Adolfo Mella

Adolfo Mella
Personal information
Full name Adolpho Mella
Place of birth Canada
Playing position midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Adolfo Mella is a former Canadian soccer player who had stints in the USL A-League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the National Professional Soccer League.

Playing career

Mella began his career in 1996 in the Canadian National Soccer League with the Toronto Supra.[1] In 1997, he helped Supra reached the playoffs where he scored two goals for Toronto in their 8-1 victory on goals on aggravate over Toronto Croatia.[2][3] 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.[4] During the 1996 winter season he featured in the National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) with the Toronto Shooting Stars, where he would leave as the franchise all-time top goalscorer with 37 goals.[5] In 1997, he had a tenure with Montreal Impact during their 1997-1998 winter indoor season appearing in 26 matches and recorded 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.[6] He scored his first for the organization on August 23, 1998 against his former club Montreal Impact in a 2-1 victory.[7] In 1998-1999 winter season he signed with Milwaukee Wave, and in 2000 he signed with newly expansion franchise Toronto ThunderHawks.[8] The following year Mella signed with expansion franchise Brampton Hitmen of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[9] During his term with Brampton he greatest achievement with the club was in 2003, where he won the CPSL Championship after defeating Vaughan Sun Devils in the playoff finals by a score of 1-0.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] He had a stint with Toronto Croatia for the 2007 CSL season.[13] During his tenure with Toronto he captured the Croatian World Club Championship. He finished off his professional career with the Brampton Lions, and helped the club secure a postseason berth by finishing third in the National Division.[14]

Honours

Brampton Hitmen
2003

References

  1. ↑ Glover, Robin. "Sunday June 23rd, 1996". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  2. ↑ Glover, Robin. "September 12, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  3. ↑ Glover, Robin. "September 17, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  4. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 8, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  5. ↑ "Adolfo Mella | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  6. ↑ Glover, Robin. "Toronto Lynx vs Rochester Raging Rhinos.". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  7. ↑ Glover, Robin. "Toronto Lynx vs Montreal Impact". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  8. ↑ Davidson, Neil. "Thunderhawks set flight on Friday". Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  9. ↑ Glover, Robin. "Wednesday June 27, 2001 Brampton Hitmen vs St Catharines Roma Wolves". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  10. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 5th, 2003 CPSL Rogers Cup Playoffs Final Vaughan Sun Devils vs Brampton Hitmen". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  11. ↑ Glover, Robin. "May 12, 2006 Toronto Supra Portuguese (CPSL) vs SC Braga (Portugal) (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  12. ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 2, 2006 CSL Quarterfinal Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Supra Portuguese (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  13. ↑ Glover, Robin. "July 6, 2007 CSL Toronto Croatia vs Canadian Lions (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  14. ↑ "Brampton Lions Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-04-23. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
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