Raheem Taylor-Parkes (born April 21, 1998) is a Canadian-American soccer player.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2014 | TFC Academy | ||
2014–2016 | Philadelphia Union | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Virginia Cavaliers | 29 | (2) |
2019 | Oregon State Beavers | 7 | (1) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Bethlehem Steel | 5 | (0) |
2017 | Reading United | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Lakeland Tropics | 17 | (2) |
2021 | Tampa Bay United | 5 | (1) |
National team | |||
2011 | United States U14 | ||
2012–2013 | Canada U15 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 29, 2022 |
Taylor-Parkes signed to play with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel FC in 2016 on an amateur contract to allow him to still be eligible to play college soccer at the University of Virginia, whom he'd verbally agreed to join after graduating high school.[1]
In August 2018, Taylor-Parkes reportedly signed a deal with Swiss amateur side, Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy in the Swiss Promotion League. However, he was unable to secure a work permit due to non-EU regulations.[2]
On April 7, 2019, Taylor-Parkes scored the Lakeland Tropics' first-ever U.S. Open Cup goal.
He was named to the Canadian U15 national team for the 2013 Copa de México de Naciones.[3]
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