Joseph Melto Quiah

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|10|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Montserrado, Liberia

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| currentclub = Toronto FC II

| clubnumber = 86

| position = Striker

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| youthclubs1 = Izico

| collegeyears1 = 2022–2024

| college1 = Dayton Flyers

| collegecaps1 = 47

| collegegoals1 = 14

| years1 = 2018–2020

| clubs1 = Paynesville

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 23

| years2 = 2020–2022

| clubs2 = LISCR

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 13

| years3 = 2025–

| clubs3 = Toronto FC II

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

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| nationalteam1 = Liberia U16

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| nationalteam2 = Liberia U17

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| nationalteam3 = Liberia U20

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| nationalyears4 = 2021

| nationalteam4 = Liberia

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| club-update = 12 June 2025

| nationalteam-update = 30 September 2021

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Joseph Melto Quiah (born 29 October 2004) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a midfielder for MLS Next Pro club Toronto FC II.

Early life

Melto Quiah played youth football with Izico.

College career

In 2022, Melto Quiah began attending Dayton University in the United States, where he played for the men's soccer team.{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/joseph-melto-quiah/14541|title=Joseph Melto Quiah Dayton profile|work=Dayton Flyers}} He made his debut as a starter in the season opener on 25 August 2022 against the Cal Poly Mustangs.{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2022/8/25/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-dominates-in-season-opener.aspx|title=Men’s Soccer Dominates In Season Opener|date=August 25, 2022|work=Dayton Flyers}} At the end of his first season, he was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team.{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2022/11/8/mens-soccer-umar-a-10-rookie-of-the-year-multiple-flyers-honored-by-a-10.aspx|title=Umar A-10 Rookie of the Year, Multiple Flyers Honored By A-10|date=November 8, 2022|work=Dayton Flyers}} In 2023, he was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team.{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2023/11/13/mens-soccer-four-flyers-recognized-on-all-conference-teams.aspx|title=Four Flyers Recognized On All-Conference Teams|date=November 13, 2023|work=Dayton Flyers}} Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Preseason Team.{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2024/8/21/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-picked-third-bonham-and-melto-quiah-named-all-conference.aspx|title=Men’s Soccer Picked Third, Bonham and Melto Quiah Named All-Conference|date=August 21, 2024|work=Dayton Flyers}} At the end of the season, after helping the team win its second consecutive conference title, he was named to the All-Tournament Team, the All-Atlantic 10 First Team, All-Southeast Region First Team, and a Second Team All-American.{{cite web|title=No. 5/7 Men’s Soccer Wins Second Straight A-10 Championship|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2024/11/17/mens-soccer-no-5-7-mens-soccer-wins-second-straight-a-10-championship.aspx|date=November 17, 2024|work=Dayton Flyers}}{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2024/11/13/mens-soccer-sigurdsson-armstrong-highlight-numerous-a-10-honors-for-dayton.aspx|date=November 13, 2024|title=Sigurdsson, Armstrong Highlight Numerous A-10 Honors For Dayton|work=Dayton Flyers}}{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2024/12/10/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-picks-up-multiple-all-southeast-region-honors.aspx|date=December 10, 2024|work=Dayton Flyers|title=Men’s Soccer Picks Up Multiple All-Southeast Region Honors}}{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2024/12/13/mens-soccer-melto-quiah-and-sigurdsson-earn-all-america-honors.aspx|date=December 13, 2024|work=Dayton Flyers|title=Melto Quiah And Sigurdsson Earn All-America Honors}}

Club career

Melto Quiah began his senior career with Paynesville FC of the Liberian Third Division.{{cite web |title=Top Local Clubs Get Busy in the Transfer Market |url=https://www.kick442.com/liberia-top-local-clubs-gets-busy-in-the-transfer-market/ |publisher=Kick 442 |access-date=11 February 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In October 2020, he signed with LISCR of the Liberian First Division on a three year contract.{{cite web |title=Joseph Melto Quiah joins LISCR FC |url=https://www.facebook.com/406543776204215/posts/joseph-melto-quiah-joins-liscr-fc-from-paynesville-fc-on-a-three-year-deal-for-a/1555684987956749/ |website=Soccer Liberia - News|publisher=Facebook|date=October 15, 2020}} He scored in a preseason tournament on his club debut in October of that year.{{cite web |title=Quiah scores on his debut|url=https://www.facebook.com/406543776204215/posts/former-paynesville-fc-attacker-joseph-melto-quiah-scores-on-his-debut-for-liscr-/1557069174484997/ |website=Soccer Liberia - News|publisher=Facebook |date=16 October 2020}} He scored his first league goal on 6 December 2020 in a 2–2 draw with Nimba United.{{cite web |title=Joseph Quiah Scores First League Goal For LISCR FC |url=https://www.facebook.com/508523622924615/posts/joseph-quiah-scores-first-league-goal-for-liscr-fcjoseph-melto-quiah-has-finally/1095081720935466/ |website=Liberian Sports International |date=7 December 2020}}

At the 2025 MLS SuperDraft, Melto Quiah was selected in the third round (69th overall) by Toronto FC.{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2024/12/20/mens-soccer-kanyane-melto-quiah-selected-in-2025-mls-superdraft|title=Kanyane, Melto Quiah Selected In 2025 MLS SuperDraft|date=December 20, 2024|work=Dayton Flyers}} In March 2025, he signed a contract with their second team, Toronto FC II, in MLS Next Pro.{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/tfc2/news/tfc-ii-sign-mls-superdraft-pick-joseph-melto-quiah|title=TFC II Sign MLS SuperDraft pick Joseph Melto Quiah|date=March 20, 2025|work=Toronto FC}}{{cite web|url=https://liberianinvestigator.com/sports/melto-quiah-officially-joins-toronto-fc-ii/|title=Melto Quiah officially joins Toronto FC II|date=24 March 2025|first=Edwin|last=Dolo|work=The Liberian Investigator}} He made his debut on 12 June 2024, in a substitute appearance against Inter Miami CF II.{{cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/tfc2/news/match-recap-toronto-fc-ii-2-0-inter-miami-cf-ii|title=Match Recap: Toronto FC II 2 – 0 Inter Miami CF II|date=June 12, 2025|work=Toronto FC}}

International career

In March 2020, Melto Quiah was part of the Liberia U16 team that competed in a tournament hosted by Tanzania which also included Malawi and Zambia.{{cite web |title=LFA President Raji Reiterates LFA's Desire To develop Football At All Levels |url=https://smartnewsliberia.com/lfa-president-raji-reiterates-lfas-desire-to-develop-football-at-all-levels/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://smartnewsliberia.com/lfa-president-raji-reiterates-lfas-desire-to-develop-football-at-all-levels/ |archive-date=2022-02-11 |url-status=live|publisher=Smart News Liberia |date=7 March 2020}} He also played with the Liberia U17 and Liberia national U20.{{cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/news/2022/7/25/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-announces-2022-signing-class.aspx|title=Men’s Soccer Announces 2022 Signing Class|date=July 25, 2022|work=Dayton Flyers}}

In September 2021, Melto Quiah was called up to the Liberia senior team for a friendly against Egypt. He made his senior debut in the match on 30 September 2021 at the age of 16.{{Cite web|url=https://www.torontofc.ca/news/toronto-fc-make-three-selections-in-2025-mls-superdraft|title=Toronto FC make three selections in 2025 MLS SuperDraft|date=December 20, 2024|work=Toronto FC}}