Joey Melo
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Portuguese name Template:Infobox football biography 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]
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External links
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- 1989 births
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Living people
- Major League Soccer players
- League1 Ontario players
- North York Astros players
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Toronto FC players
- Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Milton, Ontario
- Mississauga Eagles FC players
- Scarborough SC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Master's FA players
- North Mississauga SC players
- National League (English football) players
- People from Milton, Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Expatriate men's footballers in England