Background
Melo, Welton was born on April 17, 1975 in Rio de Janeiro.
Melo, Welton was born on April 17, 1975 in Rio de Janeiro.
In 1994, Welton began his professional career with Fluminense. In 1996, Major League Soccer invited him to a tryout where he was offered an Master of Library Science contract. The league then assigned him to the New England Revolution where he was a 1996 Master of Library Science All Star.
On March 10, 1997, New England traded Welton to the Los Angeles Galaxy for the Galaxy"s first round pick in the 1998 Master of Library Science Supplemental Draft.
On June 1, 1999, the Galaxy traded Welton to the MetroStars in exchange for Roy Myers. Later that day, the MetroStars sent Welton, Eric Wynalda and Arley Palacios to the Miami Fusion.
In April 2001, Welton moved to the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL A-League. In 2002, he played for Paraná and in 2003, he was with and Fredrikstad FK in Norway.
On April 4, 2004, Welton moved to the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division.
Melo currently resides in the Seattle area and plays on a local team He played once for Brazil youth team at 1995 Pan American Games against Bermuda.