Connor Parsons
{{Short description|English professional footballer (b.2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Connor Parsons
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|fullname = Connor Riece George Parsons
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|10|26|df=y}}
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|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Bohemians
|clubnumber = 7
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
|youthclubs1 = Norwich City
|years1 = 2019–2020
|clubs1 = Norwich United
|caps1 = 11
|goals1 = 4
|years2 = 2020–2021
|clubs2 = Lowestoft Town
|caps2 = 5
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021
|clubs3 = Tindastóll
|caps3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2021
|clubs4 = Dalvík/Reynir
|caps4 = 6
|goals4 = 3
|years5 = 2021–2023
|clubs5 = Wycombe Wanderers
|caps5 = 0
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2021–2022
|clubs6 = → Notts County (loan)
|caps6 = 3
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2022
|clubs7 = → Bromley (loan)
|caps7 = 11
|goals7 = 1
|years8 = 2022
|clubs8 = → Solihull Moors (loan)
|caps8 = 10
|goals8 = 0
|years9 = 2023–2024
|clubs9 = Waterford
|caps9 = 66
|goals9 = 9
|years10 = 2025
|clubs10 = Dagenham & Redbridge
|caps10 = 2
|goals10 = 0
|years11 = 2025–
|clubs11 = Bohemians
|caps11 = 9
|goals11 = 0
|club-update = 11:56, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Connor Riece George Parsons (born 26 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians.
Career
=Early career=
Parsons played as a youth with Norwich City, leaving the club in December 2019 by mutual consent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2019/december/connor-parsons-contract-terminated/|title=Connor Parsons contract cancelled by mutual consent|website=www.canaries.co.uk}} He then played for Norwich United, scoring 5 goals in 12 games in all competitions,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/norwichunitedfc/teams/10622/player/connor-parsons-2493605/67221|title=Connor Parsons - Norwich United First Team|website=www.pitchero.com}} before signing for Lowestoft Town in October 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lowestofttownfc.co.uk/news/1st-team--parsons--oppong-join-trawlerboys-2573628.html|title=1ST TEAM PARSONS & OPPONG JOIN TRAWLERBOYS|website=www.lowestofttownfc.co.uk}} After scoring 1 goal in 7 games in all competitions,{{Cite web|url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/connor-parsons/|title=Connor Parsons Profile | Aylesbury United FC|website=www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk}} he left the club in March 2021 to sign for Icelandic club Tindastóll.{{Cite web|url=https://southern-football-league.co.uk/news/127584/Parsons-Leaves-Lowestoft-for-Iceland/|title=Parsons Leaves Lowestoft for Iceland|date=15 March 2021|author=Steve Whitney|publisher=Southern Football League}} He moved to Dalvík/Reynir in April 2021,{{Cite web|url=https://dalviksport.is/dalvik-reynir-sem-vid-breskan-leikmann/|title=Dalvík/Reynir sem við breskan leikmann|date=29 April 2021}} for whom he made seven appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/?leikmadur=350221|title=Leikmaður - Connor Riece George Parsons|website=www.ksi.is}}
=Wycombe Wanderers=
He returned to the UK to sign a one-year contract with Wycombe Wanderers in August 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2021/august/connor-makes-chairboys-move/|title=Connor makes Chairboys move|website=www.wycombewanderers.co.uk}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2021/september/gallery-wycombe-1-3-aston-villa-u21s/ |title=gallery-wycombe-1-3-aston-villa-u21s |publisher=Wycombe Wanderers FC |date=2 September 2021 |accessdate=19 June 2022}} On 26 November 2021, Parsons joined National League side Notts County on loan until 29 January 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wwfc.com/news/2021/november/young-stars-make-loan-moves/ |title=Young stars make loan moves |publisher=Wycombe Wanderers FC |date=26 November 2021 |access-date=5 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/transfer-news/notts-county-transfer-connor-parsons-6267586|title=Notts County sign winger Parsons on loan from Wycombe|first=Emma|last=James|date=26 November 2021|website=NottinghamshireLive}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/football-news/notts-county-ian-burchnall-transfers-6586706|title=Double Notts exit confirmed as Burchnall sends 'perspective' message|first=Leigh|last=Curtis|date=1 February 2022|website=NottinghamshireLive}} On 4 February 2022 Parsons signed for National League side Bromley on an initial one-month loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.bromleyfc.tv/site/bromley-sign-connor-parsons-on-loan-from-wycombe-wanderers/|title=Bromley sign Connor Parsons on loan from Wycombe Wanderers|date=4 February 2022|accessdate=4 February 2022}} On 2 March 2022, the loan deal was extended until the end of the season.{{Cite web|url=https://the72.co.uk/2022/03/03/wycombe-wanderers-midfielder-connor-parsons-extends-bromley-loan/|title=Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Connor Parsons extends Bromley loan|date=3 March 2022}} On 10 May 2022, Parsons was recalled by his parent club after 11 appearances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/sport/20133580.wycombe-recall-connor-parsons-non-league-bromley/|title=Wycombe Wanderers recall forward from Non League club|website=Bucks Free Press|date=12 May 2022 }} His Wycombe contract was renewed for the 2022–23 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/20165229.wycombe-offer-new-deals-eight-players-22-23-season/|title=Eight Wycombe Wanderers players are offered new contracts for the up-and-coming 2022/23 season|website=Bucks Free Press|date=25 May 2022 }}
In August 2022 he moved on loan to Solihull Moors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/highwycombe/20669451.solihull-moors-sign-wycombe-wanderers-connor-parsons-loan/|title='I can't wait to get going' - Wycombe midfielder leaves Adams Park to join Non league club on loan|website=Bucks Free Press|date=17 August 2022 }}
=Waterford=
In December 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Irish club Waterford in January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://waterfordfc.ie/waterford-fc-sign-connor-parsons/|title=Waterford FC Sign Connor Parsons|date=23 December 2022|website=Waterford FC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/29800/parsons-joins-waterford-from-wycombe-wanderers/|title=Parsons joins Waterford from Wycombe Wanderers|first=Gareth|last=Penrose|website=extratime.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2023/1110/1415930-waterford-win-promotion-in-extra-time-against-cork-city/|title=Waterford win promotion in extra-time against Cork City|first=Stephen|last=Barry|date=10 November 2023|via=www.rte.ie}} On 30 November 2023, Parsons signed a new contract with the club for the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division season.{{Cite web|url=https://waterfordfc.ie/connor-parsons-returns-for-the-2024-season/|title=Connor Parsons Returns for the 2024 Season|website=Waterford FC|date=30 November 2023 }} On 12 November 2024, it was announced that Parsons had departed the club following the end of his contract.{{Cite web|url=https://waterfordfc.ie/2024/11/12/waterford-fc-2024-retained-list/|title=Waterford FC 2024 Retained List|first=Waterford|last=FC|date=12 November 2024}}
=Dagenham & Redbridge=
On 13 December 2024, Parsons agreed to join National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a permanent deal from January 2025. {{cite web|url=https://daggers.co.uk/daggers-sign-connor-parsons/|title=✍️ Daggers Sign Connor Parsons|website=daggers.co.uk|date=13 December 2024|accessdate=2 January 2025}}
=Bohemians=
On 4 February 2025, Parsons returned to the League of Ireland Premier Division, signing for Bohemians on a multi-year contract for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite web|url=https://bohemianfc.com/?p=20930|title=Winger Connor Parsons joins on multi-year deal | Bohemian FC|website=bohemianfc.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://daggers.co.uk/connor-parsons-departs/|title=Connor Parsons Departs|date=4 February 2025|website=Dagenham & Redbridge FC}}
Personal life
After his release from Norwich City, Parsons "built a social media audience" and had 40,000 subscribers on YouTube as of October 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2087175/2020/10/14/norwich-academy-players-released-scully-payne-johnson-coley/|title='What I've realised now is I'm going to have to do it the hard way'|first=Michael|last=Bailey|website=The Athletic}} In June 2022 he featured in a Sky Sports YouTube video, in which Joël Matip and Jürgen Klopp had to guess which person from 5 was a professional footballer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/20236061.wycombes-connor-parsons-stars-beta-squad-members-video/|title='He's a baller!' - Wycombe Wanderers' Connor Parsons stars in popular YouTuber's video|website=Bucks Free Press}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 21 April 2025}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/connor-parsons/453016/|title=England - C. Parsons - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Cup & FAI Cup}} !colspan=2|League Cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup & National League Cup}} !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Norwich United
|11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in the First Division Cup|name=statsFDC}} | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||
| Lowestoft Town
|2020–21{{Cite web|url=https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/connor-parsons|title=Connor Parsons | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive|website=www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com}} |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy|name=statsFAT}} | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Tindastóll
|2021 |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dalvík/Reynir
|2021 |6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Wycombe Wanderers
|rowspan="2"|EFL League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy|name=statsEFLT}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2022–23
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=statsEFLT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Notts County (loan)
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=statsFAT}} | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Bromley (loan)
|11 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Solihull Moors (loan)
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="3|Waterford
|2023 |33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|2 appearances in the Munster Senior Cup; 4 appearances, 1 goal in the 2023 League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoffs}} | 1 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2024
|33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup|name=statsMSC}} | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 9 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | 77 | 11 | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bohemians
|2025 |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup|name=statsLSC}} | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!123 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 146 | 22 |
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References
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{{Bohemian F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Norwich City F.C. players
Category:Norwich United F.C. players
Category:Lowestoft Town F.C. players
Category:Tindastóll men's football players
Category:Dalvík/Reynir players
Category:Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players
Category:Waterford F.C. players
Category:Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Category:Bohemian F.C. players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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