Nahum Melvin-Lambert (born 21 October 2002) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town, on loan from EFL Championship side Reading. He has previously spent time on loan at St Patrick's Athletic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvin-Lambert[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 19)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Hemel Hempstead Town (on loan from Reading) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2020 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2021 | → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2022– | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:12, 28 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Melvin-Lambert grew up in London and attended the Mossbourne Community Academy in Hackney and was on trial with Fulham in 2015.[3]
Melvin-Lambert signed for Reading's Academy in 2017, aged 14.[4] He made his senior debut for Reading on 5 September 2020 as a substitute for Lucas João in a 3–1 EFL Cup victory over Colchester United at the Madejski Stadium.[5] He made two further 2 appearances that season, a 1–0 loss at home to Luton Town in the following round of the EFL Cup on 15 September[6] and another 1–0 defeat against the same opposition, this time in the FA Cup at Kenilworth Road on 9 January 2021.[7] On 25 February 2021, Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022, before being sent out on loan.[8]
On 25 February 2021, the same day that Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with Reading, he was sent out on loan to League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic until June 2021.[9] Upon signing he was given the number 9 shirt.[4] Due to the team's good start to the season, he had to wait until 9 April 2021 to make his debut for the club, coming off the bench in a 2–0 win over Derry City at Richmond Park.[10] Melvin-Lambert's next appearance came on 8 May, coming off the bench for an injury time cameo in the Dublin derby against Shamrock Rovers.[11] The first goal of his senior career came on 14 May 2021 when he came off the bench away to Drogheda United in the 79th minute and scored 3 minutes later.[12] Melvin-Lambert returned to his parent club in June at the end of his loan deal. Upon returning to Reading, Melvin-Lambert took part in pre-season training with the first team squad and featured in friendlies against Lincoln City,[13] West Ham United[14] and Charlton Athletic.[15] On 28 July 2021, Melvin-Lambert returned to St Patrick's Athletic on another loan, for the second half of the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[16] He made his first start for the club on 8 August 2021 and opened the scoring in a 4–1 win for his side away to Dundalk at Oriel Park.[17] He followed that up by scoring the winning goal 5 days later in a 2–1 victory over Waterford at Richmond Park.[18] On 28 November 2021 Melvin-Lambert was an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, receiving his first medal at senior level as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium.[19]
On 7 May 2022, Melvin-Lambert scored 2 goals in a 4–0 win over Ascot United in the final of the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup.[20] On 2 July 2022, Melvin-Lambert signed a new contract until the summer of 2023.[21]
On 12 September 2022, Melvin-Lambert joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month youth loan deal.[22] He made his debut on 14 September 2022 in a 3–1 loss away to Dulwich Hamlet.[23] On 24 September 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the scoring in a 1–1 draw against Worthing with a 28th minute penalty.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2020–21[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[27] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 2021[27] | League of Ireland Premier Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| St Patrick's Athletic (loan) | 2021[27] | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2022–23[27] | National League South | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
St Patrick's Athletic
Reading
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