| Connor Parsons | |
| Fullname: | Connor Riece George Parsons |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 2000 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Waterford |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | –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– |
| Clubs9: | Waterford |
| Caps9: | 58 |
| Goals9: | 9 |
| Club-Update: | 23:27, 28 June 2024 (UTC) |
Connor Riece George Parsons (born 26 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Waterford.
Parsons played as a youth with Norwich City, leaving the club in December 2019 by mutual consent.[1] He then played for Norwich United, scoring 5 goals in 12 games in all competitions,[2] before signing for Lowestoft Town in October 2020.[3] After scoring 1 goal in 7 games in all competitions,[4] he left the club in March 2021 to sign for Icelandic club Tindastóll.[5] He moved to Dalvík/Reynir in April 2021,[6] for whom he made seven appearances.[7]
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]
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]
After his release from Norwich City, Parsons "built a social media audience" and had 40,000 subscribers on YouTube as of October 2020.[22] 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.[23]