Dominic Merella | |
Birth Date: | 31 December 1989 |
Birth Place: | Chorley, Lancashire, England |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Jerez Industrial CF |
Youthyears1: | 2005–2007 |
Youthclubs1: | Blackpool |
Years1: | 2008–2009 |
Clubs1: | Blackpool |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2009 |
Clubs2: | Burscough |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2009 |
Clubs3: | Weymouth |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2009 |
Clubs4: | Burscough |
Caps4: | 4 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Clubs5: | Jerez Industrial CF |
Club-Update: | 17:09, 18 April 2010 (UTC) |
Dominic Merella (born 31 December 1989) is an English professional footballer for Jerez Industrial CF. He is a midfielder who can also play as a striker.
Merella was highly regarded at Blackpool where he was a product of the club's Centre of Excellence, in which he became a regular starter for the youth team in the Football League Youth Alliance, North West Conference.[1]
In the 2005–06 season, Merella was part of the Lancashire County Schools FA team that won the English Schools' Football Association Premier League Under-16 Inter County Trophy. In the semi-final held at Victoria Park, Burscough, he helped Lancashire beat Leicestershire & Rutland County Schools FA 3–1.[2] They then beat Devon County Schools FA 2–1 in the final, which was held at Ewood Park in Blackburn on 11 May 2006.[3] [4]
In the 2007–08 season, he was part of the Blackpool youth team that won the Lancashire FA Youth Cup. In the summer of 2008, he was included in the club's pre-season tour to Latvia in July, where he impressed with some solid displays. He also played in most of the club's other pre-season games. On 23 July 2008, he signed his first professional contract, for six months.[5]
Merella became a regular in Blackpool's reserve team in The Central League in the 2008–09 season.[6]
In November 2008, it was revealed that Blackpool were willing to let Merella go out on loan in order for him to get some first-team experience,[7] after he continued to impress for the club's reserve team.[8]
Merella made his debut for Blackpool on 3 January 2009, as a second-half substitute in their 1–0 FA Cup defeat to Conference National club Torquay United.[9] [10] However, in late January he was released by Blackpool.[11]
In early February Merella joined League Two club Bournemouth on trial, trying to earn a contract.[12] After briefly joining Conference North club Burscough, in late March he joined Conference National club Weymouth.[13] He made his debut in a home 2–0 defeat to Barrow at the Wessex Stadium on 29 March.[14] He left Weymouth in April 2009, as they were relegated to the Conference South.