Guy Melamed (footballer, born 1979)

Guy Melamed
גיא מלמד‎

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-09-12) September 12, 1979
Place of birth	Haifa, Israel
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Maccabi Haifa
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Boston College Eagles	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2001	Maccabi Haifa	32	(0)
2000–2001	→ Zafririm Holon (loan)	34	(0)
2005	Colorado Rapids	14	(0)
2006–2014	F.C. Ru'ah Tel Aviv	220	(10)
International career‡
1997	Israel U18	7	(0)
1999–2000	Israel U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:39, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Guy Melamed (Hebrew: גיא מלמד; born September 12, 1979, in Haifa) is a retired Israeli soccer defender.

Melamed went to the United States to play college soccer at Boston College, and was a four-year starter for the Eagles. He was named All-Big East his last three years in school. However, his status as a senior international turned off many MLS teams, and he slipped to the fourth round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, where he was taken by the Colorado Rapids with the 43rd pick. Subsequently, Melamed became the first Israeli to play in MLS.

Melamed was released, by his request, in September 2005. He had an unsuccessful trial with Dundee FC of the Scottish First Division in October 2005.