Parkhurst To Denmark On Free Transfer

Another young talent is on the verge of leaving Major League Soccer for the playing fields of Europe, as New England Revolution defender Michael Parkhurst is reportedly set to move on a free transfer to an unnamed team in Denmark, according to Steven Goff.A Generation Adidas graduate, 24-year-old Parkhurst has already established himself as one of the league’s top defenders. The Wake Forest product took home the MLS Fair Play Award for the second straight year in 2008 and also has 2007 MLS Defender of the Year and 2006 U.S. Soccer Foundation Humanitarian of the Year awards to his credit.

Selected by New England as the ninth overall pick in the 2005 MLS SuperDraft, Parkhurst has made 115 regular season appearances and 14 postseason appearances for the Revs, having started no less than 25 games in every one of his four MLS seasons. His only career goal so far was a memorable 50-yard strike over the head of Toronto FC keeper Kenny Stamatopoulos in the final game of the 2007 regular season.

On the international side, Parkhurst was one of three “over-age” players selected to the U-23 squad that competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was also part of the winning U.S. roster for the 2007 Gold Cup. Overall, he has been capped three times at the senior level.

If Parkhurst completes his move to Denmark, he will join several other Americans playing in the country, including: Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus), Lee Nguyen (Randers), Tally Hall (Esbjerg), Jeremiah White (AGF Aarhus) and one-time DC United player Mira Mupier (Jetsmark IF).

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