Melvin Tarley

Personal information
Full name	Duncan Tarley
Date of birth	October 31, 1982 (1982-10-31) (age 27)
Place of birth	Monrovia, Liberia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Minnesota Thunder
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2002	Chaspel FC
2002–2003	Alliance FC	14	(22)
2003–2005	Minnesota Thunder	41	(12)
2005–2006	Real Salt Lake	9	(1)
2006	Colorado Rapids	3	(0)
2006–2007	Minnesota Thunder	18	(5)
2007	Puerto Rico Islanders	14	(3)
2007	Miami FC	2	(0)
2008–	Minnesota Thunder	54	(18)
National team‡
2004–	Liberia	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 April, 2009

Duncan "Melvin" Tarley (born October 31, 1982 in Monrovia) is a Liberian soccer player who currently plays for Minnesota Thunder in the USL First Division.

[edit] Career

[edit] Professional

Tarley first came to prominence in 2005, during Minnesota Thunder's run to the semi finals of the 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Tarley scored six goals in the competition - including four against Real Salt Lake - to tie as the tournament's top goalscorer.

Tarley's first appearance in Major League Soccer came with Real Salt Lake in 2005. The Colorado Rapids acquired Tarley’s rights from Real Salt Lake in exchange for a 4th round pick in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft on August 15, 2006^[1], but he was waived by the Rapids at the end of the 2006 season having appeared in just three games. He returned to the Minnesota Thunder of the USL-1 for one season, prior to joining the Puerto Rico Islanders in 2007, and later moving on to Miami FC, also in 2007.

Tarley re-joined Minnesota Thunder in 2008^[2].

[edit] International

At the time of Tarley's selection for the Liberian U-21 national team in 1998, he was the youngest player in team history, only 14 years old. He played his first game for the senior national team in 2004.

[edit] Personal

Tarley's football hero during his youth in Liberia was George Weah, while his current favorite player is Thierry Henry.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Minnesota Thunder bio
• Colorado Rapids profile
• National Football Teams profile
• Liberian Soccer profile

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