Keaton Parks

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Keaton Parks
Personal information
Full name Keaton Alexander Parks
Date of birth (1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Plano, Texas, United States
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New York City FC
Number 55
Youth career
2014–2015 Liverpool Warriors
2015–2016 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Varzim B 4 (0)
2016–2017 Varzim 10 (2)
2017–2019 Benfica B 42 (7)
2017–2020 Benfica 4 (0)
2019 → New York City FC (loan) 22 (1)
2020– New York City FC 54 (7)
National team‡
2019 United States U23 2 (0)
2018 United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 19, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of May 28, 2018

Keaton Alexander Parks (born August 6, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club New York City FC.

Club career[]

Born in Plano, Texas, Parks played soccer three years with Liberty High School in Frisco before joining NPSL side Liverpool Warriors.[1] With the help of his coach, Parks managed to trial at several Portuguese clubs such as Benfica, Braga and Sporting Lisbon.[1] While playing with the Warriors during a tournament in Póvoa de Varzim, Parks was scouted and signed with Varzim.[1] In signing for Varzim, Parks rejected an offer to attend Southern Methodist University and play for their soccer team.[1]

After playing for Varzim's reserve side for a season, Parks made his professional debut for the club in a LigaPro match on September 4, 2016 against Aves. He came on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Diego Barcelos as Varzim lost 2–0.[2] Parks then established himself as a regular starter for the side and then scored his first two professional goals during two matches. The first goal came on December 17, 2016 against Famalicão. His 52nd-minute strike was the first of two as Varzim won 2–0.[3] His second goal came in the next match on December 21 against Fafe. His 69th-minute goal was the equalizer for Varzim as they eventually won the match 2–1.[4]

On July 25, 2017, Parks signed with Portuguese champions Benfica, joining its reserve team in LigaPro.[5][6] His first appearance for the senior team came in the 71st minute of the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal, against Vitória in November that year.[7] Later, on December 6, Parks signed a new contract with Benfica, keeping him at the club until 2022.[8]

On January 19, 2019, Parks joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC on loan until the end of their 2019 season.[9] The deal to New York City FC was made permanent by the club on January 8, 2020.[10]

International career[]

Parks has been involved with the United States under-20 national team, attending a training camp in London in April 2017.[11] He received his first senior call-up for a friendly against Bolivia on May 28, 2018, making his debut in that match as a 61st-minute substitute for Joe Corona.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 21 November 2020[12][13]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Varzim B 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 4 0 — — — — 4 0
Varzim 2016–17 LigaPro 10 2 1 0 2 0 — — 13 2
Benfica 2017–18 Primeira Liga 4 0 1 0 1 0 — — 6 0
Benfica B 2017–18 LigaPro 29 7 — — — — 29 7
2018–19 13 0 — — — — 13 0
Total 42 7 — — — 0 0 42 7
New York City FC (loan) 2019 Major League Soccer 22 1 3 2 — — 1 0 26 3
New York City FC 2020 23 3 — — 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 27 3
Total 45 4 3 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 53 6
Career total 105 13 5 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 118 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International[]

As of match played 28 May 2018[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
United States 2018 1 0
Total 1 0

Honors[]

New York City FC

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Kafai, Arman (September 30, 2016). "Plano teen takes different route to make professional debut in Portugal". Dallas News Sports Day. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  2. ^ "Varzim 0–2 Aves". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Famalicão 0–2 Varzim". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Varzim 2–1 Fafe". Soccerway.
  5. ^ Keaton Parks officially signs with Benfica SportsDay
  6. ^ "Keaton Parks reforça Benfica B" [Keaton Parks joins Benfica B]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. ^ Ramsey, Allen (November 18, 2017). "U.S. Youngster Keaton Parks Makes First Team Debut for Benfica". goal.com.
  8. ^ Keaton Parks renova até 2022: "Entusiasmado por começar uma nova etapa" A Bola (in Portuguese) (archived)
  9. ^ "New York City FC Acquire Keaton Parks | New York City FC".
  10. ^ "New York City FC Permanently Acquires Keaton Parks From S.L. Benfica | New York City FC".
  11. ^ "Ramos calls 25 players to England for pre-World Cup training camp". U.S. Soccer.
  12. ^ Keaton Parks at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Keaton Parks at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  14. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Keaton Parks". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

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