Alex Parsons (footballer, born 1992)

Alexander Antony Parsons (born 7 September 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Worthing. He made his debut in Football League One for AFC Bournemouth in 2012.

Alex Parsons
Personal information
Full name Alexander Antony Parsons[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992
Place of birth Worthing, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Worthing
Youth career
2009–2011 Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Bournemouth 1 (0)
2011 → Wimborne Town (loan)
2012 → Bashley (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Whitehawk 14 (0)
2014 Worthing
2014–2017 Bognor Regis Town
2017- Worthing
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2012

Career

Parsons was born in Worthing, West Sussex.[2] He joined AFC Bournemouth on a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2009, and signed his first professional contract at the end of his scholarship.[3] In August 2011, Parsons and Dan Strugnell joined Southern League Division One club Wimborne Town on a three-month loan deal.[4]

He made his professional debut for Bournemouth on 2 January 2012, in a 2–0 League Two win over Wycombe Wanderers, coming on as a late substitute for Marc Pugh.[5][6] Two weeks later, he joined Southern League Premier Division Bashley on a one-month loan.[7] Parsons was released at the end of the season by new manager Paul Groves.[8] He is currently training with the Nike Football Academy after being on trial with Brighton & Hove Albion.

References
  1. "List of Temporary Transfers of Players under Written Contract Between 01/08/2011 and 31/08/2011" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  2. "Alex Parsons". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. "Alex Parsons – the dream starts here". AFC Bournemouth. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. "Cuss completes Cherries duo loan signings". Wimborne Town F.C. 12 August 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  5. Wadley, Ian (5 January 2012). "Parsons has clocked up the miles". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  6. "Bournemouth 2-0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. "Parsons joins Bashley on loan". AFC Bournemouth. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  8. Wadley, Ian (15 May 2012). "Onwards and upwards for Baudry". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.