After playing three years on defense for the App State soccer team, senior captain Jordan Melia made the switch to offense for his last season in a Mountaineer uniform.
Melia is not your typical App State student athlete. After growing up in England, he moved to Boone his freshman year of college to play soccer, leaving his family behind to begin his journey at App State.
It was English assistant coach Chris Whalley who helped Melia land an opportunity to play soccer in Boone. Whalley and Melia had some of the same soccer connections in Manchester, England, which helped the two connect with one another and begin the recruiting process.