# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-parkhurst
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:12:47.963Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-parkhurst"
name: "Michael Parkhurst"
slug: "michael-parkhurst"
description: "Michael Finlay Parkhurst is an American former soccer player who played as a defender. The 2005 MLS Rookie of the Year and 2007 MLS Defender of the Year Award, Parkhurst was capable of playing both as a center back and right back. He played for the United States national team, including being a member of three CONCACAF Gold Cup squads and participating in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Parkhurst is a co-founder of USL Championship club Rhode Island FC."
tagline: "American soccer player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_Parkhurst_Atlanta_2017_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1984-01-24"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.829896907216495
  historical:           16.36638133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump