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 26)
Place of birth Plano, Texas, United States
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New York City FC
Number 55
Youth career
2014–2015 Liverpool Warriors
2015–2016 Varzim
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 110 (11)
International career‡
2019 United States U23 2 (0)
2018 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 6, 2024
‡ 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.

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Club career

Born in Plano, Texas, Parks played soccer three years with Liberty High School in Frisco before joining NPSL side Liverpool Warriors. [2] With the help of his coach, Parks managed to trial at several Portuguese clubs such as Benfica, Braga and Sporting Lisbon. [2] While playing with the Warriors during a tournament in Póvoa de Varzim, Parks was scouted and signed with Varzim. [2] In signing for Varzim, Parks rejected an offer to attend Southern Methodist University and play for their soccer team. [2]

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. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5]

On July 25, 2017, Parks signed with Portuguese champions Benfica, joining its reserve team in LigaPro. [6] [7] 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. [8] Later, on December 6, Parks signed a new contract with Benfica, keeping him at the club until 2022. [9]

On January 19, 2019, Parks joined Major League Soccer side New York City FC on loan until the end of their 2019 season. [10] The deal to New York City FC was made permanent by the club on January 8, 2020. [11]

International career

Parks has been involved with the United States national under-20 team, attending a training camp in London in April 2017. [12] 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 April 6, 2024 [13] [14]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Varzim B 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal 40————40
Varzim 2016–17 LigaPro 1021020——132
Benfica 2017–18 Primeira Liga 401010——60
Benfica B 2017–18 LigaPro297————297
2018–19 130————130
Total6092030——659
New York City FC (loan) 2019 MLS 2213210——263
New York City FC 2020 233—103 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0283
2021 314———1 [lower-alpha 5] 0324
2022 18220306 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 6] 0302
2023 322———3 [lower-alpha 5] 0352
2024 60———0060
Total132125250906015714
Career total192217280906022223
  1. ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga and MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ↑ One appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance in Campeones Cup

International

As of match played May 28, 2018 [15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 201810
Total10

Honors

New York City FC

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References

  1. ↑ "Keaton Parks". New York City FC. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Kafai, Arman (September 30, 2016). "Plano teen takes different route to make professional debut in Portugal". Dallas News Sports Day. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Varzim 0–2 Aves". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Famalicão 0–2 Varzim". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Varzim 2–1 Fafe". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ Kafai, Arman (July 25, 2017). "Keaton Parks officially signs with Benfica". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Keaton Parks reforça Benfica B" [Keaton Parks joins Benfica B]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Ramsey, Allen (November 18, 2017). "U.S. Youngster Keaton Parks Makes First Team Debut for Benfica". goal.com.
  9. ↑ "KEATON PARKS RENOVA ATÉ 2022: «ENTUSIASMADO POR COMEÇAR UMA NOVA ETAPA»" [KEATON PARKS RENEWS UNTIL 2022: «EXCITED TO START A NEW STAGE»]. abola (in Portuguese). June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017.
  10. ↑ "New York City FC Acquire Keaton Parks". New York City FC. January 19, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ "New York City FC Permanently Acquires Keaton Parks From S.L. Benfica | New York City FC". New York City FC. January 8, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ramos calls 25 players to England for pre-World Cup training camp". U.S. Soccer. April 2, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  13. ↑ Keaton Parks at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ Keaton Parks at ForaDeJogo (archived). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Keaton Parks". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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