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Kaitlyn Parks
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 30, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting JAX | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Northern Patriots | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 48 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Michigan State Spartans | 42 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Sporting JAX | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 20, 2025 | |||
Kaitlyn Parks (born August 30, 2001) is an American professional soccer goalkeeper for Sporting JAX in the USL Super League. She previously played college soccer for the Wake Forest University and the Michigan State University.
Early life and education
[edit]Parks attended Northern High School, where she was a four-year starter in goal. During her high school career, she was named second-team All-State and All-Met, Calvert County Player of the Year as a senior, and led Northern to a Maryland 3A State Championship.[1]
College career
[edit]Wake Forest Demon Deacons
[edit]Parks began her collegiate career at Wake Forest University in 2019, redshirting her freshman season due to injury. As a redshirt freshman during the 2020–21 season, she started eight matches and posted a 1.50 goals-against average and a .786 save percentage. She was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Defensive Player of the Week in consecutive weeks, becoming the first player in conference history to do so.
In 2021, Parks earned United Soccer Coaches (USC) Second-Team All-American honors after recording nine shutouts and a 0.79 goals-against average. She was also named to the All-ACC Academic Team.[2]
Michigan State Spartans
[edit]Parks transferred to Michigan State University for the 2023 season. As a senior, she started all 22 matches, recording nine shutouts, 14 wins, a 0.99 goals-against average, and a .734 save percentage, helping lead the Spartans to the third round of the NCAA tournament.[3]
In 2024, as a graduate student, she appeared in 20 matches and recorded 12 wins and eight shutouts. She posted a 0.95 goals-against average and a .824 save percentage. Parks also became the first goalkeeper in Michigan State history to score a goal, converting a penalty kick in a match against the Ohio State Buckeyes.[4] She was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week twice during the season and received multiple academic honors.[5][6][7]
Club career
[edit]Sporting JAX
[edit]On July 1, 2025, Parks signed with Sporting JAX ahead of the club’s inaugural season in the USL Super League.[8] She started the club's inaugural match against DC Power FC.
Parks completed Sporting JAX's first ever clean sheet on October 14, 2025, in a rematch against DC Power FC. Sporting JAX won 1 to 0.[9] On November 6, she won the USL Super League Save of the Month for a high-rising save made during the match.[10]
On December 3, 2025, Parks was named to the USL Super League Team of the Month for November 2025. During that period, she completed two consecutive clean sheets and helped lead Sporting JAX to their first-ever home win.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Parks is the daughter of Janet and Stephen Parks and has one older brother. Both of her parents were collegiate athletes at Gannon University. She earned a degree in Studio Art from Wake Forest and completed graduate coursework in Digital Media at Michigan State.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]College
[edit]| Season | Games | Goalkeeping | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Minutes | Saves | GAA | Shutouts | ||
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |||||||
| 2019 | Injured – Did not participate | ||||||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 8 | 781 | 43 | 1.50 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 1,725 | 58 | 0.78 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 1,663 | 49 | 0.87 | 8 | |
| Michigan State Spartans | |||||||
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 1,907 | 58 | 0.99 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 1,806 | 89 | 0.95 | 8 | |
| Career | |||||||
| Career total | 90 | 89 | 7,882 | 297 | 1.02 | 37 | |
Professional
[edit]- As of match played December 20, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | ||
| Sporting JAX | 2025–26 |  USLS
|
10 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 10 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||||
Honors and awards
[edit]- USL Super League Team of the Month (November 2025)
- USL Super League Save of the Month (October 2025)
- USC Second-Team All-American (2021)
- USC All-Atlantic Region First Team (2021)
- USC All-North Region Team (2024)
- Third-Team All-Big Ten (2024)
- Hermann Trophy Watch List (2022)
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ "00 Kaitlyn Parks". MSUSpartans.org. Michigan State University. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "1 Kaitlyn Parks". GoDeacs.com. Wake Forest University. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ LaPlante, Brad. "Michigan State women's soccer adds transfer goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks". Rivals.com. Rivals. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Michael, Trevor. "Michigan State women's soccer scores must see goal (Video)". SpartanAvenue.com. FanSided. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Kemnitz, Jessica. "Michigan State graduate goalkeeper Kaitlyn Parks was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week". Impact89FM.org. Impact 89 FM. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Shubham, Satvik. "MSU women's soccer's Kaitlyn Parks named NCAA Player of the Week". TheStateNews.com. The State News. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Kandel, Jason. "Kaitlyn Parks named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week". Impact89FM.org. Impact 89 FM. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ Bunker, Chase. "7 more join Sporting Jax inaugural roster". ActionNewsJax.com. Action News Jax. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Sporting JAX takes down DC Power FC with help of Parks". SportingJAX.com. Sporting Club Jacksonville. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Soaaaaarig flyyyyying ✈️ Gainbridge Super League Save of the Month - October - Kaitlyn Parks". YouTube.com. USL on YouTube. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ GainbridgeSuperLeague.com Staff. "Gainbridge Super League Team of the Month – November". GainbridgeSuperLeague.com. USL Super League. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "00 Kaitlyn Parks". MSUSpartans.org. Michigan State University. Retrieved 1 July 2025.