Rochester Rhinos 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 became known for his accurate long balls from goal kicks and dead-ball situations.
Real Salt Lake 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
USL Division 2 side
Charleston Battery in April. Following his clean sheet on June 29 in a
U.S. Open Cup match against the
Chicago Fire (Charleston won 3–0 on penalty kicks), Melia was named "Player of the 3rd Round" for the
2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Melia was waived by Real Salt Lake on November 23, 2011.
Chivas USA Melia signed with
Chivas USA in January 2012 and joined them during the 2012 pre-season. During his time with Chivas, Melia made six league appearances for the club.
MLS Pool Goalkeeper In the middle of the 2014 season, Melia was released by Chivas and became the
league pool goalkeeper for Major League Soccer since he had a guaranteed contract. In August 2014, Sporting Kansas City called Melia up from the
league pool after two of the team's three goalies,
Eric Kronberg and
Andy Gruenebaum, were injured. He was later called up by
FC Dallas and
D.C. United on an emergency basis, but he did not make any appearances.
Sporting KC In December 2014, after having joined them in the previous season as an emergency pool goalkeeper, he signed with Sporting KC for the 2015 season. After beginning the 2015 season as the understudy to starter
Luis Marín, Melia emerged as the starter in May and was the primary goalkeeper for the remainder of the season. For his breakthrough efforts, Melia was named
MLS Comeback Player of the Year. Since earning the starting job, Melia has emerged as one of the top keepers in the league. He has led SKC to the
U.S. Open Cup titles in both
2015, where SKC prevailed in a penalty shootout, and
2017, a hard-fought victory against the
New York Red Bulls. Following a 2017 season where he allowed a record-low 0.78 goals per game, Melia was named
MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, and also earned a spot on the
MLS Best XI. Melia's contract was not renewed ahead of the 2025 season, ending his 9-year long tenure with the club. On April 3, 2025, he announced his retirement from professional soccer. ==Career statistics==