Parker Siegfried

Parker Siegfried
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-17) February 17, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Granville, Ohio, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2011–2015 Columbus Crew
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Ohio State Buckeyes 72 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Asheville City 21 (0)
2020 South Georgia Tormenta 0 (0)
2020 Detroit City 2 (0)
2021–2022 Louisville City 10 (0)
2021 → Sporting Kansas City (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2022

Parker Siegfried (born February 17, 1997) is a retired American professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Youth, college & amateur

Siegfried played with the Columbus Crew academy prior to playing college soccer at Ohio State University in 2015.[1][2] He redshirted in 2015, before going on to make 72 appearances for the team and achieving 18 shutouts. During his time with the Buckeyes, Siegfried was named Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2016, was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten in 2016 and 2017, and a Four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete.[2]

In 2017 and 2018, Siegfried played with NPSL side Asheville City.[3] He went on to make 21 regular season appearances for the club.[4][5]

Professional

MLS SuperDraft

On January 13, 2020, Siegfried was selected 74th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by New York City FC.[6] However, he did not sign the club.

South Georgia Tormenta

On April 8, 2020, Siegfried signed with USL League One side South Georgia Tormenta.[7] He was released by Tormenta on September 8, 2020, without having made a first team appearance for the club.[8]

Detroit City

Immediately following his release, it was announced that Siegfried had joined Detroit City for their first full season in the National Independent Soccer Association.[9] He went on to help the club win the NISA Fall Championship.[10]

Louisville City

On March 17, 2021, Siegfried signed with USL Championship side Louisville City FC following a success trial with the club.[11]

On April 15, 2021, Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City brought in Siegfried on a season-long loan following an injury crisis among their goalkeepers. Kansas City acquired his Major League Soccer rights from New York City FC in exchange for a 3rd round 2023 MLS SuperDraft pick.[12] However, he returned to Louisville in late May.

Following the 2022 season, Siegfried retired from playing soccer to pursue other career opportunities outside the sport.[13]

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Soccer Development Academy". www.ussoccerda.com.
  2. ^ a b "Parker Siegfried". Ohio State Buckeyes. May 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Asheville City SC and Chattanooga FC Finish with 1-1 Draw". May 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  5. ^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
  6. ^ "NYCFC Selects Siegfried in SuperDraft". Ohio State Buckeyes. January 17, 2020.
  7. ^ O'Donnell, Bernadette (April 8, 2020). "Tormenta FC Signs Goalkeeper Parker Siegfried to 2020 Roster". South Georgia Tormenta FC.
  8. ^ news@tormentafc.com, Tormenta FC Staff- (September 8, 2020). "Tormenta FC Releases Goalkeeper Parker Siegfried". South Georgia Tormenta FC.
  9. ^ FC, Detroit City (September 8, 2020). "Detroit City FC to Ink Goalkeeper Parker Siegfried to Men's Team Pending League and USSF Approval". Detroit City FC.
  10. ^ FC, Detroit City (October 2, 2020). "Detroit City FC Men's Side Claims NISA Fall Championship". Detroit City FC.
  11. ^ "LouCity signs goalkeeper Siegfried out of successful trial". 17 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Sporting KC signs goalkeeper Parker Siegfried on loan from Louisville City FC".
  13. ^ "LouCity announces 16 players under contract for 2023 season".

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