Boris Pardo

{{Short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Boris Pardo | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|22}} | birth_place = Hillside, New Jersey, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | collegeyears1 =2001–2005 | college1 = Seton Hall Pirates | years1 = 2007 | clubs1 = MLS Pool | caps1 = – | goals1 = – | years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = → Toronto FC (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007 | clubs3 = → FC Dallas (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = → Sporting Kansas City (loan) | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = Sporting Kansas City Reserves | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 2010–2013 | clubs6 = Missouri Comets (indoor) | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = Wichita B-52s (indoor) | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2015–2016 | clubs8 = Missouri Comets (indoor) | caps8 = 19 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2016– | clubs9 = San Diego Sockers (indoor) | caps9 = 130 | goals9 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = United States (minifootball) | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 2022 | managerclubs1 = Union Omaha (goalkeepers) | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = August 19, 2025 }} '''Boris Pardo''' (born March 22, 1984) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the San Diego Sockers of the Major Arena Soccer League.

==Career==

===Club career===

Pardo started his career with Canadian side Toronto FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maslsoccer.com/news/a-student-of-the-game|title=A student of the game |date=4 March 2022 }}</ref> Before the 2009 season, he signed for Sporting KC in the American top flight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118747601/the-kansas-city-star/|title=This is my other dream job|work=The Kansas City Star |date=21 March 2009 |page=24 |publisher=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/news/pardo-named-us-futsal-team|title=Pardo named to US Futsal team}}</ref> On 30 June 2009, Pardo debuted for Sporting KC during a 3–3 draw with the Minnesota Thunder.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bonnersprings.com/news/2010/mar/16/wizards-release-two-goalkeepers/|title=Wizards release two goalkeepers|publisher=bonnersprings.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebluetestament.com/2020/5/2/21245303/sporting-numerology-part-14-26-27-and-28-sporting-kc|title=Sporting Numerology Part 14: 26, 27, and 28 |work=The Blue Testament }}</ref>

In 2010, he signed for indoor soccer club Missouri Comets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegram.com/story/sports/mls/2015/11/05/change-in-goal-doesn-t/33163900007/|title=Change in goal doesn't change goals|publisher=telegram.com}}</ref> In 2017, he signed for San Diego Sockers in the American top flight, helping them win the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maslsoccer.com/news/masl-spotlight-boris-pardo|title=MASL Spotlight: Boris Pardo |date=5 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs8.com/video/syndication/ott/sports-ott/san-diego-sockers-goalkeeper-of-the-year-boris-pardo/509-e429d15c-1c51-4461-a043-f75df172d26d|title=San Diego Sockers Goalkeeper of the Year, Boris Pardo|date=10 December 2022 |publisher=cbs8.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kusi.com/sockers-goalkeeper-boris-pardo-celebrates-five-year-contract-extension-with-a-kusi-visit/|title=Sockers goalkeeper Boris Pardo celebrates five-year contract extension with a KUSI visit|date=March 2019 |publisher=kusi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastvillagetimes.com/chiles-pardo-power-sockers-past-outlaws-5-4/|title=Chiles, Pardo power Sockers past Outlaws 5-4|date=19 December 2022 |publisher=eastvillagetimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/masl-monday-boris-pardo-hops-on-to-chat-about-sockers-vibes-his-100th-win-and-weekend-recap/n-5919976|title=Boris Pardo Hops on to Chat About Sockers Vibes, His 100th Win, and Weekend Recap|date=30 January 2023 |publisher=oursportscentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMtGufSRywY|title=Previewing the Sockers' 2018 season opener with goalkeeper Boris Pardo|website=YouTube |date=13 December 2018 }}</ref>

===International career===

Pardo represented the United States at the 2017 WMF World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://turfandboards.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/sockers-locker-the-big-interview-with-boris-pardo/|title=The Big Interview with Boris Pardo|date=14 February 2018 |access-date=2023-09-12|archive-date=2023-02-18|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230218091734/https://turfandboards.wordpress.com/2018/02/13/sockers-locker-the-big-interview-with-boris-pardo/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> He was eligible to represent Chile internationally through his parents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yurview.com/san-diego-sockers/boris-pardo/|title=The Dream of Going Pro Began in Chile for Goalkeeper Boris Pardo|date=21 February 2019 |publisher=yurview.com (Archived)|access-date=2023-09-12|archive-date=2023-02-14|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230214073228/https://www.yurview.com/san-diego-sockers/boris-pardo/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118747639/daily-record/|title=One of the state's best (1)|newspaper=Daily Record |date=24 October 2001 |page=15 |publisher=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118747675/daily-record/|title=One of the state's best (2)|newspaper=Daily Record |date=24 October 2001 |page=17 |publisher=newspapers.com}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://soccerstats.us/bios/boris-pardo/ Boris Pardo] at SoccerStats.us

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pardo, Boris}} Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:American expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Category:American men's futsal players Category:American people of Chilean descent Category:Sportspeople of Chilean descent Category:American men's soccer players Category:FC Dallas players Category:Living people Category:Major Arena Soccer League players Category:Kansas City Comets (2010–) players Category:San Diego Sockers (2009) players Category:Sporting Kansas City players Category:Toronto FC players Category:1984 births