Background
Parada grew up in Houston, Texas, attended Bellaire High School, played club soccer for nine years with the Houstonians and four years of college soccer at the University of Tulsa.
Parada grew up in Houston, Texas, attended Bellaire High School, played club soccer for nine years with the Houstonians and four years of college soccer at the University of Tulsa.
University of Tulsa.
College and Amateur
In his freshman year, he tallied five goals and four assists in 19 games, 16 of which were starts. He was named to the Great Western Downtown Plaza/Golden Hurricane Classic All-Tournament team, as well as being named to the All-C-United States of America second team and All-C-United States of America Freshmen team In his sophomore year, he tallied six goals and four assists in 16 appearances with 12 starts.
He was named to the NSCAA All-Midwest second team
In his junior year, he tallied seven goals and five assist, and started all 17 games he appeared in. He was named to the Level 3 & Radisson Hotel Hurricane Classic All-Tournament team
In his senior year, he tallied nine goals and five assists in 22 appearances with 18 starts. He was named to both the NIU Invitational and SMU Classic all-tournament teams.
Professional
Parada signed to the Silverbacks in February 2011.
He earned his first professional cap on April 16, 2011 in a home loss to Football Club Edmonton when he subbed in for Mario Pérez in the 88th minute. Parada was released by Atlanta on November 7, 2011.