Full name Timothy Melia Name Tim Melia Salary 44,000 USD (2012) | Number 29 Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Soccer Player | |
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Date of birth (1986-05-15) May 15, 1986 (age 29) Parents Julie Melia, Michael Melia Similar People Kevin Ellis, Jon Kempin, Paulo Nagamura, Krisztian Nemeth, Benny Feilhaber Profiles | ||
Johnny Russell dominates, Tim Melia makes Sporting KC nervous | Ale's MLS Awards
Best of Tim Melia | 2018 Season
Tim Melia (; born May 15, 1986) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer.
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- Johnny Russell dominates Tim Melia makes Sporting KC nervous Ales MLS Awards
- Best of Tim Melia 2018 Season
- College and amateur
- Professional
- Club
- Individual
- References
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.
Professional
Melia signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division on April 30, 2008. 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 became known for his accurate long balls from goal kicks and dead ball situations.
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. Melia was waived by Real Salt Lake on November 23, 2011.
Melia signed with Chivas USA in January 2012 and joined them during the 2012 pre-season. 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. On December 23, 2014, it was announced that Sporting Kansas City had signed Melia for the 2015 season.
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