Troy Parrott

Troy Daniel Parrott (born 4 February 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ipswich Town, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the Republic of Ireland national team.[3]

Troy Parrott
Personal information
Full name Troy Daniel Parrott[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-04) 4 February 2002
Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Ipswich Town
(on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
Number 40
Youth career
0000–2017 Belvedere
2017–2019 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Tottenham Hotspur 2 (0)
2020–2021 → Millwall (loan) 11 (0)
2021– → Ipswich Town (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Republic of Ireland U17 11 (4)
2018– Republic of Ireland U19 3 (4)
2019– Republic of Ireland U21 5 (4)
2019– Republic of Ireland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:58, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

From Dublin, Parrott started his youth career with Belvedere. In July 2017, Parrott joined Tottenham Hotspur for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 4 February 2019, on his 17th birthday, Parrott signed his first professional contract with Tottenham.[5] He made his first-team debut for Tottenham in the 3–2 International Champions Cup friendly win over Juventus on 21 July 2019.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] On 8 February 2020, Parrott signed a new three-and-a-half year contract with Spurs until the summer of 2023.[9]

On 1 August 2020, Parrott joined Championship side Millwall on a season-long loan.[10]

Parrott was loaned out to Ipswich Town on 1 February 2021,[11] making his debut five days later in a 2–0 victory over Blackpool.[12]

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.[13] He followed that by getting a brace of goals in the next fixture against Sweden.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16] On 24 August 2020, he was named in the squad to face Finland and Bulgaria in the Nations League games in 2020.[17]

Personal life

Parrott was born in Dublin. From 2013 to 2017, he attended O'Connell School in Dublin.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20[19] Premier League 20101000—40
Millwall (loan) 2020–21[20] Championship 1102010——140
Ipswich Town (loan) 2020–21[20] League One 200000——20
Career total 15030200000200

International
As of match played 5 December 2020[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland
201910
202010
Total20

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. "Troy Parrott: Overview". FmDatba.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  3. Troy Parrott at Soccerway
  4. "Prolific Tottenham youngster Parrott has perfect chance to take off". Evening Standard. 24 September 2019.
  5. "Troy Parrott signs first professional contract with Spurs". RTÉ. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. "Juventus 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur". Irish Times. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. Gold, Alasdair (24 September 2019). "Spurs team confirmed vs Colchester: Parrott, Skipp and Tanganga start". football.london. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. "Son Heung-min's wonder-goal steals show in Spurs' 5–0 thrashing of Burnley". The Guardian. 7 December 2019.
  9. "Troy Parrott extends Tottenham stay until 2023". ExtraTime.ie.
  10. Clarke, Harry (1 August 2020). "Confirmed: Troy Parrott completes loan move to Millwall". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. "Parrot joins Ipswich on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. "Ipswich Town 2–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. Team, The42. "Parrott and Connolly combine brilliantly as Spurs star scores debut Ireland U21 goal". The42.
  14. Brosnan, Maurice. "Watch: Sensational Troy Parrott Scores Twice As Ireland U21s Secure Win In Sweden". Balls.ie.
  15. Fallon, John (10 October 2019). "Parrott sees red as Ireland Under-21s draw" – via www.rte.ie. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. "Bright prospects and lesser lights impress as Ireland see off New Zealand in Aviva friendly". The 42. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  17. "Kenny promotes duo as Byrne and Whelan miss out". 24 August 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. "Spurs Academy player". Attain. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  19. "Games played by Troy Parrott in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  20. "Games played by Troy Parrott in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  21. "T. PARROTT". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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