Jason Mayélé

Personal information
Full name	Jason Nono Mayélé
Date of birth	4 January 1976
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Date of death	2 March 2002 (aged 26)
Place of death	Bussolengo, Italy
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1993	Brunoy
1993–1999	Châteauroux
1999–2001	Cagliari
2001–2002	Chievo
International career
2000–2002	Congo DR
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Jason Nono Mayélé (4 January 1976 – 2 March 2002) was a Congolese professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Mayélé played as a striker or winger and was a member of the Chievo team that qualified for Europe in their first Serie A season which he was signed in October. He had represented his country at the African Cup of Nations. Previously he had played for Cagliari in Italy and LB Châteauroux in France.^[1]

Death

Mayélé died in a car accident at the age of 26. His car collided with another while he was attempting to catch the Chievo team bus for a match against Parma. He was taken to hospital in Verona by helicopter, but he died of injuries sustained.^[2]

Since his death, his shirt number of 30 has been retired in his honour by Chievo.^[3]

References

^ Nigro, Giuseppe (15 July 2019). "Dal flop Amoroso agli improbabili Coloccini e Fabio Junior: i peggiori acquisti del mercato 1999–2000". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ "Congo Kinshasa mourns Mayele". BBC. 2 March 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ "Chievo retire dead Mayele's shirt-number". ESPN Soccernet. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

External links

Jason Mayélé – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Statistics Up Until Start of 1999–2000 Season (in Italian) (archived)
Jason Mayélé at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Nigro, Giuseppe (15 July 2019). "Dal flop Amoroso agli improbabili Coloccini e Fabio Junior: i peggiori acquisti del mercato 1999–2000". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[2] "Congo Kinshasa mourns Mayele". BBC. 2 March 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

[3] "Chievo retire dead Mayele's shirt-number". ESPN Soccernet. 4 March 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

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