Tyler Bellamy Explained

Tyler Bellamy
Fullname:Tyler Jamaal Bellamy
Birth Date:17 May 1988
Birth Place:Hammonton, New Jersey, United States
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:2006–2009
Youthclubs1:St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Ocean City Barons
Caps1:18
Goals1:0
Years2:2010–2013
Clubs2:Rochester Rhinos
Caps2:73
Goals2:0
Pcupdate:April 28, 2014

Tyler Bellamy (born March 17, 1988, in Hammonton, New Jersey) is former American soccer player.

Career

College and amateur

Bellamy attended St. Joseph High School, played club soccer for PSC Coppa, and played college soccer at the St. Bonaventure University, where he developed into one of the premier fullbacks in the Atlantic 10 Conference. He was selected to the University of Buffalo Fall Classic All-Tournament team as a sophomore in 2007. His junior season was cut short due to a foot injury. In 2009, Bellamy was named to the Atlantic 10 All-conference second team as well as the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic region first team. December 2009 – Named 1st Team All-Region, which placed him in the pool for All-American selection. Team Defensive player of the year.

During his college years Bellamy also played with the Ocean City Barons in the USL Premier Development League[1] from 2008 to 2009. He played in 18 games for Ocean City, including helping the team reach the third round of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup where they lost a close game to D.C. United of Major League Soccer, 2–0. To get to that point, they upset two professional teams, Crystal Palace Baltimore and Real Maryland Monarchs, from the USL Second Division.

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Bellamy signed with Rochester Rhinos in February 2010.[2] He made his professional debut on April 10, 2010, in Rochester's season opening game against Miami FC.[3] Rochester re-signed Bellamy for 2012 on October 25, 2011.[4] Bellamy played his last season with the Rochester Rhinos in 2013 and has not signed with another pro club.

Honors

Rochester Rhinos

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . www.uslsoccer.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213083511/http://uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22383.html . 2009-02-13.
  2. http://www.nasl.com/news.php?id=111 Rhinos Add Three More Players
  3. http://www.rhinossoccer.com/news.php?id=1280 Rhinos Open 2010 With a Draw
  4. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-10-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527230706/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/573973.html . 2012-05-27 .