Kelly Parker
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Full name | Kelly Parker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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.
Career
Prior to joining SC Freiburg, Parker played for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer,[1] UTEP Miners,[2] Ottawa Fury and F.C. Indiana.[3]
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.[4] Parker played her last professional season in 2011 with the Western New York Flash and the Atlanta Beat.[5]
International career
Parker was a member of the Canada women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2012.[6] She won the bronze medal with Canada in the 2012 Olympics when they defeated France 1–0 on 9 August 2012.
References
- ^ "Wechselübersicht zur Winterpause" (in German). FanSoccer. 31 January 2010. 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.
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- ^ "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
- Kelly Parker – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kelly Parker at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1981 births
- Living people
- UTEP Miners women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Sky Blue FC (WPS) players
- SC Freiburg (women) players
- Western New York Flash (WPS) players
- Atlanta Beat (WPS) players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of Canada
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Canada women's international soccer players
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Soccer people from Saskatchewan
- Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Pan American Games medalists in football