Jeff Parke
Personal information
Full name Jeff Parke
Date of birth (1982-03-23) March 23, 1982
Place of birth Downingtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1999–2000 FC Delco
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Drexel Dragons 68 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 New York Red Bulls[1] 132 (1)
2009 Vancouver Whitecaps 7 (0)
2010–2012 Seattle Sounders FC 78 (1)
2013 Philadelphia Union 31 (0)
2014 D.C. United 13 (0)
Total 261 (2)
International career‡
2012 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 17, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 17, 2014

Jeff Parke (born March 23, 1982)[2] is an American former soccer player. He played 11 seasons in Major League Soccer, appearing in over 250 matches.

Youth

Parke with New York Red Bulls

Parke played for powerhouse youth club FC Delco. He then played four years of college soccer at Drexel University.

Professional

New York

Parke was drafted by the MetroStars with 60th and last overall pick of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. He played in the 2005 pre-season, scoring the game-winning goal against Norway's Viking FK in the 2005 La Manga Cup, which helped him earn a starting spot on the MLS team. He remained an important part of the team's defense in 2005 and 2006, quickly becoming one of the team's stalwarts on the back line. In 2006, he started a career-high 31 games, was named Red Bulls' Ironman of the Year for logging in a team-high 2,771 minutes, and was named Co-Unsung Player of the Year by members of the soccer media, sharing that honor with Seth Stammler. In 2007 Parke continued to be a fixture in the Red Bull lineup, appearing in 28 matches including 27 starts. In 2008, he appeared in 24 league matches for New York Red Bulls.

Other MLS clubs

On November 26, 2008, Parke was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the third round of the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft, but he chose not to sign with Seattle.[3] Instead, on March 31, 2009, Parke signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division.[4]

In May 2010, Parke did sign with Seattle.[5] He remained with the club for three seasons and was voted Seattle's defender of the year in both 2011 and 2012. In December 2012, Parke was traded to his hometown side Philadelphia Union in exchange for a 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft pick and allocation money.[6]

Jeff Parke of the Seattle Sounders defends against Patrick Nyarko of the Chicago Fire (April 28, 2012)

On January 14, 2014, Parke was traded to D.C. United in exchange for Ethan White.[7] Parke played only 13 games for the club, before a combination of foot injuries and migraines requiring inner-ear surgery sidelined him for the rest of the season.[8]

International

On January 5, 2012, Parke was called into camp for the United States men's national soccer team in preparation for friendly matches against Venezuela and Panama. He made his international debut against Panama, coming on in the 55th minute for Chris Wondolowski after Geoff Cameron received a red card.[9]

Drug controversy

On October 16, 2008, Parke, along with goalkeeper Jon Conway, was suspended for 10 matches each and fined 10 percent of their annual salaries after testing positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug. Parke and Conway tested positive for androstenedione (ATD) and boldenone metabolites, two banned performance-enhancing steroids, after taking an over-the-counter supplement they purchased at The Vitamin Shoppe. The suspensions are currently the longest in MLS history.[10]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
US League Open Cup Playoffs North America Total
2004New York Red BullsMajor League Soccer281102000311
2005210000000210
2006310202000350
2007280102000310
2008240100000250
Canada League Canadian Championship League Cup North America Total
2009Vancouver WhitecapsUSL First Division70500000120
US League Open Cup Playoffs North America Total
2010Seattle Sounders FCMajor League Soccer200301020260
2011281302040371
2012300204030350
2013Philadelphia Union310200000330
2014D.C. United1300000130
Total US 2542150130902912
Canada 70500000120
Career total 2612200130903032

Honors

New York Red Bulls

Seattle Sounders FC

See also

References

  1. ↑ the team was known as MetroStars prior to 2006
  2. ↑ "Jeff Parke | MLSsoccer.com".
  3. ↑ Bell, Jack (April 6, 2009). "Vancouver Does Parke a Solid".
  4. ↑ "Whitecaps sign MLS defender". whitecapsfc.com. 2009-03-31. Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Sounders FC Signs Defender Jeff Parke | Seattle Sounders FC".
  6. ↑ "Parke returns home to Philly with trade to the Union | Seattle Sounders FC".
  7. ↑ Steven Goff (2021-11-28) [2014-01-14]. "D.C. United acquires Jeff Parke for Ethan White, swaps allocation slots". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  8. ↑ "D.C. United Season Review: Defender Jeff Parke".
  9. ↑ "Klinsmann Adds Seattle Sounders Duo Brad Evans and Jeff Parke to January Camp Roster - U.S. Soccer". Archived from the original on 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  10. ↑ "Conway and Parke hit with 10-game bans for performance enhancing drugs". October 16, 2008.
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