Kaheem Parris

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

Parris in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Kaheem Anthony Parris[1]
Date of birth	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica[2]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sabah
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Cavalier	39	(8)
2019–2020	→ Domžale (loan)	1	(0)
2020	→ Krka (loan)	1	(1)
2020–2021	→ Krka (loan)	19	(16)
2021–2022	Koper	41	(11)
2022–2024	Dynamo Kyiv	13	(0)
2023–2024	→ Sabah (loan)	29	(4)
2024–	Sabah	21	(1)
International career‡
	Jamaica U17
	Jamaica U20
2019	Jamaica U23	3	(0)
2017–	Jamaica	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2024

Early life

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

Club career

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

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 September 2024^[18][19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cavalier	2017–18	Jamaica Premier League	19	5	0	0	—		—		19	5
	2018–19	Jamaica Premier League	20	3	0	0	—		—		20	3
	2019–20	Jamaica Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2020–21	Jamaica Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		39	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	8
Domžale (loan)	2019–20	1. SNL	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Krka (loan)	2019–20	2. SNL	1	1	0	0	—		—		1	1
Krka (loan)	2020–21	2. SNL	19	16	0	0	—		2[b]	1	21	17
Koper	2021–22	1. SNL	34	10	4	2	—		—		38	12
	2022–23	1. SNL	7	1	0	0	2[c]	0	—		9	1
	Total		41	11	4	2	2	0	0	0	47	13
Dynamo Kyiv	2022–23	Ukrainian Premier League	13	0	0	0	1[d]	0	—		14	0
	2023–24	Ukrainian Premier League	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	—		1	0
	Total		13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
Sabah (loan)	2023–24	Azerbaijan Premier League	29	4	2	0	0	0	—		31	4
Sabah	2024–25	Azerbaijan Premier League	0	0	0	0	4[c]	1	—		4	1
Career total			143	40	6	2	8	1	2	1	159	44

1. Includes JFF Champions Cup, Slovenian Cup, Ukrainian Cup, Azerbaijan Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Promotion/Relegation play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League