Melvin Tarley

Melvin Tarley

Personal information
Full name	Duncan Tarley
Date of birth	October 31, 1982 (1982-10-31) (age 29)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Pune F.C.
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)
2010–2011	NSC Minnesota Stars	23	(3)
2011–	Pune F.C.
National team‡
2004–	Liberia	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 22, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 13, 2009

Duncan "Melvin" Tarley (born October 31, 1982 in Monrovia) is a Liberian footballer.

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

1. ^ Rapids Sign Forward Melvin Tarley
2. ^ Thunder signs Tarley 09 May 2008
3. ^ http://www.coloradorapids.com/Team/PlayerProfile.asp?PID=83

External links

• Minnesota Thunder bio
• Colorado Rapids profile
• National Football Teams profile
• Liberian Soccer profile

Persondata
Name	Tarley, Melvin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 31, 1982
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Date of death
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