Kelly Parker
Canadian soccer player
Kelly Parker (born 8 March 1981) is a Canadian former soccer midfielder who last played for Atlanta Beat in Women's Professional Soccer. She was also a member of the Canadian national team from 2003 to 2012. She is the only player to have been named W-League MVP twice.
Early life
Despite having her birthplace officially listed as Regina, Saskatchewan, Parker never actually lived in Regina, with the city only being given because it was the nearest city to the farm on which her family lived at the time of her birth. At age 5 she, along with her family, relocated from their farm near Maryfield to Saskatoon, where she spent the majority of her childhood.
Parker's time in organised soccer began at age 9 with Saskatoon United Soccer Club. She was the Saskatchewan Soccer Youth Female Player of the Year in 1998. She attended Evan Hardy Collegiate, where she was named Athlete of the Year in 1999.
Parker played for Team Saskatchewan at the Canada Summer Games in 1997 and 2001, and also played for the provincial team at the Western Canada Summer Games.
Career
Collegiate career
Parker played for the UTEP Miners in Division 1 of the NCAA from 1999 to 2002.
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