Born in
Blida, El Melali began his career with
Paradou AC. On 9 August 2018, he signed a four-year deal with French
Ligue 1 side
Angers SCO, having previously been close to a move to
RC Lens and
Algiers duo
USM Alger and
MC Alger. Only used as a substitute in his first season, he scored his first goal for the club on 24 August 2019 in the fourth minute of a 3–0 home win over
FC Metz, and followed it a week later with another goal in a 2–0 victory against
Dijon FCO also at the
Stade Raymond Kopa; the following 19 January he netted twice in the first half of a 4–1 win at
FC Rouen in the last 32 of the
Coupe de France. In May 2020, El Melali signed an extension until 2023. He netted just once in 17 games in 2020–21, when again he was mainly a substitute; this goal came in a 3–0 home win over Dijon on 9 May 2021. On 7 January 2022, El Melali joined
Pau FC of
Ligue 2 for the second half of the 2021–22 season. He scored once in 17 games, equalising in a 2–1 comeback win at home to
Amiens SC on 5 March. In June 2023, with Angers now relegated to Ligue 2, El Melali signed a new two-year contract. And now he joined
MC Alger in the last hours of the 2025 summer mercato window, he signed a 5 years deal with the dean. ==International career==