Kelly Parker facts for kids
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2012 | Canada | 40 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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, UTEP Miners, Ottawa Fury and F.C. Indiana.
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. Parker played her last professional season in 2011 with the Western New York Flash and the Atlanta Beat.
International career
Parker was a member of the Canada women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2012. She won the bronze medal with Canada in the 2012 Olympics when they defeated France 1–0 on 9 August 2012.
