Joey Melo

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Joey Melo
Personal information
Full name Jose Alberto Oliveira Melo
Date of birth (1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Milton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Dixie SC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Toronto FC 5 (0)
2010 Havant & Waterlooville 1 (0)
2011–2013 Mississauga Eagles FC (11)
2013–2014 Astros Vasas FC 34 (16)
2015 Scarborough SC 21 (7)
2016 North Mississauga SC 18 (11)
2017–2018 Master's Futbol 28 (10)
Total107+(55)
International career
2005 Canada U17 1 (0)
2008 Canada U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2018

Jose "Joey" Alberto Oliveira Melo (born January 25, 1989) is a former Canadian professional soccer player.

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Club career

Melo played youth soccer with Dixie SC. [1]

Melo began his professional career in 2007 after signing a contract with Toronto FC of the Major League Soccer. [2] He made his professional debut on June 17, 2007 as a 92nd-minute substitute against FC Dallas. [1] He made five substitute appearances in 2007 and also played in friendly matches against Portuguese club Benfica and English club Aston Villa, but did not make any league appearances in 2008. [1] Toronto declined to exercise his contract option for the 2009 season. [3] [4]

In February 2009, he went on trial with USL club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [5] [6] In 2010, he appeared with the Toronto FC Reserves in the MLS Reserve League. [7]

In 2010, he went abroad to England to sign with Havant & Waterlooville F.C. [8]

In 2011, he returned to Canada to sign with the Mississauga Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League. [9] He helped Mississauga secure a postseason berth, by finishing seventh in the overall standings. [10] In 2012, he was appointed the team captain. In 2013, after the folding of Mississauga, the roster was merged to the North York Astros, known as Astros Vasas FC, [11] with whom he played for. [12]

After North York left the CSL in 2015, he signed with expansion franchise Scarborough SC. [13]

In 2016, he played with North Mississauga SC in League1 Ontario. [14] In his debut season with Mississauga he was selected to the L1O West All-Star team. [15] In 2017 and 2018, he played with Master's Futbol in League1 Ontario. [16] [17]

International career

In 2004, he attended a Canada U15 camp. [18]

He made his international debut with the Canada U17 on April 16, 2005 against Scotland. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Joey Melo Toronto FC profile". Toronto FC . Archived from the original on December 22, 2008.
  2. ↑ McNulty, Dean (May 5, 2007). "TFC competitive ... in salaries". Toronto Sun . p. S7.
  3. ↑ Millson, Larry (January 14, 2009). "Toronto FC readies for draft day". The Globe & Mail .
  4. ↑ "Rumor: Joey Melo released". TFC News. January 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ Fudge, Simon (February 13, 2009). "'Caps defeat TWU in preseason friendly". Vancouver Whitecaps FC . Archived from the original on September 12, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Melo & Reda Show Up in Vancouver". TFC News. February 16, 2009.
  7. ↑ "TFC Reserves victorious over New York, 2-1". Major League Soccer . January 23, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Jose Melo profile". Havant & Waterlooville .
  9. ↑ Colpitts, Iain (April 21, 2011). "Eagles set to take off in CSL". Mississauga News .
  10. ↑ Iain, Colpitts (October 17, 2011). "Season ends for Eagles". Mississauga News .
  11. ↑ Astros-Vasas Story, September 28, 2013, retrieved December 26, 2021
  12. ↑ "York Region Make It Four Straight". Canadian Soccer League . July 6, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Shorthanded United earns 1-1 draw". Brampton Guardian . August 10, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Jose Melo 2016 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  15. ↑ "Oakville Blue Devils have three players in League1 Ontario's first all-star game". Oakville Beaver. July 25, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Jose Melo 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  17. ↑ "Jose Melo 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  18. ↑ "Joey Melo Canada Soccer profile". Canadian Soccer Association .
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