Guy Melamed | |
Birth Date: | 12 September 1979 |
Birth Place: | Haifa, Israel |
Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | Maccabi Haifa |
Years1: | 1997–2001 |
Years2: | 2000–2001 |
Years3: | 2001–2005 |
Years4: | 2005 |
Years5: | 2006–2014 |
Clubs1: | Maccabi Haifa |
Clubs2: | → Zafririm Holon (loan) |
Clubs3: | Boston College |
Clubs4: | Colorado Rapids |
Clubs5: | F.C. Ru'ah Tel Aviv[1] |
Caps1: | 32 |
Caps2: | 34 |
Caps3: | 77 |
Caps4: | 14 |
Caps5: | 220 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Goals3: | 9 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Goals5: | 10 |
Nationalyears1: | 1997 |
Nationalyears2: | 1999–2000 |
Nationalteam1: | Israel U18 |
Nationalteam2: | Israel U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 23 May 2012 |
Ntupdate: | 16:39, 1 January 2012 (UTC) |
Guy Melamed (Hebrew: גיא מלמד; born September 12, 1979, in Haifa) is a retired Israeli soccer defender.
Melamed went to the United States to play college soccer at Boston College, and was a four-year starter for the Eagles. He was named All-Big East his last three years in school. However, his status as a senior international turned off many MLS teams, and he slipped to the fourth round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, where he was taken by the Colorado Rapids with the 43rd pick. Subsequently, Melamed became the first Israeli to play in MLS.[2]
Melamed was released, by his request, in September 2005. He had an unsuccessful trial with Dundee FC of the Scottish First Division in October 2005.