| Birth Date: | 1986 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bad Driburg, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.80m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | VfL Eversen |
| Youthclubs2: | TuS Bad Driburg |
| Youthyears3: | –2002 |
| Youthclubs3: | SC Paderborn |
| Youthyears4: | 2002–2004 |
| Youthclubs4: | Borussia Dortmund |
| Years1: | 2004–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Borussia Dortmund II |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2007–2009 |
| Clubs2: | 1. FC Köln II |
| Caps2: | 50 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs3: | 1. FC Köln |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2009–2020 |
| Caps4: | 234 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2014 |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 315 |
| Totalgoals: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001–2002 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2002–2003 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2003 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Michael Parensen (born 24 June 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender for Borussia Dortmund II, 1. FC Köln II, 1. FC Köln Union Berlin and Union Berlin II.[1] He retired at the end of the 2019–20 season.[2]
| Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2004–05[3] | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2007–08[4] | Oberliga Nordrhein | 34 | 2 | – | – | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | |||
| Union Berlin | 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[5] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 234 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 8 | |||
| Union Berlin II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 315 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 330 | 12 | |||