- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Professional soccer player, model, and all-around athlete Lance Parker is the goal keeper for FC Edmonton. Born and raised along side a lake and wooded area of Oklahoma City, Parker grew up enjoying and exploring the outdoors. An enthusiastic athlete from the start, Parker began playing soccer at the age of four and added a conglomeration of other sport activities soon after. He was just 12 when he decided to focus and concentrate on soccer and to become one of the elite players in his home state. Playing Division I soccer at Missouri State University, Parker's educational expenses were covered in full by various athletic and academic scholarships. A high achiever not just in sports, but also scholastically, Parker graduated with a 4.00 GPA in high school and graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in General Business from Missouri State University, where he was on the Dean's List every semester and was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. He was also a member of the honor fraternity Phi Eta Sigma, and served as captain of MSU's men's soccer team for two years. His dedication, hard work, and tenacity to the sport, not only helped him through his early schooling and into college, but these solid character traits have groomed him into the outstanding sports figure he is today. After his fourth year of playing college soccer and being the recipient of a variety of both athletic and academic awards, Parker was selected for the MLS team Chivas USA. After playing in Los Angeles for two years with Chivas USA, Parker made the move to Florida to play for Miami FC for a year and then went up north to play with FC Edmonton in Canada. Parker began his second career, modeling, while playing professional soccer in Los Angeles. After being approached by an industry executive in the airport while on the way to a game, Parker was soon signed with his first modeling agency and booking jobs regularly. Parker's modeling work escalated when he moved to Miami, and continues to flourish in the Edmonton market as well. He has graced the covers of 5 magazines and has been featured in Vogue Hommes, GQ, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, and Ocean Drive, just to name a few. As he continues his third year playing with FC Edmonton, Parker knows there is more to Edmonton than just professional sports; he is exploring the many opportunities offered in the river valley and Canadian Rocky Mountains such as backpacking, mountain biking, and rock climbing while continuing to enjoy other activities such as the many festivals in Edmonton, disc golf, and lifting weights, which he does regularly. Keeping in shape and training at such a high level every day is what keeps him and his extraordinary six-foot-four athletic frame fit and impressive throughout the year. Parker has other talents for bringing variety into his life and fun into the lives of those who know him: besides dancing and riding a unicycle, Parker is a pretty good juggler and magician.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Brian Edwards (II)
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