Riley Parker (soccer)
American soccer player
Riley Grace Mattingly Parker (née Mattingly; born March 31, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. She played college soccer for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning first-team All-American honors in 2022.
Early life
Parker was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, and attended Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. As a child, she appeared on an episode of the children's television show Barney & Friends.
Parker played youth soccer for Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) club Solar SC, reaching the state conference championship in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and placing third at the 2015 ECNL National finals. She also played high school soccer at Edward S. Marcus High School, where she was named the team's most valuable player in 2016 and 2017.
Parker committed to playing for the University of Alabama in 2015.
College career
On February 19, 2021, in the first half of the first match of the 2021 spring season, Parker tore her right anterior cruciate ligament, which forced her to miss both the spring and fall seasons.
After redshirting her senior season, Parker scored 17 goals in her final season as a graduate player in 2022, setting an Alabama single-season record. The Crimson Tide reached a program-best No.
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