Michael Mellon - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameMichael Jordan Donald Mellon

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityScotland

Age22

Date of birth5 Dec 2003

BirthplaceBlackpool

Height185 cm

Shirt number#28

ClubBurnley

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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16

Appearances

7

Goals

1

Assists

1125

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oldham.

Career

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Following his move to Oldham, Mellon's current-season form is up 100% on last season (Season 8→16), while his Rating held around 32. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	OldhamLoan · 10th	16	7	1	6.81	32	16
2024/25	BradfordLoan · 3rd	15	2	2	6.75	33	8
2024/25	Stockport CountyLoan · 3rd	2	0	0	6.25	41	0
2023/24	DundeeLoan · 6th	14	3	2	6.78	44	11
2023/24	Morecambe · 15th	22	13	1	7.1	34	27
2022/23	Morecambe · 22nd	8	0	1	6.55	41	2

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland U21	3	0
Scotland U17	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

M. Mellon is a 22-year-old centre-forward at Oldham, rated 32.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0.08 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mellon.

On the season, Mellon graded 16 for current form (age-blind), on 7 goals and 1 assist in 16 appearances (0.64 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 16). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 22 Mellon is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

1416th-highest potential U-23 tracked

32.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

16.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

27.2%

Minutes

limited game time

0.64

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Oldham finished 10th of 24 · a mid-table side

16

Apps

7

Goals

1

Assists

8

G+A

0.44

Goals / app

7 goals in 16 appearances (0.44 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 1 assist for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.64 goal contributions per 90 (0.56 goals, 0.08 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 27.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.2 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.64 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %27.2%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.56

Assists / 900.08

Goal contribution / 900.64

Defensive actions / 900.24

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~15), then tapers with age. At 22, Mellon sits on 3.3, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Mellon's projected Rating — 32.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Burnley(back from loan)May 2026 – now

Oldham(on loan)Aug 2025 – May 2026

Burnley(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Bradford(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

Burnley(back from loan)Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

Stockport County(on loan)Jul 2024 – Jan 2025

Burnley(back from loan)May 2024 – Jul 2024

Dundee(on loan)Jan 2024 – May 2024

Burnleyuntil Jan 2024

Transfer history

About M. Mellon

Michael Jordan Donald Mellon is a 22-year-old centre-forward who plays for Burnley, born on December 5, 2003 in Blackpool, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Burnley currently sit 18th of 24 in the Championship.

This season

In the current season, M. Mellon has made 16 appearances with 7 goals and 1 assist across 1,125 minutes.

M. Mellon's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Burnley face Norwich away in the Championship.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Mellon at 32.2 with a Season form score of 16.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, M. Mellon has totalled 103 club appearances with 44 goals and 7 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 22 appearances for Morecambe.