Brad Parker (soccer)

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Brad Parker
Personal information
Full name Bradley Raymond Parker [1]
Date of birth (1980-04-23) 23 April 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
1996–1998 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 Feyenoord 0 (0)
International career
1998–2000 Canada 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bradley Raymond Parker (born 23 April 1980) is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels as a defender and midfielder.

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Career

Club career

Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Parker played club football with Dutch club Feyenoord. [2] In June 2000, he was on trial with Belgian club RWD Molenbeek, [3] and he finally left Feyenoord in July 2001 after five years with the club. [4] After leaving Feyenoord, Parker went on trial with English clubs Bradford City, [5] and Chesterfield. [6]

International career

Parker played at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, making three appearances in the tournament. [7]

He earned eight caps for the Canadian senior team between 1998 and 2000. [8] In an April 1999 friendly match against Northern Ireland, Parker scored an own goal. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Worldfootball.net.
  2. Brad Parker at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Toch 3 Feyenoorders naar RWDM" (in Dutch). netwerk.to. 22 June 2000.
  4. "Soccer round-up: CDN deVos to leave Scotland". CTV.ca. 26 July 2001.[ dead link ]
  5. Adam Marshall. "City eye Muirhead". Sky Sports.
  6. Simon Fudge. "No Lyttle deal for Spireites". Sky Sports.
  7. Brad Parker FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. Brad Parker at the Canadian Soccer Association
  9. David Anderson (28 April 1999). "Football: Parker's own goal a late leveller". The Independent. London.