Irvin Raúl Parra (born August 18, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Northern Colorado Hailstorm in USL League One..[1]

Irvin Parra
Personal information
Full name Irvin Raúl Parra
Date of birth (1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Inglewood, California, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Northern Colorado Hailstorm
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2011 Pateadores
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 FC 08 Homburg 3 (0)
2012–2014 SVN Zweibrücken 30 (22)
2014–2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 27 (23)
2016–2017 Seattle Sounders FC 2 26 (10)
2017 Orange County SC 16 (12)
2018 Cal FC 0 (0)
2019 Las Vegas Lights 31 (18)
2020 San Diego Loyal 5 (3)
2021 Charlotte Independence 31 (13)
2022– Northern Colorado Hailstorm 35 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023

Career edit

FC 08 Homburg edit

Parra signed his first professional contract with FC 08 Homburg and played in their 2011–12 season.[2] During Parra's time with Homburg he appeared in three matches.[2] On August 31, 2012, it was reported that Parra was banned for disciplinary reasons from the team.[3]

SVN Zweibrücken edit

With SVN Zweibrücken, Parra made 30 appearances with twenty-two goals in his one season with the team.[2]

1. FC Kaiserslautern II edit

On May 29, 2014, it was announced that Parra had signed with Kaiserslautern II.[4] On June 29, 2016, reports came out that Parra was no longer training with the team and on July 1 Parra was considered a free agent.[5] Over his two seasons with Kaiserslautern II, Parra appeared in 27 matches and scored twenty-three goals.[2]

Seattle Sounders FC 2 edit

Parra signed with the Sounders S2 on August 4, midway through the 2016 season, after becoming a free agent at the conclusion of 1. FC Kaiserslautern II's 2015–2016 season.[2] On August 20, Parra appeared in his first match which resulted in a 1–0 defeat against San Antonio FC.[6] On September 2, Parra scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2.[7]

Las Vegas Lights edit

On January 9, 2019, Parra signed for USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights.[8]

San Diego Loyal edit

On December 20, 2019, it was announced that Parra would join San Diego Loyal SC ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season in 2020.[9]

Charlotte Independence edit

On April 19, 2021, Parra joined Charlotte Independence ahead of the 2021 USL Championship season.[10]

Northern Colorado Hailstorm edit

On January 13, 2022, Parra joined USL League One expansion side Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e "Irvin Parra". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Holzhauser, Stefan (August 31, 2012). "Mimbala und Parra müssen den FC verlassen" [Mimbala and Parra have to leave the team]. Kicker.de (in German). Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Nachwuchs, Aktuell (May 29, 2014). "U23: Reichert, Parra und Lahn wechseln auf den Betze" [U23: Reichert, Parra and Lahn a change for Betzenberg]. FCK.de (in German). FC Kaiserslautern. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Nachwuchs, Aktuell (June 29, 2014). "U23 wieder im Training" [U23 back in training]. FCK.de (in German). FC Kaiserslautern. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sounders FC 2 falls on the road to San Antonio FC by a score of 1-0". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders. August 20, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Highlights: Seattle Sounders 2 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders. September 3, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Lights FC Announce Initial 2019 Season Roster Additions". Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  9. ^ @SanDiegoLoyal (December 20, 2019). "Welcome to #SDLoyal @thegreatraul! #Team1#LoyalToTheSoil#SanDiego#USLChampionship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "CHARLOTTE INDEPENDENCE COMPLETE SIGNING OF IRVIN PARRA". charlotteindependence.com. Charlotte Independence. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "TOP CHAMPIONSHIP GOALSCORER IRVIN PARRA JOINS HAILSTORM FC". hailstormfc.com. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

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