Connor Riece George Parsons (born 26 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[2][3]

Connor Parsons
Personal information
Full name Connor Riece George Parsons[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 24)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2019 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Norwich United 11 (4)
2020–2021 Lowestoft Town 5 (0)
2021 Tindastóll 0 (0)
2021 Dalvík/Reynir 6 (3)
2021–2023 Wycombe Wanderers 0 (0)
2021–2022Notts County (loan) 3 (0)
2022Bromley (loan) 11 (1)
2022Solihull Moors (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024 Waterford 69 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:11, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Early career

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Parsons played as a youth with Norwich City, leaving the club in December 2019 by mutual consent.[4] He then played for Norwich United, scoring 5 goals in 12 games in all competitions,[5] before signing for Lowestoft Town in October 2020.[6] After scoring 1 goal in 7 games in all competitions,[7] he left the club in March 2021 to sign for Icelandic club Tindastóll.[8] He moved to Dalvík/Reynir in April 2021,[9] for whom he made seven appearances.[1]

Wycombe Wanderers

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He returned to the UK to sign a one-year contract with Wycombe Wanderers in August 2021.[10] On 31 August 2021, Parsons scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 English Football League Trophy loss to Aston Villa U21s.[11] On 26 November 2021, Parsons joined National League side Notts County on loan until 29 January 2022.[12][13][14] On 4 February 2022 Parsons signed for National League side Bromley on an initial one-month loan.[15] On 2 March 2022, the loan deal was extended until the end of the season.[16] On 10 May 2022, Parsons was recalled by his parent club after 11 appearances.[17] His Wycombe contract was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[18]

In August 2022 he moved on loan to Solihull Moors.[19]

Waterford

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In December 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Irish club Waterford in January 2023.[20][21] On 10 November 2023, Parsons scored in a 2–1 win over Cork City, in the League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Play-off, as his side gained promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division.[22] On 30 November 2023, Parsons signed a new contract with the club for the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[23] On 12 November 2024, it was announced that Parsons had departed the club following the end of his contract.[24]

Personal life

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After his release from Norwich City, Parsons "built a social media audience" and had 40,000 subscribers on YouTube as of October 2020.[25] In June 2022 he featured in a YouTube video, where Joël Matip and Jürgen Klopp had to guess which person from 5 was a professional footballer.[26]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Leikmaður - Connor Riece George Parsons". www.ksi.is.
  2. ^ Connor Parsons English stats at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ Connor Parsons Irish stats at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Connor Parsons contract cancelled by mutual consent". www.canaries.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Connor Parsons - Norwich United First Team". www.pitchero.com.
  6. ^ "1ST TEAM PARSONS & OPPONG JOIN TRAWLERBOYS". www.lowestofttownfc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Connor Parsons Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  8. ^ Steve Whitney (15 March 2021). "Parsons Leaves Lowestoft for Iceland". Southern Football League.
  9. ^ "Dalvík/Reynir sem við breskan leikmann". 29 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Connor makes Chairboys move". www.wycombewanderers.co.uk.
  11. ^ "gallery-wycombe-1-3-aston-villa-u21s". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Young stars make loan moves". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  13. ^ James, Emma (26 November 2021). "Notts County sign winger Parsons on loan from Wycombe". NottinghamshireLive.
  14. ^ Curtis, Leigh (1 February 2022). "Double Notts exit confirmed as Burchnall sends 'perspective' message". NottinghamshireLive.
  15. ^ "Bromley sign Connor Parsons on loan from Wycombe Wanderers". 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Connor Parsons extends Bromley loan". 3 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers recall forward from Non League club". Bucks Free Press. 12 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Eight Wycombe Wanderers players are offered new contracts for the up-and-coming 2022/23 season". Bucks Free Press. 25 May 2022.
  19. ^ "'I can't wait to get going' - Wycombe midfielder leaves Adams Park to join Non league club on loan". Bucks Free Press. 17 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Waterford FC Sign Connor Parsons". Waterford FC. 23 December 2022.
  21. ^ Penrose, Gareth. "Parsons joins Waterford from Wycombe Wanderers". extratime.com.
  22. ^ Barry, Stephen (10 November 2023). "Waterford win promotion in extra-time against Cork City" – via www.rte.ie.
  23. ^ "Connor Parsons Returns for the 2024 Season". Waterford FC. 30 November 2023.
  24. ^ FC, Waterford (12 November 2024). "Waterford FC 2024 Retained List".
  25. ^ Bailey, Michael. "'What I've realised now is I'm going to have to do it the hard way'". The Athletic.
  26. ^ "'He's a baller!' - Wycombe Wanderers' Connor Parsons stars in popular YouTuber's video". Bucks Free Press.