his league debut for the club in a 2–2 away draw against Perugia. Ten days later, on 7 October, Meli kept his first clean sheet for the club in a 0–0 away draw against Carpi. On 11 November he kept his second clean sheet for the club in a 0–0 away draw against Fermana and four weeks later his third clean sheet with another 0–0 away draw against Vis Pesaro. He lost the role of starting goalkeeper to Aniello Viscovo in the second half of the season. Meli ended his season-long loan to Fano with 17 appearances, all in the first part of the season, 23 goals conceded and 4 clean sheet. Loan to Südtirol On 27 July 2021, he was loaned to Serie C club Südtirol. Loan to Recanatese On 25 January 2023, Meli moved to Serie C club Recanatese on loan. International career Meli was part of the Italy squad at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, but stayed on the bench in all games behind the first-choice goalkeeper Alessandro Plizzari. Career statistics Club Honours Club Empoli Serie B: 2017–18 References External links 1999 births Living people People from Bagno a Ripoli Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Florence Footballers from Tuscany Italian footballers Italian expatriate footballers Association football goalkeepers Serie C players Serie A players Serie B players Super League Greece 2 players Empoli F.C. players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Rimini F.C. 1912 players Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players F.C. Südtirol players Apollon Larissa F.C. players U.S.D. Recanatese 1923 players Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Italy youth international footballers