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==Career==
==Career==
Prior to joining [[SC Freiburg (women)|SC Freiburg]], Parker played for [[Sky Blue FC]] of [[Women's Professional Soccer]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fansoccer.de/ersteliga/archiv/wechsel10/wechsel10.htm | title= Wechselübersicht zur Winterpause | publisher=FanSoccer | date=31 January 2010 | language=de | accessdate=11 October 2018}}</ref> [[UTEP Miners]],<ref>[http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/parker_kelly00.html UTEP player profile]</ref> [[Ottawa Fury Women|Ottawa Fury]] and [[F.C. Indiana (W-League)|F.C. Indiana]].<ref>[http://www.womensprosoccer.com/players/freeagents/parker-kelly Women's Professional Soccer player profile]{{dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref>
Prior to joining [[SC Freiburg (women)|SC Freiburg]], Parker played for [[Sky Blue FC]] of [[Women's Professional Soccer]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fansoccer.de/ersteliga/archiv/wechsel10/wechsel10.htm | title=Wechselübersicht zur Winterpause | publisher=FanSoccer | date=31 January 2010 | language=de | accessdate=11 October 2018 | archive-date=28 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928075438/http://www.fansoccer.de/ersteliga/archiv/wechsel10/wechsel10.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[UTEP Miners]],<ref>[http://utepathletics.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/parker_kelly00.html UTEP player profile]</ref> [[Ottawa Fury Women|Ottawa Fury]] and [[F.C. Indiana (W-League)|F.C. Indiana]].<ref>[http://www.womensprosoccer.com/players/freeagents/parker-kelly Women's Professional Soccer player profile]{{dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref>


Parker played for [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|W-League]] winners [[Buffalo Flash]] in 2010 and was named [[Most Valuable Player|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.<ref name=skyblue>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+13599620+19431668+5225 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205141022/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+13599620+19431668+5225 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2013 |title=Parker Makes WPS Jump |publisher=USLsoccer.com |accessdate=21 September 2010 |date=18 August 2010 }}</ref> Parker played her last professional season in 2011 with the [[Western New York Flash]] and the [[Atlanta Beat (WPS)|Atlanta Beat]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.forcefootballacademy.com/coaches/kelly-parker | title=Kelly Parker | publisher=Force Football Academy | accessdate=6 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705163124/http://www.forcefootballacademy.com/coaches/kelly-parker | archive-date=5 July 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Parker played for [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|W-League]] winners [[Buffalo Flash]] in 2010 and was named [[Most Valuable Player|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.<ref name=skyblue>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+13599620+19431668+5225 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205141022/http://www.uslsoccer.com/scripts/runisa.dll?M2:gp::72011+Elements/Display+E+47116+News/Display/+13599620+19431668+5225 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2013 |title=Parker Makes WPS Jump |publisher=USLsoccer.com |accessdate=21 September 2010 |date=18 August 2010 }}</ref> Parker played her last professional season in 2011 with the [[Western New York Flash]] and the [[Atlanta Beat (WPS)|Atlanta Beat]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.forcefootballacademy.com/coaches/kelly-parker | title=Kelly Parker | publisher=Force Football Academy | accessdate=6 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705163124/http://www.forcefootballacademy.com/coaches/kelly-parker | archive-date=5 July 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 15:15, 17 January 2024

Kelly Parker
Personal information
Full name Kelly Parker[1]
Date of birth (1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 43)
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
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
*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

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Prior 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

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Parker 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Wechselübersicht zur Winterpause" (in German). FanSoccer. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ UTEP player profile
  4. ^ Women's Professional Soccer player profile[dead link]
  5. ^ "Parker Makes WPS Jump". USLsoccer.com. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Kelly Parker". Force Football Academy. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Canada Soccer honours three retired 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalists during Canada v USA match". Canada Soccer. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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