| Michael Parkhurst | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 24, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Providence, RI, United States | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Center back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Nordsjælland | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Youth career | ||
| 2002–2004 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003 2005–2008 2008– |
Bradenton Academics New England Revolution Nordsjælland |
10 (2) 115 (1) 28 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– 2008 |
 United States United States Olympic |
8 (0) 5 (0)[1] |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Michael Parkhurst (born January 24, 1984 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American soccer player who currently plays center back for Danish team Nordsjælland.
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Early years
Parkhurst played college soccer at Wake Forest University for the Demon Deacons from 2002 to 2004, where he started all sixty-two games the team played during his tenure, scoring one goal and registering two assists. Named a second-team All-American as a sophomore and junior, Parkhurst signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS following the 2004 season.
Career
New England Revolution
Parkhurst, who grew up in Rhode Island and played for CLCF Soccer and Bayside United, was in attendance at the inauguaral home game for the New England Revolution, in 1996.[2] Nine years later, on January 14, 2005, he was selected ninth overall in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft by his hometown Revolution. He was ever-present for the Revs in his first season and was named MLS Rookie of the Year.
He scored his first career MLS goal on October 20, 2007, in a 2-2 draw between the Revolution and Toronto FC. The goal was scored from sixty yards out, having caught Toronto's keeper Kenny Stamatopoulos off-guard.
Parkhurst won the MLS Defender of the Year Award in 2007, the MLS Fair Play Award in 2007 and 2008 and was also twice named the MLS Humanitarian of the Year in 2006 and 2008.
Nordsjælland
After his contract with the Revolution expired after the 2008 season, Parkhurst signed with Danish Superliga side Nordsjælland on December 9, 2008, as a free agent.[3][4]
International
Parkhurst is an Irish-American and thus holds an Irish passport. He had declared that he would be willing to play for the Irish national team if his American ambitions never came to fruition.[2] Parkhurst was called up by the United States national team for the 2007 Gold Cup, and earned his first cap against Trinidad and Tobago on June 9, 2007, thus eliminating any further possibility of playing for the Republic of Ireland.
Honors
United States
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions (1): 2007
New England Revolution
Individual
- MLS Defender of the Year: 2007
- MLS Rookie of the Year: 2005
- MLS Best XI: 2007
References
- ^ Includes 2 Tune up matches in Hong Kong
- ^ a b Dell'Apa, Frank (8 April 2005). "The Future is Now". The Boston Globe (Providence, Rhode Island). http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2005/04/08/the_future_is_now/.
- ^ McCarthy, Kyle (9 December 2008). "Michael Parkhurst will move on to Denmark". The Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/soccer/revolution/view.bg?articleid=1137774&srvc=sports&position=recent. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ "FCN henter amerikansk landsholdsspiller" (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 9 December 2008. http://www.fcn.dk/script/site/page.asp?Cat_ID=17&artID=937. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
External links
| Preceded by Chris Klein |
MLS Fair Play Award 2007, 2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Bobby Boswell |
MLS Defender of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Chad Marshall |
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