Kelly Parker (born 8 March 1981) is a Canadian former soccer midfielder who last played for Atlanta Beat in Women's Professional Soccer. She was also a member of the Canadian national team from 2003 to 2012.
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| Full name | Kelly Parker[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | UTEP Miners | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Ottawa Fury | 66 | (56) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | F.C. Indiana | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Sky Blue FC | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | SC Freiburg | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Buffalo Flash | 7 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Sky Blue FC | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Western New York Flash | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Atlanta Beat | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2012 | Canada | 40 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editPrior to joining SC Freiburg, Parker played for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer,[2] UTEP Miners,[3] Ottawa Fury and F.C. Indiana.[4]
Parker played for W-League winners Buffalo Flash in 2010 and was named MVP after scoring 11 goals in seven games. This was the second time she had won the award, having done so with Ottawa Fury in 2004. She is the only player to have won the award twice. In August 2010 Parker returned to Sky Blue FC, where she had played in 2009.[5] Parker played her last professional season in 2011 with the Western New York Flash and the Atlanta Beat.[6]
International career
editParker was a member of the Canada women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2012.[7] She won the bronze medal with Canada in the 2012 Olympics when they defeated France 1–0 on 9 August 2012.
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. 28 July 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Wechselübersicht zur Winterpause" (in German). FanSoccer. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ UTEP player profile
- ^ Women's Professional Soccer player profile[dead link]
- ^ "Parker Makes WPS Jump". USLsoccer.com. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ "Kelly Parker". Force Football Academy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "Canada Soccer honours three retired 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalists during Canada v USA match". Canada Soccer. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
External links
edit- Kelly Parker – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kelly Parker at the Canadian Soccer Association
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