Romeo Parkes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romeo Ovando Parkes | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1990 | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | St. George's | 20 | (6) |
| 2011 | → Highgate United (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | → Tivoli Gardens (loan) | 8 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | → Boys' Town FC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Isidro Metapán | 68 | (10) |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 6 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Jamaica | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:24, 8 May 2016 (UTC). | |||
Romeo Parkes (born 11 November 1990) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for the Jamaican national team.
Club career
Parkes has played club football for St. George's, Highgate United and Tivoli Gardens.[1] In the summer of 2012, Parkes joined Boys' Town FC on a season-long loan.[2] Also in 2012, Parkes had a two-month trial with Alanyaspor of the Turkish TFF Second League but was not offered a contract.[3]
On 18 February 2016, it was announced that Parkes had signed for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the United Soccer League. He had spent the previous two years with Salvadoran club Isidro Metapán. In 2014, he helped the team win the Apertura championship and reach the 2015-16 CONCACAF Champions League. In total, he scored 10 league goals for the club.[4]
On 8 May 2016, during a fixture against New York Red Bulls II, Parkes aimed a heavy kick in to the back of New York's Karl Ouimette who was walking off the pitch following a sending off. Ouimette was subsequently stretchered off the pitch.[5] Due to the perceived severity of his actions, Parkes' contract was terminated by Pittsburgh the following day.[6] In total, Parkes scored 5 goals in 6 league matches for the Riverhounds, including a goal in each of his final 5 games for the club.[7] The ban was extended to a worldwide ban in all competition by FIFA, with the worldwide ban remaining in place until October 23, 2016.[8][9]
International career
In August 2011, he was a member of the under-23 national team competing in Olympic qualifying.[10] He made his senior international debut for Jamaica in 2012. Parkes scored his first international goal on 30 March 2015 in a friendly against Cuba.[1] He was named to Jamaica's squad for the 2015 Copa América.[11]
International goals
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.[12]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 March 2015 | Catherine Hall Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica |  Cuba | | | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 18 February 2016 | |||||||||||
Honours
Club
References
- 1 2 Romeo Parkes at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Premier League 2012-2013 Season Transfer of Players to Clubs". PLCA.
- ↑ Wright, Nodley. "Merchant, Coleman power Manchester to T20 title". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "Riverhounds Add Jamaican Forward to Squad". United Soccer League. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/05/08/ny-red-bulls-karl-ouimette-kicked-back-romeo-parkes-usl-match
- ↑ http://riverhounds.com/2016/05/08/romeo-parkes-contract-terminated/
- ↑ "Riverhounds Stats". United Soccer League. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ "Domestic Ban For Reggae Boy Extended Worldwide | RJR News - Jamaican News Online". rjrnewsonline.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ Murray, Caitlin. "Romeo Parkes, who brutally kicked opponent, reportedly banned worldwide by FIFA". Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ Sanjay Myers (8 August 2011). "Romeo Parkes looking to take next step up football ladder". Jamaica Obersver.
- ↑ "2015 Copa America squad lists". ESPN FC. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "CFD profile". Caribbean Football Database. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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