2025 at Eastern Connecticut State (Sophomore): Little East Conference All-Academic Team … Appeared in 17 games … Started in 14 … Logged six goals (2 v. Keene State (Sept. 13), VTSU Castleton, Clark (Sept. 24), Fisher (Sept. 30), Rhode Island College (Oct. 29) and three assists v. Farmingdale State (Aug. 29), VTSU Castleton (Sept. 20), and Plymouth State (Oct. 4)) … Etched 32 shots to the scoresheet with 18 on target … Produced a shots on goal percentage clip of .563 … Logged 1,079 total minutes on the pitch.

2024 at Eastern Connecticut State (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games … Started in 14 … Logged three goals (Brandeis (Sept. 15), and two v. Fisher College (Oct. 9)) and two assists (Fisher and Plymouth State (Oct. 19)) … Recorded 30 shots with 10 shots on target … Clocked 1,013 total minutes on the field.

Prior to College: Played high school soccer for four years and was a three-year track and field member at Jonathan Law (CT) ... in soccer was a four-year starter playing attacking mid, striker, and winger that was named two-time All-Conference, Team MVP as a senior, four-time Gametime CT player of the week, two time team top scorer, and Senior Bowl Selection ... contributed to soccer program's state quarterfinal run as a freshman and senior, and team's conference championships as a freshman and sophomore along with being the team captain as a junior and senior ... 33 goals and 11 assists ... in track and field, qualified for states in the long jump and in the triple jump ... academically received the All-Academic Team Award as a junior, National Hispanic Recognition Award ... 4x High Honors ... Outside of High School Soccer/Track and Field: Played soccer for Inter Connecticut at attacking midfield as a sophomore and junior ... played for Manhattan Soccer Club ECNL as a senior ... born Eliot R. Melgar November 21, 2006 ... Parents are Ashley and Bryan ... Siblings are Sebastian and Eleanor ... Majoring in Marketing.

Why Melgar Chose Manhattan: “Manhattan is a great program, and I feel close to home.”