Tim Melia
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timothy Melia | ||
| Date of birth | May 15, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Great River, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Kansas City | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Oneonta Red Dragons | ||
| 2006–2007 | Lynn Fighting Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Long Island Rough Riders | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Rochester Rhinos | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Charleston Battery (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011 | → F.C. New York (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Chivas USA | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Sporting Kansas City | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2015 | |||
Tim Melia (/ˈmiːliə/; born May 15, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.
Career
College and amateur
Melia was born in Great River, New York. Melia attended East Islip High School and played two years of college soccer at the State University of New York at Oneonta before transferring to Lynn University in 2006, where he played his junior and senior years.
Melia played for the Long Island Rough Riders in the USL Premier Development League in 2007.[1]
Professional
Melia signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division on April 30, 2008.[2] An injury to veteran goalkeeper Scott Vallow resulted in increased playing time and a number of starts for Melia during the 2009 season, and he become known for his accurate long balls from goal kicks and dead ball situations.[citation needed]
After trialling with Real Salt Lake during their pre-season, Melia signed with the club on March 16, 2010; he was sent on loan to USL2 side Charleston Battery in April. Following his clean sheet June 29 in a U.S. Open Cup win over MLS side Chicago Fire (Charleston won 3-0 on penalty kicks), Melia was named "Player of the 3rd Round" for the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.[3] Melia was waived by Real Salt Lake on November 23, 2011.[4]
Melia signed with Chivas USA in January 2012 and joined them during the 2012 pre-season.[5] During his time with Chivas, Melia made six league appearances for the club.
On August 13, 2014, Sporting Kansas City called Melia up from the league pool after two of the team's three goalies, Eric Kronberg and Andy Gruenebaum, were injured.[6] On December 23, 2014, it was announced that Sporting Kansas City had signed Melia for the 2015 season.[7]
Honors
Club
- Charleston Battery
- USL Second Division Champions (1): 2010
- USL Second Division Regular Season Champions (1): 2010
- Sporting Kansas City
Individual
- MLS Comeback Player of the Year: 2015
References
- ^ 2007 Long Island Rough Riders
- ^ Tim Melia Signs with Rochester Rhinos
- ^ http://thecup.us/2010-us-open-cup-third-round-tim-melia-of-the-charleston-battery-is-player-of-the-round/
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/players-waived-teams-begin-shape-rosters-2012
- ^ http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/16/angel-smith-among-faces-chivas-training-camp
- ^ Kovzan, Sam. "Sporting KC Weekly Update: Aug. 13, 2014". SportingKC.com. Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Sporting KC signs goalkeeper Tim Melia". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
External links
- 1986 births
- Living people
- American soccer players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Oneonta State Red Dragons men's soccer players
- Lynn Fighting Knights men's soccer players
- Long Island Rough Riders players
- Rochester Rhinos players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Charleston Battery players
- F.C. New York players
- Chivas USA players
- Sporting Kansas City players
- Premier Development League players
- USL First Division players
- USL Second Division players
- United Soccer League players
- Major League Soccer players