| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolpho Mella | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Toronto Blizzard | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Toronto Supra | ||
| 1996–1997 | Toronto Shooting Stars (indoor) | 40 | (37) |
| 1997–1998 | Montreal Impact (indoor) | 26 | (21) |
| 1997–1998 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 26 | (21) |
| 1998 | Toronto Lynx | 9 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 22 | (20) |
| 2000–2001 | Toronto Thunderhawks (indoor) | 19 | (27) |
| 2001–2005 | Brampton Hitmen | ||
| 2006 | Toronto Supra Portuguese | 20 | (1) |
| 2007 | Toronto Croatia | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Brampton Lions | 7 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Canada Futsal | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adolfo Mella is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the USL A-League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the National Professional Soccer League.
Playing career
Mella played a match with the Toronto Blizzard in 1991.[1] Mella played with Richmond Hill Kick in 1992 in the National Soccer League.[2] He signed with Toronto Supra for the 1996 season.[3] During the 1996 season he was selected for the CNSL All-Star team against Toronto Italia which featured Diego Maradona.[4] In 1997, he helped Supra reach the playoffs where he scored two goals for Toronto in their 8-1 victory on goals on aggravate over Toronto Croatia.[5][6] In finals the club faced St. Catharines Wolves, where in the final match Mella scored a goal but Supra failed to bounce back from a 4-3 defeat.[7]
During the 1996 winter season he featured in the National Professional Soccer League with the Toronto Shooting Stars, where he holds the franchise's all-time goalscorer record with 37 goals.[8] In 1997, he had a tenure with Montreal Impact during their 1997-1998 winter indoor season appearing in 26 matches and recording 21 goals. Mella signed with Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League in 1998. He made his debut for the club on July 19, 1998 in a match against Rochester Rhinos.[9] He scored his first for the organization on August 23, 1998 against his former club Montreal Impact in a 2-1 victory.[10]
In the 1998-1999 winter season he signed with Milwaukee Wave, and in 2000 he signed with expansion franchise Toronto ThunderHawks.[11] The following year Mella signed with the Brampton Hitmen in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[12][13] During his term with Brampton he won the CPSL Championship after defeating Vaughan Sun Devils in the playoff finals by a score of 1-0.[14] In 2006, Mella returned to his former club the Toronto Supra Portuguese for the 2006 CSL season. He made his debut for the organization in a friendly match S.C. Braga.[15] He helped Supra finish fourth in the International Division and secured a postseason berth. He featured in the quarterfinal match against the Serbian White Eagles FC, but were eliminated from the competition by a score of 3-0.[16] He had a stint with Toronto Croatia for the 2007 CSL season.[17] During his tenure with Toronto he won the Croatian World Club Championship, and concluded his career with the Brampton Lions in 2009.[18]
International career
Mella played for the Canada national futsal team, where he made six appearances and recorded one goal.[19] He made his debut for Canada on May 31, 2008 against Ukraine national futsal team.[20] He was selected to represent the Canada in the 2008 Grand Prix de Futsal.[21]
Honours
- Brampton Hitmen
References
- ^ "Adolfo Mella soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com".
- ^ "1992 National Soccer League". The Canadian National Soccer League. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "Sunday June 23rd, 1996". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin (September 2, 1996). "Special Exhibition game between Toronto Italia plus Diego Maradona vs the CNSL All-Stars". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "September 12, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "September 17, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "October 8, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ "Adolfo Mella | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "Toronto Lynx vs Rochester Raging Rhinos". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "Toronto Lynx vs Montreal Impact". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Davidson, Neil. "Thunderhawks set flight on Friday". Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "Wednesday June 27, 2001 Brampton Hitmen vs St Catharines Roma Wolves". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-04-23. Archived from the original on 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "October 5th, 2003 CPSL Rogers Cup Playoffs Final Vaughan Sun Devils vs Brampton Hitmen". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "May 12, 2006 Toronto Supra Portuguese (CPSL) vs SC Braga (Portugal) (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "October 2, 2006 CSL Quarterfinal Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Supra Portuguese (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
- ^ Glover, Robin. "July 6, 2007 CSL Toronto Croatia vs Canadian Lions (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ "Brampton Lions Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-04-23. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
- ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
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