Troy Parrott

Troy Daniel Parrott (born 4 February 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons,[3] on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He also represents the Republic of Ireland national team at senior level.[4]

Troy Parrott
Personal information
Full name Troy Daniel Parrott[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Milton Keynes Dons
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2017 Belvedere
2017–2019 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
2020 → Millwall (loan) 11 (0)
2021 → Ipswich Town (loan) 18 (2)
2021– → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 38 (8)
National team‡
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U17 11 (4)
2018–2019 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (4)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 5 (4)
2019– Republic of Ireland 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:46, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Tottenham Hotspur

From Dublin, Parrott started his youth career with Belvedere. In July 2017, Parrott joined Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee.[5] On 4 February 2019, on his 17th birthday, Parrott signed his first professional contract with Tottenham.[6] He made his first-team debut for Tottenham in the 3–2 International Champions Cup friendly win over Juventus on 21 July 2019.[7] On 24 September 2019, aged 17 years, seven months and 20 days old, Parrott made his professional debut for Tottenham in their third round loss in the EFL Cup against Colchester United.[8] On 7 December 2019, aged 17 years, 10 months and three days old, Parrott made his Premier League debut under manager José Mourinho, in a 5–0 win against Burnley.[9] On 8 February 2020, Parrott signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with Spurs until the summer of 2023.[10]

Loan to Millwall

On 1 August 2020, Parrott joined Championship side Millwall on a season-long loan.[11] After missing the start of the season due to suffering a quad injury during pre-season, he made his debut for Millwall in a 0–2 EFL Cup defeat to Burnley on 23 September, a match in which he also suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out of action for over 8 weeks. He made his first appearance following his return from injury in a 1–1 draw with Cardiff City on 21 November.[12] Parrott made 14 appearances in all competitions for Millwall[13] before being recalled from his loan in January.[14]

Loan to Ipswich Town

On 1 February 2021, Parrott joined League One club Ipswich Town for the remainder of the season.[15] making his debut five days later in a 2–0 victory over Blackpool.[16] He scored his first senior goal in a 1–0 home win over Plymouth Argyle at Portman Road on 13 March 2021.[17] Parrott made 18 appearances during his loan spell with Ipswich, scoring twice.[13]

Loan to Milton Keynes Dons

On 29 July 2021, Parrott joined EFL League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the 2021–22 season.[18] He made his league debut for the club on 7 August 2021 in a 3–3 draw away to Bolton Wanderers.[19] He scored his first goal the following week at home against Sunderland though MK Dons lost 2–1.[20] On 8 March 2022, Parrott scored twice in a 3–1 home win over Cheltenham Town.[21]

International career

Parrott has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. On 6 September 2019, Parrott scored on his under-21 debut in an Under-21 European 2021 qualifier against Armenia.[22] He followed that by getting a brace of goals in the next fixture against Sweden.[23] His third under 21 appearance was a 0–0 draw with Italy in which he was sent off after being shown a second yellow card following an altercation with Italy's Moise Kean, who received a straight red card for pushing Parrott in the face.[24]

Parrott made his senior Republic of Ireland debut on 14 November 2019, starting in a 3–1 friendly win against New Zealand and providing an assist for Ireland's second goal of the game which was Sean Maguire's first international goal.[25] On 24 August 2020, he was named in the squad to face Finland and Bulgaria in the Nations League games in 2020.[26] He made his first competitive appearance for Ireland as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Bulgaria on 18 November 2020.[27] Parrott scored his first senior international goals on the 3 June 2021 when he scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Andorra in a friendly at the Estadi Nacional.[28]

On 29 March 2022, he scored a 97th-minute winning goal in a 1–0 win over Lithuania in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium.[29]

Personal life

Parrott was born in Dublin, Ireland. From 2013 to 2017, he attended O'Connell School in Dublin.[30]

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 April 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19[31] —2[lower-alpha 1]020
Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20[32] Premier League 20101000—40
2020–21[13] Premier League 00000000—00
Total 201010000040
Millwall (loan) 2020–21[13] Championship 1102010——140
Ipswich Town (loan) 2020–21[13] League One 182————182
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2021–22[33] League One 3882000002[lower-alpha 1]1429
Career total 6910502000418011
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland
201910
202010
202182
202221
Total123
Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Parrott goal.[34]
List of international goals scored by Troy Parrott
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
13 June 2021Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra1–14–1Friendly
22–1
329 March 2022Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Lithuania1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Individual

  • FAI Under-15 International Player of the Year: 2017[35]
  • FAI Under-16 International Player of the Year: 2018[36]
  • FAI International Goal of the Year: 2019[37]

References
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  7. "Juventus 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur". Irish Times. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  8. Gold, Alasdair (24 September 2019). "Spurs team confirmed vs Colchester: Parrott, Skipp and Tanganga start". football.london. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. "Son Heung-min's wonder-goal steals show in Spurs' 5–0 thrashing of Burnley". The Guardian. 7 December 2019.
  10. "Troy Parrott extends Tottenham stay until 2023". ExtraTime.ie.
  11. Clarke, Harry (1 August 2020). "Confirmed: Troy Parrott completes loan move to Millwall". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. Cawley, Richard (21 October 2020). "Millwall's injury list increases – but Troy Parrott's return is a positive development for Den chief Rowett". London News Online. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. "Games played by Troy Parrott in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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  15. "Parrot joins Ipswich on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  16. "Ipswich Town 2–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. "Ipswich Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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  19. "Bolton Wanderers 3-3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  20. "Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  21. "Milton Keynes Dons 3-1 Cheltenham Town". BBC. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  22. Team, The42. "Parrott and Connolly combine brilliantly as Spurs star scores debut Ireland U21 goal". The42.
  23. Brosnan, Maurice. "Watch: Sensational Troy Parrott Scores Twice As Ireland U21s Secure Win In Sweden". Balls.ie.
  24. Fallon, John (10 October 2019). "Parrott sees red as Ireland Under-21s draw" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  25. "Bright prospects and lesser lights impress as Ireland see off New Zealand in Aviva friendly". The 42. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  26. "Kenny promotes duo as Byrne and Whelan miss out". 24 August 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  27. "Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Bulgaria - Match summary". 18 November 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  28. "Parrott saves Irish blushes in Andorra as Kenny finally records a win as Ireland manager". RTE Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  29. "Last-gasp moment of magic from Troy Parrott seals Ireland win over Lithuania". The 42. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  30. "Spurs Academy player". Attain. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  31. "Games played by Troy Parrott in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  32. "Games played by Troy Parrott in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  33. "Games played by Troy Parrott in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  34. "T. Parrott". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  35. Malone, Emmet (18 March 2018). "Shane Duffy picks up top FAI award; McClean recognised for Wales goal". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  36. Malone, Emmet (17 March 2019). "Shane Duffy named Republic of Ireland Player of the Year". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  37. "International Goal of the Year". Football Association of Ireland. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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