Melvin Tarley
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Duncan Tarley | ||
Date of birth | October 31, 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||
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Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Free Agent | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | Chaspel FC | ||
2002–2003 | Alliance FC | 14 | (22) |
2003–2005 | Minnesota Thunder | 63 | (16) |
2005–2006 | Real Salt Lake | 9 | (1) |
2006 | Colorado Rapids | 3 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Minnesota Thunder | 18 | (5) |
2007 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 14 | (3) |
2007 | Miami FC | 2 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Minnesota Thunder | 54 | (18) |
2012 | Phnom Penh Crown | 5 | (3) |
2013 | DSK Shivajians F.C. | ||
International career‡ | |||
2004– | Liberia | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 22, 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 13, 2009 |
Duncan "Melvin" Tarley (born October 31, 1982) is a Liberian footballer, currently without a club.
Career
Professional
Tarley first came to prominence in 2005, during Minnesota Thunder's run to the semi finals of the 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Tarley scored six goals in the competition - including four against Real Salt Lake - to tie as the tournament's top goalscorer.
Tarley's first appearance in Major League Soccer came with Real Salt Lake in 2005. The Colorado Rapids acquired Tarley’s rights from Real Salt Lake in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft on August 15, 2006,[1] but he was waived by the Rapids at the end of the 2006 season having appeared in just three games. He returned to the Minnesota Thunder of the USL-1 for one season, prior to joining the Puerto Rico Islanders in 2007, and later moving on to Miami FC, also in 2007.
Tarley re-joined Minnesota Thunder in 2008.[2] On March 22, 2010 he signed with NSC Minnesota Stars.
International
At the time of Tarley's selection for the Liberian U-21 national team in 1998, he was the youngest player in team history, only 14 years old. He played his first game for the senior national team in 2004.
Personal
Tarley's football hero during his youth in Liberia was George Weah, while his current favorite player is Thierry Henry.[3]
References
External links
- Minnesota Thunder bio
- Colorado Rapids profile
- Melvin Tarley at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Liberian Soccer profile
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Liberia international footballers
- Sportspeople from Monrovia
- Liberian footballers
- Real Salt Lake players
- Colorado Rapids players
- USL A-League players
- USL First Division players
- Minnesota Thunder players
- Major League Soccer players
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Miami FC (2006) players
- Expatriate footballers in Cambodia
- Minnesota United FC players
- Liberian expatriates in Puerto Rico
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players