Jonathan Parr
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jonathan Parr
| image =
| fullname = Jonathan Parr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Oslo, Norway
| height = 1.82m
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Full-back
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Holmlia
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = KFUM Oslo
| youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Hauger
| youthyears4 = {{0|0000}}–2006 | youthclubs4 = Lyn/NTG
| years1 = 2006 | clubs1 = Lyn | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2011 | clubs2 = Aalesund | caps2 = 110| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2011–2014 | clubs3 = Crystal Palace | caps3 = 92 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2014–2016 | clubs4 = Ipswich Town | caps4 = 40 | goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2016–2022 | clubs5 = Strømsgodset | caps5 = 113| goals5 = 4
| totalcaps = 366 | totalgoals = 17
| nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = Norway U17 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2007 | nationalteam2 = Norway U19 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2010 | nationalteam3 = Norway U21 | nationalcaps3 = 18 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam4 = Norway | nationalcaps4 = 9 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 18 January 2022
| nationalteam-update = 21 May 2013
}}
Jonathan Parr (born 21 October 1988) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a full-back. He made his debut for the Norway national football team in 2010.
Hailing from Oslo, Parr started his professional career with the local team Lyn, where he made his debut in Tippeligaen. He then transferred to Aalesund in 2007, where he was a part of the team that won the Norwegian Cup in both 2009 and 2011. Parr transferred to the Championship side Crystal Palace in July 2011 and was a part of the team that won promotion to the Premier League in the 2012–13 season.
Parr subsequently played for Ipswich Town before returning to Norway to play for Strømsgodset.
Club career
=Early career=
Parr was born in Oslo where he grew up in Holmlia and played for Holmlia SK. During his youth he also played for KFUM Oslo and Hauger before he got enrolled in the NTG/Lyn-program.
Parr made his Tippeligaen debut for Lyn on 30 April 2006, in a 1–4 loss against Stabæk. He played 14 senior matches for Lyn, 11 of them in Tippeligaen. Parr was mostly used as a striker or winger at Lyn.
In March 2007 he signed a three-year contract for Aalesund. He was in the starting line-up five times, and came off the bench 14 times during his first year in Aalesund. His first league goal came in the 4–1 victory against Sandefjord on 29 July 2007. He won the Norwegian Football Cup with Aalesund in 2009. In February 2010, he extended his contract an extra year, expiring at the end of 2011.
=Crystal Palace=
On 16 July 2011, Aalesund agreed a fee for Parr to transfer to London-based Championship side Crystal Palace, subject to a medical.{{cite web|title=Parr Jets in For Palace Medical |url=http://www.southlondon-today.co.uk/sport.cfm?id=26388&headline=Parr%20jets%20in%20for%20Palace%20medical |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316020437/http://www.southlondon-today.co.uk/sport.cfm?id=26388&headline=Parr%20jets%20in%20for%20Palace%20medical |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2012 |work=South London Press |access-date=18 July 2011 |date=18 July 2011 }} Three days later, Crystal Palace confirmed that Parr had signed a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/9542968.stm "Crystal Palace sign Norway international Jonathan Parr"]. BBC Sport. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013. on 24 January 2012, Parr missed the final penalty when Crystal Palace lost a penalty shoot-out 1–3 against Cardiff City in the semi-final of the 2011–12 League Cup.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/16589189.stm |title=Cardiff 1–0 Crystal Palace (agg 1–1) |work=BBC Sport |date=24 January 2012 |access-date=25 January 2012}} On 12 May 2012, he was voted Crystal Palace player of the year for the 2011–12 season, due to his work-ethic and his great fitness.
Parr started the 2012–13 season well, and made the left-back position his own in Dougie Freedman's team. After Freedman's acrimonious departure from Selhurst Park in October, Parr's place in the starting XI was never under threat. New manager Ian Holloway had to also deploy him in the right fullback position because of injuries. Parr's season ended in April against Ipswich Town after damaging ligaments in his ankle. Nevertheless, Crystal Palace still managed to gain promotion to the Premier League at the end of the season. The Eagles beat Watford in the promotion-playoffs finals to return to the English top tier after an eight-year absence.
When Parr returned from his ankle-injury, Dean Moxey was the preferred choice as Palace's left-back.{{cite news |title=– Jeg er veldig lettet |language=no |newspaper=VG Sporten |page=3 |first=Jostein |last=Overvik |date=26 January 2014}} Parr got his Premier League debut for Crystal Palace on 21 December, replacing left-back rival Dean Moxey at half time in the match against Newcastle United. Parr gave away a penalty in his first appearance{{cite web |title=Newcastle cruise past Palace |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2012-2013/match-facts-crystal-palace-v-newcastle-united_sto4054744/story.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=23 January 2021 |date=21 December 2013}} in eight months.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} Parr then started the next eight matches for Palace under the new manager Tony Pulis, before he was injured in the FA Cup fourth-round match against Wigan Athletic on 25 January 2014. Palace lost the match 1–2.
At the end of 2013–14 season, he was released by the club.{{cite web|title=Premier League clubs submit retained and released lists |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/premier-league-clubs-submit-retained-and-released-lists.html |publisher=Premier League |access-date=23 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504185633/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/may/premier-league-clubs-submit-retained-and-released-lists.html |archive-date= 4 May 2015 }}
=Ipswich Town=
On 7 July 2014, Parr signed for Ipswich Town on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.itfc.co.uk/news/article/jonathan-parr-signs-for-town-1720840.aspx|title = JONATHAN PARR JOINS BLUES - News - Ipswich Town}} He made his debut for the club on 30 August 2014, starting in a 1–1 draw with Derby County. He scored his first goal for Ipswich on 16 September 2014, netting the opening goal in a 2–0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion at Portman Road. Parr made 33 appearances during his first season at the club, scoring twice, as Ipswich finished 6th in the Championship, qualifying for the Championship play-offs as a result.{{soccerbase season|55453|2014|access-date=18 March 2020}}
He made his first appearance of the 2015–16 season on 15 September, featuring as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 away win over Leeds United at Elland Road. He scored his first goal of the season on 24 October in a 1–1 draw away at Nottingham Forest. Parr found regular game time limited during his second season at Ipswich, making just 10 appearances in all competitions over the first half of the season, scoring once.{{soccerbase season|55453|2015|access-date=18 March 2020}} On 13 January 2016 he moved to Strømsgodset on a permanent deal for a reported fee of around £70,000.{{Cite news |title=Parr Completes Strømsgodset Switch |url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/28845/parr-completes-strømsgodset-switch |publisher=TWTD |date=13 January 2016 |access-date=10 October 2019}}
=Strømsgodset=
Parr signed a permanent deal with Strømsgodset on 13 January 2016.{{cite web|title=Parr er klar for Godset|url=http://www.godset.no/news/article/19dx3uvf4o3pk1de2ktmxtrfnr/title/parr-er-klar-for-godset|website=Strømsgodset Toppfotball|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303130400/http://www.godset.no/news/article/19dx3uvf4o3pk1de2ktmxtrfnr/title/parr-er-klar-for-godset|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}} He signed a 3.5-year contract.
In January 2022, Parr announced his retirement from professional football.{{cite web|title= 'It was too great a risk' - Ex Town defender Parr hangs up his boots |url= https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/jonathan-parr-retires-from-football-8641342 |website=East Anglian Daily Times|date=24 January 2022 |access-date=24 January 2022}}
Eidsvold Turn
Parr signed for Eidsvold Turn 14 April 2023 doing a surprisingly comeback.
International career
Parr played 14 games on national youth teams for Norway up to U-19, and was a regular at the Norway national under-21 football team with 18 matches between 2008 and 2010. On 11 May 2010, he got selected for the senior national team for the first time, as Norway were facing Montenegro and Ukraine.{{cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/landslaget/artikkel.php?artid=10005963|title=Yttergård Jenssen og Parr med i Drillos tropp |last=Solbakken|first=Espen|author2=Bøthun, Gunnar|author3=Opsahl, Per |date=11 May 2010|newspaper=Verdens Gang|language=no|access-date=11 May 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=10005991|title=Parr har vært en åpenbaring |last=Brenne|first=Øyvind|date=11 May 2010|newspaper=Verdens Gang|language=no|access-date=11 May 2010}}
Parr debuted on the Norway national team on 29 May 2010, in a friendly match against Montenegro, and he became Aalesund's first player to have started a Norway national game.{{cite web |url=http://fotball.smp.no/landslaget/article170862.ece |title=Gamst: – Parr en mann for framtiden |trans-title=Gamst: – Parr a man for the future |language=no |work=Sunnmørsposten |date=31 May 2010 |access-date=12 November 2011 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406164919/http://fotball.smp.no/landslaget/article170862.ece |url-status=dead }} As of February 2013, Parr has been capped nine times.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 27 November 2021}}[http://www.lynhistorie.com/Lyn_Spiller.asp?id=61 Parr's Lyn stats] (in Norwegian). Lyn Historie.com. Retrieved 21 May 2013.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221018/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=128785 Parr's Norwegian stats] (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 21 May 2013.[http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=55453&season_id=141 Parr's Palace stats]. Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=2|Lyn
|2006 |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2Appearances in Royal League | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| rowspan=6|Aalesund
|2007 |rowspan=5|Tippeligaen |19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2008
|24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2Appearances in Relegation play-offs | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| 2009
|27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2010
|25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2Appearances in UEFA Europa League | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2011
|15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!110 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 134 | 11 | |
| rowspan=4|Crystal Palace
|rowspan=2|Championship |39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13
|38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 17 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!92 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 2 | |
| rowspan=3|Ipswich Town
|rowspan=2|Championship |31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearance in Championship play-offs | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 2015–16
|9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 10 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| rowspan=7|Strømsgodset
|2016 |25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2017
|rowspan=5|Eliteserien |28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2018
|27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2019
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021
|18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 18 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!113 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 4 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!366 | 17 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 418 | 20 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 6 February 2013}}{{NFT player|id=38538|name=Jonathan Parr|accessdate=18 March 2020}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=5|Norway | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||9||0 |
Honours
;Aalesund
;Crystal Palace
- Football League Championship Play-offs: 2013
;Individual
- Crystal Palace Player of the Year: 2011–12
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601131324/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=343860&tcmuri=17445 Crystal Palace profile]
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parr, Jonathan}}
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Category:Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
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