Victor Mella
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Victor Mella is a retired Chilean football (soccer)
forward
who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer
, two in the Chilean leagues and three in Mexico.
Mella began his career in the Colo Colo youth program. In February 1996, the San Jose Clash selected Mella in the ninth round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
. He played the team’s first five games before being waived. On May 24, 1996, the New England Revolution
claimed him off waivers. He played only three league games with the Revolution before being released. He returned to Chile where he spent the 1997 season. On January 15, 1998, he signed again with the Clash. This time, he played 31 games, scoring 4 goals. He then moved to Mexico until 2002 when he finished his career with Club Deportivo Magallanes
.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
forward
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
, two in the Chilean leagues and three in Mexico.
Mella began his career in the Colo Colo youth program. In February 1996, the San Jose Clash selected Mella in the ninth round of the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft
The MLS Inaugural Player Draft, held before Major League Soccer's initial 1996 season, distributed players who had already graduated from college to the league's ten inaugural teams. The draft occurred on February 6 and 7, 1996...
. He played the team’s first five games before being waived. On May 24, 1996, the New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
claimed him off waivers. He played only three league games with the Revolution before being released. He returned to Chile where he spent the 1997 season. On January 15, 1998, he signed again with the Clash. This time, he played 31 games, scoring 4 goals. He then moved to Mexico until 2002 when he finished his career with Club Deportivo Magallanes
Club Deportivo Magallanes
Deportes Magallanes are a Chilean Football club based in Maipu, Santiago. They currently play at the second level of Chilean football, the Primera B....
.