Bio

Timothy Melia (/ˈmiːliə/; born May 15, 1986) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Melia was born in Great River, New York. Melia attended East Islip High School and played two years of college soccer at the State University of New York at Oneonta before transferring to Lynn University in 2006, where he played his junior and senior years. Melia played for the Long Island Rough Riders in the USL Premier Development League in 2007.