was loaned out to Levadiakos and Radnički Niš.

Borac Banja Luka

In October 2020, he joined FK Borac Banja Luka.

ENPPI

In September 2022, he transferred to Egyptian club ENPPI SC.

Persipal Palu

In September 2024, he transferred to Indonesian club Persipal Palu.

International career

Meleg has represented

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on various youth levels and currently plays for Serbia U19. He played for the Serbia U19 side that won the

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Honours

Serbia U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship (1):

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Borac Banja Luka *

Bosnian Premier League The Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina (; ; sr-Cyrl, Премијер лига Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the Wwin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina for sponsorship purposes, is the top tier football leagu ...

: 2020–21

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