Raheem Taylor-Parkes

Raheem Taylor-Parkes (born April 21, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who played as a forward.

Early life Taylor-Parkes was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to Jamaican parents and started playing with Erin Mills SC. At the age of 10, he moved to Tampa, Florida, USA with his family and continued his footballing development there.

Career Taylor-Parkes signed to play with United Soccer League side Bethlehem Steel FC in 2016 on an amateur contract to allow him to still be eligible to play college soccer at the University of Virginia, whom he'd verbally agreed to join after graduating high school.

In August 2018, Taylor-Parkes reportedly signed a deal with Swiss amateur side, Stade-Lausanne-Ouchy in the Swiss Promotion League. However, he was unable to secure a work permit due to non-EU regulations.

On April 7, 2019, Taylor-Parkes scored the Lakeland Tropics' first-ever U.S. Open Cup goal.

International career Taylor-Parkes was called up to the United States U14s for a set of matches against regional sides in October 2011. He was named to the Canadian U15 national team for the 2013 Copa de México de Naciones.