Benjamín Mellado

Central Defender - Universidad Catolica
14 Nov 2027
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66 Edition

The Universidad Catolica Herald

1 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad1 Nov 2027

Diego Valencia: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Universidad Catolica have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad1 Nov 2027

The manager makes an example of Benjamín Mellado

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad1 Nov 2027

Felipe Ogaz knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Universidad Catolica, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

Back issues
57 Edition

The Universidad Catolica Herald

30 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match28 Aug 2027

Still nobody has beaten Universidad Catolica

The unbeaten run reaches 7. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Squad30 Aug 2027

At 21, Martín Gómez is already the best thing here

An average of 7.10 in a first team he is several years too young for. Universidad Catolica have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.

Match28 Aug 2027

Universidad Catolica find a way past Colo-Colo

Colo-Colo made Universidad Catolica work for it, but the scoreboard read 1-0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad30 Aug 2027

Benjamín Mellado gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

The terraces30 Aug 2027

Everybody has an opinion about Federico Losas

He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.

Squad30 Aug 2027

Vicente Carcamo is off the mark for Universidad Catolica

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Squad30 Aug 2027

Branco Ampuero has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Branco Ampuero keeps the shirt for now, at Universidad Catolica's convenience rather than his own.

Market30 Aug 2027

Diego Corral linked with a move away

The name of Diego Corral keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Universidad Catolica say nothing, which says plenty.

The terraces30 Aug 2027

The press have found their man in Justo Giani

Column inches are not points, but a footballer whose name keeps appearing for the right reasons is a footballer whose price has just gone up.

In brief

47 Edition

The Universidad Catolica Herald

21 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market21 Jun 2027

Universidad Catolica break the bank for Ronwen Mothiba

$5.7M. No player has ever cost Universidad Catolica more, and expectation arrives with him.

Market21 Jun 2027

Universidad de Concepcion come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Universidad Catolica did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market21 Jun 2027

Felipe Ogaz is a Universidad Catolica player

The fee is $520.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. O'Higgins drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.

Market21 Jun 2027

Jeffrey Sekgota attracts admirers

The name of Jeffrey Sekgota has come up in conversations Universidad Catolica were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Match19 Jun 2027

Universidad Catolica get the job done against Audax Italiano

A 1-0 win over Audax Italiano, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad21 Jun 2027

Sebastián Arancibia signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Sebastián Arancibia commits to Universidad Catolica for another 5 years.

Squad21 Jun 2027

Benjamín Mellado gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad21 Jun 2027

Somebody is after Jhojan Valencia’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Jhojan Valencia suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Universidad Catolica have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Squad21 Jun 2027

Matías Palavecino unhappy with how he is being used

Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Matías Palavecino has let it be known that he does not like the way Universidad Catolica are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

In brief

46 Edition

The Universidad Catolica Herald

14 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market14 Jun 2027

$2.3M — a new record at Universidad Catolica

No footballer has ever cost this club more, and the number will be read out every time he misplaces a pass for the next two years.

Squad14 Jun 2027

Federico Losas decides it from twelve yards

2 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.

Match9 Jun 2027

Cup progress for Universidad Catolica

A 0-0 win over Antofagasta, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?

Squad14 Jun 2027

Fernando Zuqui out for 19 days

The medical room confirms 19 days on the sidelines for Fernando Zuqui, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market14 Jun 2027

Universidad Catolica sign Benjamín Mellado for $140.0K

The paperwork is done: Benjamín Mellado joins from Huachipato in a deal worth $140.0K. Now comes the harder part.

Match12 Jun 2027

San Marcos de Arica take the points off Universidad Catolica

Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad14 Jun 2027

Federico Losas gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market14 Jun 2027

Iquique expected to open talks for Sebastián Arancibia

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Universidad Catolica will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad14 Jun 2027

Ignacio Pérez signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ignacio Pérez commits to Universidad Catolica for another 5 years.

In brief