Melvin Tarley
Template:Short description Template:Infobox football biography
Duncan "Melvin" Tarley (born October 31, 1982) is a Liberian former professional footballer.[1]
Career
Professional
Tarley first came to prominence in 2005, during Minnesota Thunder's run to the semi-finals of the 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Tarley scored six goals in the competition - including four against Real Salt Lake - to tie as the tournament's top goalscorer.
Tarley's first appearance in Major League Soccer came with Real Salt Lake in 2005. The Colorado Rapids acquired Tarley's rights from Real Salt Lake in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft on August 15, 2006,[2] but he was waived by the Rapids at the end of the 2006 season having appeared in just three games. He returned to the Minnesota Thunder of the USL-1 for one season, prior to joining the Puerto Rico Islanders in 2007, and later moving on to Miami FC, also in 2007.
Tarley re-joined Minnesota Thunder in 2008.[3] On March 22, 2010, he signed with NSC Minnesota Stars. In 2012–13 season, he moved to Indian I-League club DSK Shivajians.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
International
At the time of Tarley's selection for the Liberian U-21 national team in 1998, he was the youngest player in team history, only 14 years old. He played his first game for the senior national team in 2004.
Personal life
Tarley's football hero during his youth in Liberia was George Weah, while his current favorite player is Thierry Henry.[4]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Thunder signs Tarley 09 May 2008
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Minnesota Thunder bioScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.comScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Script error: No such module "WikidataCheck".
- Liberian Soccer profile
- Pages with script errors
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Liberia men's international footballers
- Footballers from Monrovia
- Liberian men's footballers
- 21st-century Liberian sportsmen
- Real Salt Lake players
- Colorado Rapids players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- USL First Division players
- Minnesota Thunder players
- Major League Soccer players
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia
- Phnom Penh Crown FC players
- Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players
- Liberian expatriates in Puerto Rico
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Men's association football forwards