Kaheem Anthony Parris (born 6 January 2000) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah.[1]

Kaheem Parris
Personal information
Full name Kaheem Anthony Parris[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Sabah
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Cavalier 39 (8)
2019–2020Domžale (loan) 1 (0)
2020Krka (loan) 1 (1)
2020–2021Krka (loan) 19 (16)
2021–2022 Koper 41 (11)
2022– Dynamo Kyiv 13 (0)
2023–2024Sabah (loan) 29 (4)
2024– Sabah 0 (0)
International career
Jamaica U17
Jamaica U20
2019 Jamaica U23 3 (0)
2017– Jamaica 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024

Early life

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Originally from Saint Ann Parish on the north coast of Jamaica, Parris attended Dinthill Technical High School.[3]

Club career

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In 2017, Parris made his National Premier League debut for Cavalier. In January 2018, he scored three goals in three consecutive games.[4]

In September 2019, Parris was loaned to the Slovenian top division side Domžale.[5] However, he made only one appearance for the club and soon left on loan to Slovenian second division club Krka.[6] In July 2020, Parris signed a new season-long loan deal with Krka.[7] He was the top goalscorer of the Slovenian second division with 16 goals.[8]

In July 2021, Parris signed a two-year contract with Slovenian top division team Koper.[9]

On 2 September 2022, Parris transferred to Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv for a transfer fee believed to be over €1 million, which became the new record departure for Koper.[10] He signed a four-year contract with Dynamo, with an option for another year.[11]

On 6 September 2023, Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabah announced the season-long loan signing of Parris from Dynamo Kyiv.[12]

On 24 June 2024, Parris signed a four-year contract with Sabah.[13]

International career

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Parris made his Jamaica under-17 team debut in 2016 in CFU qualifying.[14] Parris also played in the 2017 CONCACAF U17 final rounds.[15] He was part of the Jamaica under-20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship,[16] and made his senior national team debut in August 2017.[17]

He has also played for the under-23 team at the 2019 Pan American Games.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kaheem Parris". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Kaheem Parris". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Pressured to stay? - Parris' intention to leave Dinthill linked to passport problems with manager". jamaica-gleaner.com. 16 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Jamaica Observer Limited". Jamaica Observer.
  5. ^ T. J. (4 September 2019). "V Domžale prihaja mladi jamajški vezist" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Kim v Domžale" (in Slovenian). NK Krka. 14 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Parris joins Slovenian club". jamaica-star.com. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Lista strelcev 2. SNL (2020/21)" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ Podvratnik, Urban (10 July 2021). "Uradno: Parris končno okrepil vrste Kopra". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Uradno: Kaheem Parris zapušča Koper, ta je realiziral rekordni prestop" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Динамо оголосило про трансфер екзотичного легіонера – другий новачок киян". Футбол 24 (in Ukrainian). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. ^ ""Sabah" FK ailəsinin yeni üzvü – Kahim Parris!". sabahfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Kahim Parris transfer edildi! ✅". facebook.com/sabahfc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Sabah FC Facebook. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Parris, 16, excited by Jamaica call-up". concacaf.com. 15 February 2021.
  15. ^ "15 local-based players in Boyz' squad for CONCACAF Under-17 Championships". loopjamaica.com.
  16. ^ Fraser, Dwight (31 October 2018). "Jamaica's Under 20 Football squad leave the island today for Concacaf Under 20 Championships". iriefm.net. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  17. ^ "TT suffer fourth straight defeat". 27 August 2017.
  18. ^ Kaheem Parris at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2019.