Irvin Parra

Irvin Parra
Personal information
Full name Irvin Raúl Parra
Date of birth (1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 31)
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 44 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 21, 2024

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]

Career

FC 08 Homburg

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

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

1. FC Kaiserslautern II

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

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

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

San Diego Loyal

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

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

Northern Colorado Hailstorm

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

References

  1. ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e "Irvin Parra". SoundersFC.com. Seattle Sounders. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. 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 (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. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. 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 (20 December 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. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "TOP CHAMPIONSHIP GOALSCORER IRVIN PARRA JOINS HAILSTORM FC". hailstormfc.com. January 13, 2022. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.