Krystal Parker
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 October 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oldham, England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| Stockport County Ladies | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Stockport County Ladies | ||
| 2008–2013 | Blackburn Rovers Ladies | ||
| 2013–2014 | Aston Villa Ladies | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Northern Ireland | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:48, 17 February 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 September 2014 | |||
Krystal Parker (born 28 October 1990) is a football goalkeeper. She played for Blackburn Rovers Ladies and represented the senior Northern Ireland squad.
Parker began playing football at the age of six, soon joining Manchester United where she played mixed football before playing for their Under-10 girls' team.[2] She joined the Stockport County Ladies' Centre of Excellence,[2] progressing to their senior team,[3] Parker joined Blackburn Rovers Ladies in the 2008 close season, as understudy to first-choice senior keeper Danielle Hill.[4] In only the second game of the 2008–09 season, Hill suffered cruciate ligament damage against Chelsea,[5] with Parker taking over for the remainder of the season.[6] She also began the following season as Rovers' first choice, playing in the 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers Belles on the opening day of the season.[7]
After signing for Aston Villa, Parker lost her place in the team due to an injured finger.[8]
