Raheem Taylor-Parkes

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-9
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.

2019 (Junior): Appeared in seven matches, making three starts … Scored his first Oregon State goal against California on Nov. 10 … Recorded an assist at Stanford on Oct. 6 … Played a season-high 83 minutes against California.

Before Oregon State: Was a member of the Philadelphia Union Academy … Made appearances for the Bethlehem Steel of the USL … Was joint top-goalscorer for the Union Academy in 2014-15 and 2015-16 … Played for the Canadian U15 and U17 National Teams … Was a member of the US Soccer Residency in the spring of 2014.

Personal: Graduated from YSC Academy … Son of Jennifer Taylor and Arnold Parkes … Has two sisters, Tania and Roxanne … Plans to major in Human Development and Family Science … Enjoys playing FIFA, cooking new recipes and reading … Favorite athletes are Daniel Sturridge, Kylian Mbappe, Raheem Sterling … Mother prepared for Olympic Qualifying for Jamaica in the 800-meters … Hopes to become the technical director for a professional soccer team … Chose Oregon State because it was a “great natural environment and an overall great fit academically and athletically.”