Isaiah Parker

Isaiah Parker (born September 1, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays for North Texas SC of MLS Next Pro on loan from FC Dallas.

Isaiah Parker
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-01) September 1, 2002
Place of birth Gurnee, Illinois, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Left-back, left midfielder
Team information
Current team
 San Antonio FC
(on loan from FC Dallas)
Number 24
Youth career
2016–2021 Chicago FC United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Saint Louis Billikens 21 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– FC Dallas 0 (0)
2022 → North Texas SC 22 (2)
2023– → San Antonio FC (loan) 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 23, 2022

Career

Youth and college

Parker joined the Chicago FC United academy in 2016, and played with the academy team throughout high school. Parked helped the FC United U17 & U19 teams to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy and the MLS Next Playoffs. During the 2019–20 USSDA season, Parker lead FC United's under-19 team in goals scored with 12 goals.

Parker signed a National Letter of Intent with Saint Louis University ahead of the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. He made his college soccer debut for the men's soccer team on August 26, 2021 in a 2–1 win over Louisville.[1] Parker started and played the entire match and made an assist in the match. Parker helped Saint Louis achieve a 16–1–4 season record, their best record since 2001.[2] The Billikens ended up going on a run in the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they reached the Quarterfinals (for the first time since 2003),[2] before losing to eventual National Runners-Up, Washington.[3]

Parker finished his freshman year by being named to the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie team[4] and the TopDrawer Soccer first-team Freshman Best XI team.[5]

Professional

Following his freshman season, Parker signed a Generation adidas contract with Major League Soccer,[6] making him eligible for the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. A prospective Top 10 pick, Parker was selected third overall in the 2022 MLS Draft by FC Dallas on January 11, 2022.[7] Parker became the highest drafted player out of Saint Louis University since Matt McKeon in 1996.[8]

Parker was sent on loan to North Texas SC, FC Dallas' reserve team for the duration of the 2022 season. On March 26, 2022, Parker made his professional debut for North Texas, playing the entire match at left back in a 3–1 victory over Minnesota United FC 2.[9]

Honors

Individual

  • Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie team: 2021
  • TopDrawerSoccer All Freshman Best XI: 2021

References
  1. "Becher Tallies Twice as Billikens Win Opener". slubillikens.com. August 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. "History and Records | Men's Soccer — Saint Louis University" (PDF). slubillikens.com. May 7, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. Durando, Stu (December 4, 2021). "SLU's NCAA soccer run comes to an end at Washington". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  4. "Pompeu, Oystese, SLU Trio Headline 2021 Men's Soccer End-of-Year Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. November 11, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  5. Clark, Travis (December 21, 2021). "2021 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. Clark, Travis (January 6, 2022). "MLS announces 2022 Generation adidas class". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. Epperley, Drew (January 11, 2022). "FC Dallas selects Generation adidas winger Isaiah Parker with 3rd pick in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". Big D Soccer. SB Nation. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  8. Palmer, Tod (June 3, 2021). "100 days of Kansas City-area Olympians: Matt McKeon, soccer". KSHB-TV. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  9. "NTXvsMIN 03-26-2022". North Texas SC. MLS Next Pro. March 26, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
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