Isaiah Parente
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Isaiah Parente[1] | ||
| Date of birth | March 16, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Medina, Ohio, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team Challenger FC | |||
| 2015–2018 | Columbus Crew | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 50 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Flint City Bucks | 5 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Columbus Crew | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Columbus Crew 2 | 21 | (9) |
| 2024 | Ventura County FC | 21 | (3) |
| 2024– | LA Galaxy | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 23, 2025 | |||
Isaiah Parente (born March 16, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.
Career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]A youth product of Team Challenger FC, Parente was also part of the Columbus Crew academy between 2015 and 2018, making a total of 68 appearances and scoring 15 goals.[2][3]
College & amateur
[edit]In 2018, Parente went to play college soccer at Wake Forest University. During his time with the Demon Deacons, he was noted as "a consistent catalyst for Wake Forest's attack," and would go on to make 50 appearances, scoring 3 goals and tallying 19 assists.[4][5]
During 2019, Parente also appeared for USL League Two side Flint City Bucks, who went on to win the league championship.[6]
Professional career
[edit]Parente was announced as a homegrown player signing by Columbus Crew on January 11, 2021,[7] and made his professional debut on April 8, appearing as a 77th-minute substitute during a 4–0 win against Real Estelí in the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League.[8]
Playing style
[edit]A set-piece specialist, Parente has been described by head coach Greg Vanney as "a balancer, a guy who plays fast, gives his time to other people. He has a high level of field awareness, which allows him to play fast and find good positions."[9]
Personal life
[edit]Born in the United States, Parente is of Italian descent.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played May 17, 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flint City Bucks | 2019 | USL League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Columbus Crew | 2021 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Columbus Crew 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 8 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 11 | ||||
| Ventura County FC | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| LA Galaxy | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 17 | ||
Honors
[edit]Flint City Bucks
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew 2
LA Galaxy
Individual
- MLS Next Pro Best XI: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Los Angeles Galaxy (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 29, 2025. p. 17. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "Crew SC Academy". crew.ussoccerda.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ "Crew Youth adds seven partner clubs to the Crew Network | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Isaiah Parente - Men's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics.
- ^ "Isaiah Parente Signs Homegrown Deal with the Columbus Crew". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Michigan Bucks | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Columbus Crew signs Academy product and midfielder Isaiah Parente | Columbus Crew". ColumbusCrew.com.
- ^ "ESIvsCLB 04-08-2021 | MLSsoccer.com". www.mlssoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
- ^ Calhoun, Damian (March 15, 2025). "Galaxy's Isaiah Parente settling into a rhythm with expanded role". Orange County Register. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "Welcome, Isaiah Parente | Promoesport". www.promoesportagency.com.
- ^ Isaiah Parente at Soccerway
- ^ Sigal, Jonathan (December 7, 2024). "Champions! LA Galaxy lift MLS Cup 2024 over New York Red Bulls". Major League Soccer. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Isaiah Parente at Wake Forest Athletics
- Isaiah Parente at Soccerway
- Isaiah Parente at Major League Soccer
- 2000 births
- American men's soccer players
- American people of Italian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Columbus Crew players
- Columbus Crew 2 players
- Flint City Bucks players
- Homegrown Players (MLS)
- LA Galaxy players
- Living people
- Major League Soccer players
- MLS Next Pro players
- Sportspeople from Medina, Ohio
- Soccer players from Ohio
- USL League Two players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen