Peyton Parsons
.jpg) Parsons with Texas Tech in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peyton Brady Parsons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 6, 2003 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Colorado | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 83 | (17) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Sun | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:45, May 18, 2026 (UTC) | |||
Peyton Brady Parsons (born December 6, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. She played college soccer for the Texas Tech Red Raiders before starting her professional career with USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun FC.
Early life
Parsons grew up in Denver, Colorado. She played club soccer for Elite Clubs National League team Real Colorado, winning one ECNL first-team all-conference honor. She attended Valor Christian High School, where she was named first-team all-state and all-conference after making key offensive contributions throughout her high school career.[2][3]
College career
As a freshman for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Parsons started in 8 of her 19 appearances.[2] She scored her first collegiate goal on September 8, 2022, opening a 3–0 victory over Houston.[4] The following year, she came on as a substitute in all of the Red Raiders' matches, racking up 21 appearances from the bench.[5] She contributed 2 assists as Texas Tech finished as 2023 Big 12 regular season champions and advanced to the NCAA tournament.[2] In the Red Raiders' NCAA second round match against Princeton, Parsons converted the deciding spot-kick as Texas Tech advanced on penalties.[5]
In 2024, Parsons stepped up as a team leader following multiple teammate injuries and graduations. Over the next two seasons, she would go on to start 43 straight games to round out her college career.[6][7] As a junior, she scored 9 goals, 7 of which came in the opening 6 matches of the season. In September 2025, she was named the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week.[8] At the end of the season, she was named first-team All-Big 12.[9] As a senior in 2025, Parsons recorded 7 goals and 6 assists. She was named to the All-Big 12 first team for the second year in a row. In the NCAA tournament, she scored and assisted in Texas Tech's first-round win over UTSA, and then registered an assist in the Red Raiders' second-round loss to reigning titleholders North Carolina.[2]
Club career
In the 2026 NWSL preseason, Parsons joined Seattle Reign FC for a trial stint. She was ultimately not signed by the club.[10]
On March 16, 2026, USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun FC announced that they had signed Parsons to her first professional contract, through the end of the Super League season.[11] Parsons made her pro debut two days later, coming on as a halftime substitute for Jilly Shimkin in a 3–0 defeat to Brooklyn FC.[12] She departed from Tampa Bay at the end of season after having made 7 appearances for the Sun.[13]
Honors and awards
Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Big 12 Conference: 2023
Individual
- First-team All-Big 12: 2024, 2025
References
- ↑ Commencement 2022 (Video). Valor Christian High School. May 19, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2026 – via Vimeo.
- 1 2 3 4 "Peyton Parsons". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ↑ Suitts, Phillip (April 28, 2022). "Valor Christian leads spring soccer rankings after signature win". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ Cooper, Hanna. "Texas Tech hammers Houston". Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- 1 2 Giese, Nathan (November 18, 2023). "Peyton Parsons, Madison White send Texas Tech soccer to Sweet 16". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ Goodrich, Andrew (October 8, 2024). "Parsons embraces leadership role, solidifies starting spot". The Daily Toreador. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ Stern, Andrew (October 17, 2024). "Parsons PK, Nguyen's heroics push No. 19 Tech Soccer past WVU, 1-0". KCBD11. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Peyton Parsons named to TDS Team of the Week". 93.7 The Eagle. September 3, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ Giese, Nathan. "Texas Tech soccer pair upped their games to lead Red Raiders back to NCAA Tournament". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Seattle Reign FC Announces 2026 Preseason Roster". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Tampa Bay Sun FC Signs Texas Tech Forward Peyton Parsons". OurSports Central. March 16, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Match Center - Tampa Bay Sun FC vs Brooklyn FC - 03/18/2026". Gainbridge Super League. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
- ↑ Tampa Bay Sun FC [@tampabaysunfc]; (June 12, 2026). "Seven appearances. One professional debut. Thank you, Peyton ☀️ We can't wait to see where the game takes you next". Retrieved June 13, 2026 – via Instagram.
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