Michael Finlay Parkhurst was born on January 24,1984 and is an American former soccer player who played as a defender.
22 Facts About Michael Parkhurst
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The 2005 MLS Rookie of the Year and 2007 MLS Defender of the Year Award, Parkhurst was capable of playing both as a center back and right back.
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Michael Parkhurst played for the United States national team, including being a member of three CONCACAF Gold Cup squads and participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Michael Parkhurst played college soccer at Wake Forest University for the Demon Deacons from 2002 to 2004, where he started all sixty-two games the team played during his tenure, scoring one goal and registering two assists.
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Michael Parkhurst was named a second-team All-American as a sophomore and junior and graduated from the university with a degree in history.
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Michael Parkhurst then signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS following the 2004 season.
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Michael Parkhurst, who grew up in Rhode Island and played for CLCF Soccer and Bayside United, was in attendance at the inaugural home game for the New England Revolution, in 1996.
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Michael Parkhurst was ever-present for the Revs in his first season and was named MLS Rookie of the Year.
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Michael Parkhurst won the MLS Defender of the Year Award in 2007, the MLS Fair Play Award in 2007 and 2008 and was twice named the MLS Humanitarian of the Year in 2006 and 2008.
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Michael Parkhurst would help the Wild Tigers to win the Danish Cup, the club's first silverware in their history, and his first trophy in Denmark.
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On December 19,2012, it was announced that Michael Parkhurst joined FC Augsburg on a free transfer.
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The MLS rights to Michael Parkhurst were traded by New England to Columbus Crew SC on January 12,2014, in exchange for the Crew's first-round selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and allocation money.
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Michael Parkhurst made 33 appearances in his first season with Columbus and was named captain of the club.
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In summer 2014, Michael Parkhurst became the first Columbus player in four years named to the MLS All-Star Team.
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On December 11,2016 Michael Parkhurst was traded to Atlanta United FC in exchange for General Allocation Money.
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Michael Parkhurst captained Atlanta to their first MLS Cup victory in 2018, which broke his personal cup drought after four previous finals.
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On September 23,2019, Michael Parkhurst announced his intention to retire as a professional player at the end of the 2019 season.
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Michael Parkhurst is an Irish-American and thus holds an Irish passport.
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Michael Parkhurst had declared that he would be willing to play for the Irish national team if his American ambitions never came to fruition.
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Michael Parkhurst was called up by the United States national team for the 2007 Gold Cup, and the 2013 Gold Cup.
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Michael Parkhurst earned his first cap against Trinidad and Tobago on June 9,2007, thus eliminating any further possibility of playing for the Republic of Ireland.
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Michael Parkhurst was included on Klinsmann's 30-man preliminary roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.