Fabrizio Melara
- Dag Jenkins
- Jul 26
- 3 min read
Fabrizio Melara was born in Civitavecchia (Rome) on May 6, 1986.
At 12 he joined the Lazio academy and in 2000-01 won a Scudetto with the Giovanissimi (U15s).
In 2003-2004 he was added to the Lazio first team squad list and was an unused substitute three times in Serie A.
He made his debut on November 4 2004 in an away UEFA Cup game at Middlesborough lost 0-2. This would remain his only appearance for the Biancocelesti.
In 2005 he joined Salernitana in C1 and played 3 league games. He stayed until January when he moved to Sambenedettese also in C1 where he played 8 league games and the Rossoblu finished 15th. One of his teammates was former Lazio, Emanuele Concetti (Scudetto winner in 2000).
In 2006-07 Melara played for Rieti in C2. He played 34 league games with 2 goals and the Sabini finished 16th and relegated.
In 2007-08 he spent a season with Massese in C1. He played 23 league games and the Zebre finished 12th (then relegated for financial irregularities). One of his three managers in Tuscany was former Roma captain Giuseppe Giannini.
In 2008 he moved to Pro Patria in Lega Pro 1 (3rd tier) and stayed for two seasons. He played a total of 62 games with 5 goals and the Tigrotti finished 2nd (lost playoff) and 16th (relegated after playout). One of his teammates was former Lazio, Domenico Cristiano.
In 2010 Melara joined SPAL (Ferrara) in Lega Pro 1 (3rd tier). The Estensi finished 9th and Melara played 29 league games. His teammates included former Lazio Manuel Belleri. The following season he stayed in Ferrara but only until January, playing another 20 league games and scoring 1 goal. The Biancoazzurri eventually finished 15th and relegated.
In January 2012 he signed for Reggina in Serie B and stayed two half seasons, playing 33 games with 2 goals. His managers included former Lazio Angelo Gregucci. The Amaranto finished 10th and 17th.
In January 2013 he joined Carpi on loan for 6 months. The Falcons were in Lega Pro 1 and finished 3rd and were promoted after the playoffs (Lecce 2-1 on aggregate in the final). Melara played 14 matches with 1 goal under manager Fabio Brini.
In 2013 he signed for Lecce in Lega Pro 1 but only stayed until January. He played 16 games and the Giallorossi eventually finished 3rd.
In January 2014 he joined Benevento and stayed three full and two half seasons. He played 91 games and scored 11 goals. The first half season and the following two were in Lega Pro 1 but culminated in first place and promotion to Serie B, under Gaetano Autieri. The "Stregoni" (Sorcerers) then got promoted to Serie A in 2017 under Marco Baroni via the playoffs after finishing 5th. In 2017-18 in Serie A Melara left in January without having played a game. At Benevento he won a league, two promotions and was captain in 2014-15.
In January 2018 he stayed in Campania but moved to Castellammare di Stabia-Naples and joined Juve Stabia in Serie C. He stayed two and a half seasons, winning the league and promotion in 2019, under Fabio Caserta. Melara played a total of 52 games with 2 goals (although only 10 in the last season). One of his managers was Napoli and Juventus legend Ciro Ferrara. One of his teammates in his last season was a future Lazio keeper Ivan Provedel.
In 2020 he moved back to the Lazio region and joined Atletico Terme Fiuggi in Serie D. He played 11 league games.
He then continued playing at amateur level with two seasons at Santa Marinella, a small seaside town near Rome and Parioli (a district of Rome).
In his youth he was considered a prospect and played 3 times for Italy U16s with 1 goal, 6 times for the U17s and 2 times for the U18s.
Lazio Career
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