Jose "Joey" Alberto Oliveira Melo (born January 25, 1989) is a former

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professional

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player.

Club career

Melo played youth soccer with Dixie SC. Melo began his professional career in 2007 after signing a contract with

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of the

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. He made his professional debut on June 17, 2007 as a 92nd-minute substitute against

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. He made five substitute appearances in 2007 and also played in friendly matches against Portuguese club Benfica and English club

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, but did not make any league appearances in 2008. Toronto declined to exercise his contract option for the 2009 season. In February 2009, he went on trial with

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club

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. In 2010, he appeared with the Toronto FC Reserves in the

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. In 2010, he went abroad to England to sign with Havant & Waterlooville F.C. In 2011, he returned to Canada to sign with the

Mississauga Eagles FC Mississauga Eagles FC were a Canadian professional soccer team founded in 2010 that played in the Canadian Soccer League for two seasons. The Eagles were owned and operated by the Erin Mills Soccer Club and played at the Mississauga Hershey Fi ...

of the

Canadian Soccer League The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; french: Ligue canadienne de soccer — LCS) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (C ...

. He helped Mississauga secure a postseason berth, by finishing seventh in the overall standings. In 2012, he was appointed the team captain. In 2013, after the folding of Mississauga, the roster was merged to the

North York Astros The North York Astros were a Canadian soccer team that was founded in 1990. The team initially played in the National Soccer League. The team played their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, a district of the city of Toronto, Cana ...

, known as Astros Vasas FC, with whom he played for. After North York left the CSL in 2015, he signed with expansion franchise

Scarborough SC Scarborough SC is a Canadian soccer team founded in 2014. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a league that is not sanctioned by a FIFA recognized body. The team plays home games out of Birchmount Stadium in the district ...

. In 2016, he played with

North Mississauga SC North Mississauga Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Mississauga, Ontario. The club was founded in 1982 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016. The team plays ho ...

in League1 Ontario. In his debut season with Mississauga he was selected to the L1O West All-Star team. In 2017 and 2018, he played with

Master's Futbol Master's Futbol Academy, commonly known as Master's FA, is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. The club was founded in 2009 as a soccer academy and added its team in the semi-professional League1 Ontari ...

in League1 Ontario.

International career

In 2004, he attended a Canada U15 camp. He made his international debut with the Canada U17 on April 16, 2005 against

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Melo, Joey 1989 births Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate 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 Association football midfielders Master's FA players North Mississauga SC players National League (English football) players