Tyler Bellamy

Tyler Bellamy (born March 17, 1988, in Hammonton, New Jersey) is former American soccer player.

Tyler Bellamy
Personal information
Full name Tyler Jamaal Bellamy
Date of birth (1988-05-17) May 17, 1988
Place of birth Hammonton, New Jersey, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2009 St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Ocean City Barons 18 (0)
2010–2013 Rochester Rhinos 73 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 28, 2014

Career

College and amateur

Bellamy attended St. Joseph High School, played club soccer for PSC Coppa, and played college soccer at the St. Bonaventure University, where he developed into one of the premier fullbacks in the Atlantic 10 Conference. He was selected to the University of Buffalo Fall Classic All-Tournament team as a sophomore in 2007. His junior season was cut short due to a foot injury. In 2009, Bellamy was named to the Atlantic 10 All-conference second team as well as the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic region first team. December 2009 – Named 1st Team All-Region, which placed him in the pool for All-American selection. Team Defensive player of the year.

During his college years Bellamy also played with the Ocean City Barons in the USL Premier Development League[1] from 2008 to 2009. He played in 18 games for Ocean City, including helping the team reach the third round of the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup where they lost a close game to D.C. United of Major League Soccer, 2–0. To get to that point, they upset two professional teams, Crystal Palace Baltimore and Real Maryland Monarchs, from the USL Second Division.

Professional

Undrafted out of college, Bellamy signed with Rochester Rhinos in February 2010.[2] He made his professional debut on April 10, 2010, in Rochester's season opening game against Miami FC.[3] Rochester re-signed Bellamy for 2012 on October 25, 2011.[4] Bellamy played his last season with the Rochester Rhinos in 2013 and has not signed with another pro club.

Honors

Rochester Rhinos

References
  1. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". www.uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13.
  2. Rhinos Add Three More Players Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Rhinos Open 2010 With a Draw Archived 2010-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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