Background
Melia was born in Great River, New New York
Melia was born in Great River, New 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.
College and amateur Melia played for the Long Island Rough Riders in the USL Premier Development League in 2007. Professional Melia signed with the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division on April 30, 2008. An injury to veteran goalkeeper Scott Vallow resulted in increased playing time and a number of starts for Melia during the 2009 season, and he become known for his accurate long balls from goal kicks and dead ball situations.
After trialling with Real Salt Lake during their pre-season, Melia signed with the club on March 16, 2010.
He was sent on loan to USL2 side in April. Melia was waived by Real Salt Lake on November 23, 2011.
Melia signed with Chivas United States of America in January 2012 and joined them during the 2012 pre-season. During his time with Chivas, Melia made six league appearances for the club
On August 13, 2014, called Melia up from the league pool after two of the team"s three goalies, Eric Kronberg and Andy Gruenebaum, were injured.
On December 23, 2014, it was announced that had signed Melia for the 2015 season. Club Individual.