10 Franz Mella
Franz Mella
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Hometown:
    Toronto
  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Year:
    Second Year
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • g
    5
  • a
    5
  • pts
    15
  • gw
    2

Bio

Medals
Outdoor
  • 2024 CCAA National Champion
  • 2024 OCAA Provincial Champion
  • 2023 OCAA Silver Medal
Indoor
  • 2024 OCAA Provincial Champion
Accolades
  • 2024 CCAA Championship MVP
  • 2024 CCAA All-Tournament Team
  • 2024 OCAA First Team All-Star
  • 2025 Doug Fox Award of Distinction
  • 2025 Humber Soccer MVP
  • 2024 Humber Indoor Soccer Coaches Pick
  • CCAA Athlete of the Week - Nov. 11, 2024
  • OCAA Athlete of the Week - Nov. 11, 2024
  • 2x Humber Athlete of the Week - Nov. 11, 2024

Career Highs
  • Goals: 3 vs. Mohawk, 2024
  • Assists: 2, three times
  • Points: 8 vs. Mohawk, 2024

Humber Highlights
  • Represented Canada on the national futsal team.
  • Became the sixth player in team history to record a hat trick in an OCAA postseason match (3, vs. Mohawk, 2024). Mella finished the match with eight points, establishing a new program record.
  • His ten points during the OCAA postseason were the third most in team history, surpassing the record of six set by his father in 1994.
  • Scored the game-winning tally in Humber's 1-0 win over Algonquin in the 2024 national championship match.
  • After two seasons, Mella sits sixth all-time with 14 OCAA postseason points.
Humber Heritage
  • Son of Humber soccer legend Adolfo Mella, who led the Hawks to their first-ever provincial title and a CCAA silver medal in 1994. Mella was Humber's first Golden Boot recipient, recording 12 tallies in eight matches that season.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Sep 28 Lambton W, 13-0
Sep 29 St. Clair W, 5-0
Oct 2 at Redeemer W, 4-0
Oct 5 at Mohawk W, 4-0
Oct 8 Redeemer W, 3-0
Oct 12 at Fanshawe W, 1-0
  Overall Conf
Games 8 8
Games started 8 8
Goals 5 5
Assists 5 5
Points 15 15
Shots 18 18
Shot Pct .278 .278
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 2
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 6 at Niagara W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 11 Sheridan T, 2-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 18 Conestoga W, 2-0 1 0 1 1 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 21 at St. Clair W, 2-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Lambton W, 13-0 1 2 2 6 5 .400 0-0 0
Sep 29 St. Clair W, 5-0 1 0 2 2 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 2 at Redeemer W, 4-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 5 at Mohawk W, 4-0 1 1 0 2 5 .200 0-0 1
Oct 8 Redeemer W, 3-0 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 1
Oct 12 at Fanshawe W, 1-0 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2023-24 8 1 .13 .25 .50 .25 .500 .00 .000
2024-25 8 8 .63 .63 1.88 2.25 .278 1.25 .556
2025-26 9 7 .22 .00 .44 1.33 .167 .67 .500
Total 25 16 .32 .28 .92 1.28 .250 .64 .500

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2023-24 8 1 1 2 4 2 .500 0 .000 0 0 0-1 0
2024-25 8 8 5 5 15 18 .278 10 .556 4 0 0-0 2
2025-26 9 7 2 0 4 12 .167 6 .500 4 0 0-0 1
Total 25 16 8 7 23 32 .250 16 .500 8 0 0-1 3

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 8 8 .63 .63 1.88 2.25 .278 1.25 .556
Conference 8 8 .63 .63 1.88 2.25 .278 1.25 .556
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 5 .60 1.00 2.20 2.20 .273 1.20 .545
Away 3 3 .67 .00 1.33 2.33 .286 1.33 .571
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 7 7 .71 .71 2.14 2.43 .294 1.29 .529
Losses - - - - - - - - -
Month September 5 5 .60 1.00 2.20 1.80 .333 1.00 .556
October 3 3 .67 .00 1.33 3.00 .222 1.67 .556

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 8 8 5 5 15 18 .278 10 .556 4 0 0-0 2
Conference 8 8 5 5 15 18 .278 10 .556 4 0 0-0 2
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - 0 0 0-0 -
Location Home 5 5 3 5 11 11 .273 6 .545 2 0 0-0 1
Away 3 3 2 0 4 7 .286 4 .571 2 0 0-0 1
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - 0 0 0-0 -
Result Wins 7 7 5 5 15 17 .294 9 .529 3 0 0-0 2
Losses - - - - 0 - - - - 0 0 0-0 -
Month September 5 5 3 5 11 9 .333 5 .556 3 0 0-0 0
October 3 3 2 0 4 9 .222 5 .556 1 0 0-0 2

News Mentions

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The Mella Legacy

Three decades later, the Mella legacy comes full circle.

December 18, 2024

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La décima for No.1 Men's Soccer

2024 CCAA Men's Soccer Gold Medal Recap | Humber vs. Algonquin

November 9, 2024

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Cleansheet victory for No. 1 Men's Soccer to begin CCAA tournament

2024 CCAA quarter-final recap | Humber vs. UKC

November 6, 2024

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No. 1 Men's Soccer in pursuit of tenth national title

2024 CCAA men's soccer national championship preview

November 5, 2024

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No. 1 Men's Soccer earns spot in OCAA Final Four

2024 OCAA Men's Soccer Quarter-Final Recap | Humber vs. Centennial

October 21, 2024

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No. 1 Men's Soccer rolls Mohawk to open postseason

2024 OCAA men's soccer postseason recap | Humber vs. Mohawk

October 16, 2024

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No. 1 Men's Soccer extends win streak to seven

2024 OCAA men's soccer recap | Humber vs. Redeemer

October 8, 2024

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Fifth straight clean sheet for No. 1 Men's Soccer

2024 OCAA soccer recap | Humber at Redeemer

October 2, 2024

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No. 3 Men's Soccer blanks St. Clair

2024 OCAA men's soccer recap | No. 3 Humber vs. St. Clair

September 29, 2024

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Five tallies for Keshishian as No. 3 Men's Soccer rolls Lambton

2024 OCAA men's soccer recap | Humber vs. Lambton

September 28, 2024

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No. 7 Men's Soccer blanks No. 15 Conestoga

2024 OCAA men's soccer recap | No. 7 Humber vs. No. 15 Conestoga

September 18, 2024

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No. 1 Men's Soccer settles for a draw in 2024 home opener

2024 OCAA men's soccer recap | No. 1 Humber vs. No. 6 Sheridan

September 11, 2024

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Mella and Riviere secure an important away victory to begin 2024 campaign

2024 OCAA Men's Soccer Recap

September 9, 2024

Videos

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The Mella Legacy

December 18, 2024