Melina Descary

Mélina Descary (born 23 February 2004) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Sporting JAX. She played college soccer in the United States for the Florida State Seminoles and the South Alabama Jaguars.

Early life Born in Greenfield Park, Quebec, Descary grew up in Candiac, a suburb of Montreal. She received a secondary school education at Mortagne High School in Boucherville. She also spent a short stint studying at Champlain College Saint-Lambert to complete the mandatory twelve years of education required for acceptance to a college in the United States.

Descary started playing soccer at the age of four and soon began to play with more advanced age groups. Descary eventually joined AS Brossard's AAA team, where she earned two annual club MVP awards and was named Brossard's 2020 Ballon d'Or recipient. In 2019, she helped Brossard win a league title and earn a silver medal at the national championships in Edmonton.

College career

Florida State Seminoles Descary received various scholarship offers from colleges in the United States, including multiple full-ride scholarships. Although Florida State University could only cover 83% of Descary's tuition, Descary chose to assume the extra financial burden in order to play for the Seminoles.

South Alabama Jaguars Descary transferred to the University of South Alabama ahead of the 2023 season. She then scored again in the following match before only finding the back of the net once more before graduating. She finished her first year at South Alabama having made 19 appearances (17 starts). Descary made her pro debut on August 16, making a substitute appearance in Sporting JAX's season-opening victory over Fort Lauderdale United.

International career Descary has been a member of the Quebec under-14 and under-15 teams. She was selected to participate in multiple Canada under-17 national team camps in 2019, but never made the final squad.

Career statistics College

Season Games Scoring GP GS G A PTS SH SOG Florida State Seminoles 2022–23 10 0 0 0 0 3 2 South Alabama Jaguars 2023 19 17 2 0 4 20 7 2024 19 16 0 0 0 21 9 2025 18 17 1 1 3 9 4 Career Career total 66 50 3 1 7 53 22

Professional

Honors and awards Florida State Seminoles

ACC women's soccer tournament: 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference: 2022

Individual

Third-team All-Sun Belt: 2025 Sun Belt Conference tournament all-tournament team: 2025