- Michael Parkhurst
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Michael Parkhurst Personal information Date of birth January 24, 1984 Place of birth Providence, Rhode Island, United States Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Nordsjælland Number 18 Youth career 2002–2004 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003 Bradenton Academics 10 (2) 2005–2008 New England Revolution 115 (1) 2008– Nordsjælland 68 (0) National team‡ 2008 United States U-23 5 (0) 2007– United States 9 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 29, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2010Michael Parkhurst (born January 24, 1984 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American soccer player who currently plays center back for Danish Superliga team Nordsjælland.
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Youth and college
Parkhurst attended the Bradenton Soccer Academy in Florida.[1] He 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. Parkhurst was named a second-team All-American as a sophomore and junior and graduated from the university with a degree in history.[2] He then signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS following the 2004 season.
Professional 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
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.[3] 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
Club
New England Revolution
FC Nordsjælland
- Danish Cup (2): 2009-10, 2010-11
International
- United States
- CONCACAF Gold Cup (1): 2007
Individual
- MLS Rookie of the Year: 2005
- MLS Humanitarian of the Year : 2006
- MLS Defender of the Year: 2007
- MLS Best XI: 2007
References
- ^ http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/parkhurst_michael00.html
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/mls/news?slug=ro-parkhurst010708
- ^ 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
- FC Nordsjælland profile
- Michael Parkhurst at Danmarks Radio (Danish)
Preceded by
Chris KleinMLS Fair Play Award
2007, 2008Succeeded by
Steve RalstonPreceded by
Bobby BoswellMLS Defender of the Year
2007Succeeded by
Chad MarshallUnited States Squad United States squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions (4th Title) 1 Howard • 2 Hejduk • 3 Bocanegra • 4 Mastroeni • 5 Feilhaber • 6 M. Bradley • 7 Beasley • 8 Dempsey • 9 Johnson • 10 Donovan • 11 Ching • 12 DeMerit • 13 Bornstein • 14 Ralston • 15 Simek • 16 Parkhurst • 17 Spector • 18 Keller • 19 Clark • 20 Twellman • 21 Mapp • 22 Onyewu • 23 Guzan • Coach: B. Bradley
United States squad – 2008 Summer Olympics United States squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-up Nordsjælland – current squad 1 Hansen · 2 Okore · 3 Egeris · 4 Kildentoft · 5 Bjelland · 6 Adu · 7 Stokholm (c) · 8 Mtiliga · 9 Mikkelsen · 10 Beckmann · 12 Lawan · 13 Aynaoglu · 15 Thomsen · 17 Christensen · 18 Parkhurst · 19 Gundelach · 20 Lund · 21 Gytkjær · 22 Laudrup · 23 Nielsen · 24 Granskov · 25 Jensen · 27 King · 28 Rohde · 29 Henriksen · 30 Petry · 31 Kana · 32 Storch · Manager: Hjulmand
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- American people of Irish descent
- American soccer players
- United States men's international soccer players
- Olympic soccer players of the United States
- Bradenton Academics players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- New England Revolution players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Major League Soccer players
- Danish Superliga players
- CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- American expatriate soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- People from Providence, Rhode Island
- USL Premier Development League players
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