Sean Melvin

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Sean Melvin
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Pacific FC
Youth career
Gordon Head
2007–2010 Victoria United Metro
2010–2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 UNC Wilmington Seahawks 43 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 7 (0)
2015 Calgary Foothills 7 (0)
2016–2017 Whitecaps FC 2 21 (0)
2017 → Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan) 0 (0)
2018 Fresno FC 0 (0)
2018–2019 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 (0)
2020–2021 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 35 (0)
2022–2023 Atlético Ottawa 10 (0)
2024– Pacific FC 0 (0)
International career
2017 Canada 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 1, 2024

Sean Melvin (born July 9, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League.

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Early life

Melvin was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia to parents from Vancouver. [1] At the age of five, he began playing soccer with Gordon Head SA. [1]

Melvin played for three seasons with the UNC Wilmington Seahawks from 2013 to 2015. [2] While at UNC Wilmington, Melvin played in 2013–2014 with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 side in the Premier Development League, starting a total of seven games. In 2015, Melvin was loaned to Calgary Foothills FC in the USL PDL, where he became the No. 1 starter until returning to UNC Wilmington for their 2015 season. [3]

Club career

Whitecaps FC 2

Melvin signed his first professional contract with Whitecaps FC 2 of the United Soccer League in February 2016. [4] In the 2016 season, Melvin shared the net with fellow WFC 2 keepers Marco Carducci and Spencer Richey. [5] In December 2016, Whitecaps FC 2 announced that Melvin would return to the club for the 2017 season. [6] In May 2017, Melvin was named to the Whitecaps roster for the 2017 Canadian Championship on a short-term contract. [7] He spent two seasons with Whitecaps FC 2 before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season. [8]

Fresno FC

In December 2017, Melvin signed a USL contract with Whitecaps affiliate Fresno FC. [9]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

In April 2018, Melvin signed a first team contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC for the 2018 season, including options through the 2021 season. [10] Melvin was released by Vancouver at the end of the 2019 season. [11]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

On January 6, 2020, Melvin joined USL Championship side Colorado Springs Switchbacks. [12] Melvin would start 11 games during a shortened 2020 season, keeping 2 clean sheets. In November 2020, the club announced Melvin would return for the 2021 season. [13]

Atlético Ottawa

On February 4, 2022, Melvin signed a one-year contract with an option for 2023 with Canadian Premier League side Atlético Ottawa. [14] At the end of the season, Ottawa announced Melvin would have his option picked-up for 2023. [15]

Pacific FC

In February 2024, he signed with Pacific FC on a two year contract with an option for 2026. [16]

International career

In January 2015, Melvin received his first call up to the Canadian men's national team for a pair of friendlies against Iceland. Melvin did not see any action in the friendlies. [17] In January 2017, Melvin received his second call up for a national team camp prior to a friendly against Bermuda. [18] Melvin made his national team debut in the match, coming on at half time, but was injured shortly after coming on, requiring centre back Adam Straith to replace him in goal. [19]

Honours

Atlético Ottawa


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References

  1. 1 2 "Sean Melvin Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sean Melvin profile". UNC Wilmington Seahawks Soccer. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jeff MacKinnon (May 14, 2015). "Towering Whitecaps goalie loaned to Foothills U23s for start of inaugural PDL campaign". Calgary Herald.
  4. ↑ "Whitecaps FC add Residency graduate goalkeeper Sean Melvin to WFC2 roster". Vancouver Whitecaps. February 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "WFC2 Goalkeepers' Union: Melvin, Carducci, Richey push each other to the next level". Vancouver Whitecaps. July 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Whitecaps FC 2 (December 20, 2016). "Whitecaps FC 2 re-sign Sem de Wit and Will Seymore, announce roster update". Whitecaps FC 2.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Whitecaps FC name 23-man roster for Tuesday's Canadian Championship semifinal". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ Michael McColl (October 14, 2017). "California Dreaming: Goodbye WFC2, hello new beginnings – the ins and outs of the Whitecaps/Fresno partnership". AFTN Canada.
  9. ↑ "Whitecaps FC assign three players to USL affiliate Fresno FC". Vancouver Whitecaps. December 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign goalkeeper Sean Melvin to MLS Homegrown contract". Vancouver Whitecaps. April 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps exercise 2020 options on Reyna, Nerwinski and Ricketts | MLSSoccer.com".
  12. ↑ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Sign Goalkeeper Sean Melvin".
  13. ↑ "Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC exercise Sean Melvin contract option for 2021". November 12, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa adds veteran Canadian goalkeeper in Melvin". Atlético Ottawa. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  15. ↑ "tlético Ottawa: 2023 Roster Update". December 19, 2022.
  16. ↑ Jacques, John (February 1, 2024). "Pacific Signs Victoria Native Sean Melvin". Northern Tribune.
  17. ↑ "Clear plan for Canada MNT ahead of Iceland friendlie". Canada Soccer. January 9, 2015.
  18. ↑ Canada Soccer (January 10, 2017). "Canada Soccer announces January squad for Men's National Team training camp". Canada Soccer.
  19. ↑ "Canada wins 4:2 over Bermuda to kick off 2017 campaign". Canada Soccer Association. January 22, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". CanPL.ca. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
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