Troy Mellanson (born 22 December 1981) is an Antiguan and Barbudan

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, who last played for

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in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division.

Club career

Mellanson grew up in

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda St. John's is the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda, part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 22,219, St. John's is the commercial centre of the nation and the chief port of the island of Antigua. Hi ...

, and played for both

Empire FC Empire Football Club is an Antiguan association football club based in the Gray's Farm neighborhood of St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. The club is the most successful Antiguan football club winning the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division on t ...

and Future Stars F.C. in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division, prior to moving to the United States to attend college. He was named a 2005 NAIA All American while at Indiana Wesleyan University and played for the University of South Carolina Upstate and Greensboro College. He later returned to Antigua and played for

International career

Mellanson is a full international for the Antiguan national team, and featured in two of its qualifying games for the

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against Cuba on 17 June 2008, and 22 June 2008.Record at FIFA Tournaments
- FIFA

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- Greensboro College * 1981 births Living people Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers Kalamazoo Outrage players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Indiana Wesleyan University alumni USL League Two players USC Upstate Spartans men's soccer players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders {{Antigua-footy-bio-stub