Joey Melo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Melo.
Joey Melo
Personal information
Full name Jose Alberto Oliveira Melo
Date of birth (1989-01-25) January 25, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Milton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Dixie SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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)
Total 107+ (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.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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.