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Joey Melo - Wikipedia

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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

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

External links

Joey Melo Toronto FC profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-12-22)
Joey Melo at the Canadian Soccer Association
Joey Melo at Soccerway