Jeff Parke

Personal information
Full name	Jeff Parke
Date of birth	March 23, 1982 (1982-03-23) (age 27)
Place of birth	Abington, Pennsylvania, United States
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Vancouver Whitecaps
Number	27
Youth career
2000–2003	Drexel Dragons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2008	New York Red Bulls[1]	132	(1)
2009–	Vancouver Whitecaps	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October, 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Jeff Parke (born March 23, 1982 in Abington, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Youth and college 1.2 Professional 1.2.1 Drug controversy 2 Career statistics 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Youth and college

Parke played for powerhouse youth club FC Delco, and played four years of college soccer at Drexel University.

[edit] Professional

Parke was drafted by the MetroStars with 60th and last overall pick of the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. He played in the 2005 pre-season, scoring the game-winning goal against Norway's Viking FK in the 2005 La Manga Cup, which helped him earn a starting spot on the MLS team. He remained an important part of the team's defense in 2005 and 2006, quickly becoming one of the team's stalwarts on the back line. In 2006 he started a career-high 31 games, was named Red Bulls' Ironman of the Year for logging in a team-high 2,771 minutes, and was named Co-Unsung Player of the Year by members of the soccer media, sharing that honor with Seth Stammler. In 2007 Parke continued to be a fixture in the Red Bull lineup, appearing in 28 matches including 27 starts. In 2008 he appeared in 24 league matches for Red Bull New York.

On November 26, 2008, Parke was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the third round of the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft^[2], but was released by the team before playing a game.

On March 31, 2009 Parke signed a one year contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division. ^[3]

[edit] Drug controversy

On October 16, 2008, Parke, along with goalkeeper Jon Conway, was suspended for 10 matches each and fined 10 percent of their annual salaries after testing positive for a banned performance enhancing drug. Parke and Conway tested positive for androstatriendione (ATD) and boldenone metabolites, two banned performance enhancing substances, after taking an over the counter supplement they purchased at The Vitamin Shoppe. The suspensions are currently the longest in MLS history^[4].

[edit] Career statistics

All-time club performance

Club	Season	Major League Soccer		US Open Cup		MLS Cup		CONCACAF		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Red Bull New York	2004	28	1	1	0	2	0	-	-	31	1
	2005	21	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	0
	2006	31	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	35	0
	2007	28	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	31	0
	2008	24	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	25	0
	Club Total	132	1	5	0	6	0	-	-	143	1

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Vancouver Whitecaps bio
• MLS player profile

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