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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
Team information
Current team
Bohemians
Number 7
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)
2025 Dagenham & Redbridge 2 (0)
2025– Bohemians 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:43, 16 February 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

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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.[2] He then played for Norwich United, scoring 5 goals in 12 games in all competitions,[3] before signing for Lowestoft Town in October 2020.[4] After scoring 1 goal in 7 games in all competitions,[5] he left the club in March 2021 to sign for Icelandic club Tindastóll.[6] He moved to Dalvík/Reynir in April 2021,[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] On 26 November 2021, Parsons joined National League side Notts County on loan until 29 January 2022.[10][11][12] On 4 February 2022 Parsons signed for National League side Bromley on an initial one-month loan.[13] On 2 March 2022, the loan deal was extended until the end of the season.[14] On 10 May 2022, Parsons was recalled by his parent club after 11 appearances.[15] His Wycombe contract was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[16]

In August 2022 he moved on loan to Solihull Moors.[17]

Waterford

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In December 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Irish club Waterford in January 2023.[18][19] 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.[20] On 30 November 2023, Parsons signed a new contract with the club for the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[21] On 12 November 2024, it was announced that Parsons had departed the club following the end of his contract.[22]

Dagenham & Redbridge

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On 13 December 2024, Parsons agreed to join National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on a permanent deal from January 2025.[23]

Bohemians

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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.[24][25]

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.[26] 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.[27]

Career statistics

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As of match played on 16 February 2025[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich United 2019–20[3] ECL Premier Division 11 4 0 0 1[c] 1 12 5
Lowestoft Town 2020–21[29] Southern Football League 5 0 0 0 2[d] 1 7 1
Tindastóll 2021[1] 3. deild 0 0 0 0
Dalvík/Reynir 2021[1] 3. deild 6 3 1 0 7 3
Wycombe Wanderers 2021–22[28] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 3[e] 1 3 1
2022–23[28] 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[e] 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 5 1
Notts County (loan) 2021–22[28] National League 3 0 1[d] 0 4 0
Bromley (loan) 2021–22[28] National League 11 1 11 1
Solihull Moors (loan) 2022–23[28] National League 10 0 1 0 11 0
Waterford 2023[28] LOI First Division 33 6 2 1 6[f] 1 41 8
2024[28] LOI Premier Division 33 3 2 0 1[g] 0 36 3
Total 66 9 4 1 7 1 77 11
Dagenham & Redbridge 2024–25[28] National League 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Bohemians 2025[28] LOI Premier Division 1 0 0 0 0[h] 0 1 0
Career total 115 17 6 1 2 0 15 4 138 22
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Icelandic Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup & National League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the First Division Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  6. ^ 2 appearances in the Munster Senior Cup; 4 appearances, 1 goal in the 2023 League of Ireland Promotion/Relegation Playoffs
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Leikmaður - Connor Riece George Parsons". www.ksi.is.
  2. ^ "Connor Parsons contract cancelled by mutual consent". www.canaries.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b "Connor Parsons - Norwich United First Team". www.pitchero.com.
  4. ^ "1ST TEAM PARSONS & OPPONG JOIN TRAWLERBOYS". www.lowestofttownfc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Connor Parsons Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk.
  6. ^ Steve Whitney (15 March 2021). "Parsons Leaves Lowestoft for Iceland". Southern Football League.
  7. ^ "Dalvík/Reynir sem við breskan leikmann". 29 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Connor makes Chairboys move". www.wycombewanderers.co.uk.
  9. ^ "gallery-wycombe-1-3-aston-villa-u21s". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Young stars make loan moves". Wycombe Wanderers FC. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  11. ^ James, Emma (26 November 2021). "Notts County sign winger Parsons on loan from Wycombe". NottinghamshireLive.
  12. ^ Curtis, Leigh (1 February 2022). "Double Notts exit confirmed as Burchnall sends 'perspective' message". NottinghamshireLive.
  13. ^ "Bromley sign Connor Parsons on loan from Wycombe Wanderers". 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Connor Parsons extends Bromley loan". 3 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers recall forward from Non League club". Bucks Free Press. 12 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Eight Wycombe Wanderers players are offered new contracts for the up-and-coming 2022/23 season". Bucks Free Press. 25 May 2022.
  17. ^ "'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.
  18. ^ "Waterford FC Sign Connor Parsons". Waterford FC. 23 December 2022.
  19. ^ Penrose, Gareth. "Parsons joins Waterford from Wycombe Wanderers". extratime.com.
  20. ^ Barry, Stephen (10 November 2023). "Waterford win promotion in extra-time against Cork City" – via www.rte.ie.
  21. ^ "Connor Parsons Returns for the 2024 Season". Waterford FC. 30 November 2023.
  22. ^ FC, Waterford (12 November 2024). "Waterford FC 2024 Retained List".
  23. ^ "✍️ Daggers Sign Connor Parsons". daggers.co.uk. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  24. ^ "Winger Connor Parsons joins on multi-year deal | Bohemian FC". bohemianfc.com.
  25. ^ "Connor Parsons Departs". Dagenham & Redbridge FC. 4 February 2025.
  26. ^ Bailey, Michael. "'What I've realised now is I'm going to have to do it the hard way'". The Athletic.
  27. ^ "'He's a baller!' - Wycombe Wanderers' Connor Parsons stars in popular YouTuber's video". Bucks Free Press.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "England - C. Parsons - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  29. ^ "Connor Parsons | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.