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Matthew Parsons
English footballer
Matthew John Parsons (born 25 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Faversham Town.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew John Parsons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Catford, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Faversham Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Crystal Palace | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Barnet (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Boreham Wood | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Eastbourne Borough | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Maidenhead United | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Leatherhead | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Chatham Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Greenwich Borough | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Erith & Belvedere | 18 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 33 | (2) |
| 2018 | Cray Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Chatham Town | 32 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Glebe | 32 | (2) |
| 2020 | Faversham Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | Corinthian-Casuals | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Romford | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Glebe | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Sheppey United | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Faversham Town | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 1 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Parsons attended Sedgehill School, Lewisham.[citation needed]
Parsons graduated from the Crystal Palace Academy to sign his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in April 2010.[4] He made his first team debut in the League Cup Second Round on 24 August 2010, replacing Edgar Davids 82 minutes into their 1–1 draw with Portsmouth at Fratton Park, his team losing 4–3 on penalties.[5] He made his first league appearance the following January, playing the full game and impressing fans in a goalless draw with Norwich City at Selhurst Park.
He joined Barnet on loan in March 2011.[6]
In the 2011–12 season Parsons went on to play six times in all competitions for Crystal Palace.
On 30 August 2012, he joined Wycombe Wanderers on loan for an initial one month youth loan deal.[7][8]
On 17 January 2014, Parsons joined Plymouth Argyle for an undisclosed fee until the end of the 2013–14 season.[9]
- "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- "Dartford's Ali Mansaray joins Sheppey United on loan while Matt Parsons departs the Isthmian League side". Kent Online. 1 November 2022.
- "Parsons Offered Professional Deal". cpfc.co.uk. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Portsmouth 1–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
- "Barnet | News | Latest News | Latest News | LEFT-BACK JOINS ON LOAN". 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Parsons Moves On Loan - News - Crystal Palace FC". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Parsons pens Wycombe deal - News - Wycombe Wanderers". www.wycombewanderers.co.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Parsons' Green". Plymouth Argyle FC. 17 January 2014.
- Matthew Parsons at Soccerbase
