Victor Mella
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Hugo Mella González | ||
| Date of birth | November 14, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Colo-Colo | 1 | (1) |
| 1995 | Fernández Vial | ||
| 1996 | San Jose Clash | 5 | (0) |
| 1996 | New England Revolution | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 1997 | → Everton (loan) | ||
| 1998 | San Jose Clash | 31 | (4) |
| 1999–2001 | Real Zacatecas | ||
| 2002 | Magallanes | ||
| 2003 | Celaya | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Víctor Hugo Mella González (born November 14, 1974, in Santiago, Chile), referred as Victor Mella,[1] is a Chilean former football (soccer) forward who spent two seasons in Major League Soccer, two in the Chilean leagues and three in Mexico.
Career
[edit]Mella began his career in the Colo-Colo youth program.[2] 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.[3] He played only three league games with the Revolution before being released. He returned to Chile where he spent the 1997 season playing for Colo-Colo and on loan for Everton de Viña del Mar.[2] 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 2003 when he finished his career with Atlético Celaya at the age of 28.[2]
Post-retirement
[edit]Following his retirement, he made his home in Veracruz, Mexico, and worked as coach of football academies.
References
[edit]- ^ Victor Hugo Mella Gonzalez on Instagram
- ^ a b c "La historia de Víctor Mella, el primer chileno en la MLS" (in Spanish). AS Chile. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ SHOOTOUT VICTORY FOR REVOLUTION
External links
[edit]- Victor Mella at Soccerway
- Victor Mella at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Victor Mella at PlaymakerStats
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Santiago
- Chilean men's footballers
- Chilean expatriate men's footballers
- Colo-Colo footballers
- C.D. Arturo Fernández Vial footballers
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- New England Revolution players
- Everton de Viña del Mar footballers
- Real Sociedad de Zacatecas footballers
- Deportes Magallanes footballers
- Atlético Celaya footballers
- Chilean Primera División players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Major League Soccer players
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- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
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