Ernest Moreau de Melen

Ernest Moreau de Melen (20 February 1879 – 17 January 1979) was a Belgian footballer who played for FC Liégeois between 1895 and 1907, and who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal as a member of a mixed team representing Belgium that was mostly made-up of students from the Université de Bruxelles.

Club career Moreau de Melen began his football career at FC Liégeois in 1895, aged 16, and despite his tender age, he helped his side win the inaugural Belgian championship in 1895–96. During this period, Liégeois had an unbeaten run of 23 official matches that lasted over two years, between 28 February 1897 and 12 November 1899, coming to an end in a 3–5 loss to Antwerp FC.

He stayed loyal to the club for over a decade until 1907, when he retired at the age of 28.

On 3 January 1904, Moreau de Melen was the only Liégeois player who played for Belgium in a 6–4 win over the Netherlands in the Coupe Vanden Abeele, an unofficial friendly cup.

On 7 May 1905, the 26-year-old Moreau de Melen earned his first and last international cap for the official Belgium side, making his debut as captain in a friendly match against France at Uccle, which ended in a record-breaking 7–0 victory, and this winning margin remained unmatched for seven years until Belgium's 9–2 win over Switzerland in 1912.

Honours Club FC Liégeois Belgian Championship: Champions (3): 1896, 1898, and 1899

International Belgium Olympic Summer Olympics: Bronze medal (1): 1900