Adolfo Mella

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.

Adolfo Mella
Personal information
Full name Adolpho Mella
Place of birth Canada
Playing position(s) 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)
National team
2008 Canada Futsal 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Mella played with Richmond Hill Kick in 1992 in the National Soccer League.[1] He signed with Toronto Supra for the 1996 season.[2] During the 1996 season he was selected for the CNSL All-Star team against Toronto Italia which featured Diego Maradona.[3]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.[4][5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] He scored his first for the organization on August 23, 1998 against his former club Montreal Impact in a 2-1 victory.[9]

In the 1998-1999 winter season he signed with Milwaukee Wave, and in 2000 he signed with expansion franchise Toronto ThunderHawks.[10] The following year Mella signed with the Brampton Hitmen in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] He had a stint with Toronto Croatia for the 2007 CSL season.[16] During his tenure with Toronto he won the Croatian World Club Championship, and concluded his career with the Brampton Lions in 2009.[17]

International career

Mella played for the Canada national futsal team, where he made six appearances and recorded one goal.[18] He made his debut for Canada on May 31, 2008 against Ukraine national futsal team.[19] He was selected to represent the Canada in the 2008 Grand Prix de Futsal.[20]

Honours
Brampton Hitmen
  • CPSL Championship: 1
2003

References
  1. "1992 National Soccer League". The Canadian National Soccer League. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. Glover, Robin. "Sunday June 23rd, 1996". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  3. 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.
  4. Glover, Robin. "September 12, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  5. Glover, Robin. "September 17, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  6. Glover, Robin. "October 8, 1997". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  7. "Adolfo Mella | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  8. Glover, Robin. "Toronto Lynx vs Rochester Raging Rhinos". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  9. Glover, Robin. "Toronto Lynx vs Montreal Impact". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  10. Davidson, Neil. "Thunderhawks set flight on Friday". Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  11. Glover, Robin. "Wednesday June 27, 2001 Brampton Hitmen vs St Catharines Roma Wolves". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  12. "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-04-23. Archived from the original on 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2017-10-28.
  13. Glover, Robin. "October 5th, 2003 CPSL Rogers Cup Playoffs Final Vaughan Sun Devils vs Brampton Hitmen". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  14. Glover, Robin. "May 12, 2006 Toronto Supra Portuguese (CPSL) vs SC Braga (Portugal) (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  15. Glover, Robin. "October 2, 2006 CSL Quarterfinal Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Supra Portuguese (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  16. Glover, Robin. "July 6, 2007 CSL Toronto Croatia vs Canadian Lions (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  17. "Brampton Lions Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-04-23. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2016-07-24.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  18. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  19. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  20. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
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