2017 Soccer Roster
Roster
Roberts, Parker

Jersey Number 22
Parker Roberts
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Leawood, Kansas
- High School:
- Blue Valley North H.S.
Bio
2019 All-Southeast Region First Team & 2017 All-Southeast Region Third Team
2017 & 2019 All-SEC First Team; 2020 All-SEC Second Team
2020-21:
· All-Southeastern Conference second-team selection
· Led Florida in points (15). Second with five goals and assist
· First collegiate double goal match came versus Kentucky in Southeastern Conference Tournament – scoring first and final goals of regulation. First goal of 2020 came off 25-yard strike at Kentucky
· Started every match available, missing season opener due to COVID-19 contact tracing quarantine
· Led Gator field players with average of 89.4 minutes per match. Played the entirety of nine matches, including overtime ties versus South Florida and Georgia (March 29).
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019:
• United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region first-team
• All-Southeastern Conference first-team
• SEC All-Tournament
• Second among Gators with 15 points and shared first with five assists. Five goals third for Florida in 2019.
• Scored Florida’s final goal versus Florida Gulf Coast and game-winner versus Missouri
• Free kick from 19 yards was final Gator goal in 4-2 win versus Kentucky
• Hit game-winner versus Auburn • Opening goal in 2-1 win versus No. 16 Texas A&M in SEC Tournament raised career season goals total to five
• First double assist match came versus Miami
• Started every match, playing the entirety of 12. Average of 85.4 minutes per match third on team
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America third team
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018:
· Co-captain of Florida team
· Started each of first six matches, playing entirety of first two
· Sidelined after undergoing surgery Sept. 7 for Jones fracture of foot.
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017:
· United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region third team
· All-SEC first-team selection
· SEC All-Tournament team member
· Scored three goals, with first two coming on consecutive Sundays
· Hit game-winner versus Syracuse
· Scored first goal of second half of 5-0 win versus Troy
· Hit first goal in 2-1 win versus Missouri
· First assist as a Gator came on Deanne Rose’s golden goal at Iowa State
· First half bicycle-kick save to keep opening half scoreless at No. 11 Tennessee was No. 2 on Oct. 22 edition of ESPN SportsCenter
· Started every match of season, playing entirety of 13 matches
· Average of 84.5 minutes per match third among 2017 Gators
· Moved from defensive midfield to centerback for last 10 matches·
· Attended U.S. Under-23 National Team camp in Orlando (Nov. 29-Dec. 4) and played with U,S, U23s at Thorns Invitational in Portland, Ore. (March 11-17)
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016:
· Redshirted 2016 season due to U.S. Under-20 National Team commitment for FIFA U-20 World Cup
· Appeared in two group play matches with a start versus France – the U.S. finished fourth in the event held in Papua New Guinea
· Earned spot on SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
At Kansas (2015):
· 2015 Big 12 All-Freshman team
· Picked up Big 12 Freshman of the Week award on Sept. 2, 2015 after a goal and assist in 2-1 win versus SMU
· Started 19 of 20 matches played at KU, scoring three goals (all game-winners) and an assist
· Score at 1:09.53 to give Jayhawks 1-0 2OT win versus Baylor is latest game-winning goal in Kansas history
High School:
· 2014 and 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School All-American
· Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015
· NSCAA All-Region Team in consecutive years (2013, ’14, ’15)
· Four-time Kansas Soccer Coaches Association 6A All-State first team selection...Eastern Kansas League (EKL) Midfielder of the Year (2013, ’14, ’15) and Offensive Player of Year (2012)
· Scored a Blue Valley North H.S. career record 55 goals and also holds school record for points 128
· Owns Blue Valley H.S. match records for goals (4 – three times), assists (4), points (10 – twice)
· Blue Valley North reached 2013 Kansas State 6A Championship match
· Coached by Tim Wiseman at Blue Valley H.S
· Received 2015 Kevin Gray Award, given to female youth player of year
Club:
· Part of U.S. U20 National Team
· Part of U.S. team that posted a 3-0 record at 2015 U20 10 Nations Tournament (wins over Sweden, Norway and Netherlands)
· Also part of U.S. U20 roster at 2015 Four Nations Tournament
· Started four of the five matches (including the championship match win) played at the CONCACAF U20 World Cup Qualifying Tournament in San Pedro Sulas, Honduras – U.S. won tournament to advance to the 2016 U20 World Cup
· Invited to 14 U20 National Team camps since October 2014
· Played six years for KC Metro Dynamos, which reached US Youth Soccer (USYS) National Championships in both 2014 and 2015
· Named to 2014 Best XI at USYS National Championship
· KC Metro Dynamo won Kansas State Cup Championship five of her six years with club
· Coached by Derek Shoare at Dynamos
· Dynamos won 2015 Region II title
· Three-year member of Region II Olympic Development Program (ODP) team (2013, ’14, ’15)
· Kansas ODP team caption from 2012, ’13, 14
Major:
2017 & 2019 All-SEC First Team; 2020 All-SEC Second Team
2020-21:
· All-Southeastern Conference second-team selection
· Led Florida in points (15). Second with five goals and assist
· First collegiate double goal match came versus Kentucky in Southeastern Conference Tournament – scoring first and final goals of regulation. First goal of 2020 came off 25-yard strike at Kentucky
· Started every match available, missing season opener due to COVID-19 contact tracing quarantine
· Led Gator field players with average of 89.4 minutes per match. Played the entirety of nine matches, including overtime ties versus South Florida and Georgia (March 29).
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019:
• United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region first-team
• All-Southeastern Conference first-team
• SEC All-Tournament
• Second among Gators with 15 points and shared first with five assists. Five goals third for Florida in 2019.
• Scored Florida’s final goal versus Florida Gulf Coast and game-winner versus Missouri
• Free kick from 19 yards was final Gator goal in 4-2 win versus Kentucky
• Hit game-winner versus Auburn • Opening goal in 2-1 win versus No. 16 Texas A&M in SEC Tournament raised career season goals total to five
• First double assist match came versus Miami
• Started every match, playing the entirety of 12. Average of 85.4 minutes per match third on team
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America third team
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018:
· Co-captain of Florida team
· Started each of first six matches, playing entirety of first two
· Sidelined after undergoing surgery Sept. 7 for Jones fracture of foot.
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017:
· United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region third team
· All-SEC first-team selection
· SEC All-Tournament team member
· Scored three goals, with first two coming on consecutive Sundays
· Hit game-winner versus Syracuse
· Scored first goal of second half of 5-0 win versus Troy
· Hit first goal in 2-1 win versus Missouri
· First assist as a Gator came on Deanne Rose’s golden goal at Iowa State
· First half bicycle-kick save to keep opening half scoreless at No. 11 Tennessee was No. 2 on Oct. 22 edition of ESPN SportsCenter
· Started every match of season, playing entirety of 13 matches
· Average of 84.5 minutes per match third among 2017 Gators
· Moved from defensive midfield to centerback for last 10 matches·
· Attended U.S. Under-23 National Team camp in Orlando (Nov. 29-Dec. 4) and played with U,S, U23s at Thorns Invitational in Portland, Ore. (March 11-17)
· Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016:
· Redshirted 2016 season due to U.S. Under-20 National Team commitment for FIFA U-20 World Cup
· Appeared in two group play matches with a start versus France – the U.S. finished fourth in the event held in Papua New Guinea
· Earned spot on SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
At Kansas (2015):
· 2015 Big 12 All-Freshman team
· Picked up Big 12 Freshman of the Week award on Sept. 2, 2015 after a goal and assist in 2-1 win versus SMU
· Started 19 of 20 matches played at KU, scoring three goals (all game-winners) and an assist
· Score at 1:09.53 to give Jayhawks 1-0 2OT win versus Baylor is latest game-winning goal in Kansas history
High School:
· 2014 and 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) High School All-American
· Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015
· NSCAA All-Region Team in consecutive years (2013, ’14, ’15)
· Four-time Kansas Soccer Coaches Association 6A All-State first team selection...Eastern Kansas League (EKL) Midfielder of the Year (2013, ’14, ’15) and Offensive Player of Year (2012)
· Scored a Blue Valley North H.S. career record 55 goals and also holds school record for points 128
· Owns Blue Valley H.S. match records for goals (4 – three times), assists (4), points (10 – twice)
· Blue Valley North reached 2013 Kansas State 6A Championship match
· Coached by Tim Wiseman at Blue Valley H.S
· Received 2015 Kevin Gray Award, given to female youth player of year
Club:
· Part of U.S. U20 National Team
· Part of U.S. team that posted a 3-0 record at 2015 U20 10 Nations Tournament (wins over Sweden, Norway and Netherlands)
· Also part of U.S. U20 roster at 2015 Four Nations Tournament
· Started four of the five matches (including the championship match win) played at the CONCACAF U20 World Cup Qualifying Tournament in San Pedro Sulas, Honduras – U.S. won tournament to advance to the 2016 U20 World Cup
· Invited to 14 U20 National Team camps since October 2014
· Played six years for KC Metro Dynamos, which reached US Youth Soccer (USYS) National Championships in both 2014 and 2015
· Named to 2014 Best XI at USYS National Championship
· KC Metro Dynamo won Kansas State Cup Championship five of her six years with club
· Coached by Derek Shoare at Dynamos
· Dynamos won 2015 Region II title
· Three-year member of Region II Olympic Development Program (ODP) team (2013, ’14, ’15)
· Kansas ODP team caption from 2012, ’13, 14
Major:
Received bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Criminology in May of 2020.
Received master's degree in Management in April of 2021.
Received master's degree in Management in April of 2021.
Roberts’ Collegiate Statistics | ||||||
Year | GP/GS | Min. | Shots | G (GW) | A | Pts. |
2015 | 19/20 | @KU | 41 | 3 (3) | 1 | 7 |
2016 | RS | |||||
2017 | 24/24 | 2,028 | 20 | 3 (1) | 1 | 7 |
2018 | 6-6 | 513 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 21-21 | 1,794 | 26 | 5 (2) | 5 | 15 |
2020-21 | 16-16 | 1,431 | 24 | 5 (0) | 5 | 15 |
Totals | 88/87 | 5,766 | 113 | 16 (6) | 12 | 44 |
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