Dean Gary Parrett (born 16 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Biggleswade Town. He has played in the Football League for several clubs and has represented England from under-16 to under-20 level.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dean Gary Parrett[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 30)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Hampstead, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Biggleswade Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2007 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
2007–2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
2009 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2010 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2011 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2012 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2013 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Stevenage | 69 | (8) |
2016–2018 | AFC Wimbledon | 55 | (7) |
2018–2019 | Gillingham | 27 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Stevenage | 17 | (0) |
2020 | Wealdstone | 4 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Barnet | 2 | (0) |
2022– | Biggleswade Town | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
2006–2007 | England U16 | 7 | (0) |
2007–2008 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
2009–2010 | England U19 | 11 | (4) |
2011 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:02, 21 March 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Hampstead, London, Parrett signed for the Tottenham Hotspur Academy from Queens Park Rangers in February 2007.[3] He made his first team debut for Tottenham in a UEFA Cup match against Shakhtar Donetsk on 19 February 2009.[4] He joined League Two team Aldershot Town on a month's loan on 17 September.[5] Aldershot enquired for an extension but instead Parrett returned to Spurs on 23 October after playing four games.[6] He signed a new three-year contract at White Hart Lane in August 2010,[7] before joining Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[8][9] He scored his first career goal whilst at Plymouth in a 3–1 win over Bristol Rovers.[10] On 10 November 2010, it was mutually agreed between Tottenham and Argyle that Parrett's loan be cut short and he returned to Tottenham.[11]
In March 2011, Parrett signed for League One side Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season.[12] He scored once for Charlton in a 3–1 win over Rochdale.[13]
On 13 January 2012, Parrett signed on loan with Yeovil Town for one month, which was extended until the end of the season on 8 February 2012, and he scored in the 3–2 win over Colchester United on 18 February 2012.[14]
On 28 March 2013, Parrett sign to Swindon Town on loan along with fellow Spurs trainees Nathan Byrne and Massimo Luongo.[15] The very next day he went straight into the squad to face Oldham and play the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 result.[16]
Swindon terminated the loan abruptly on 11 April 2013 with Manager, Kevin MacDonald unwilling to explain the reason publicly.[17] Parrett returned to Tottenham and was subsequently released by the club in June 2013.[18]
On 17 October 2013, Stevenage signed Parrett who was a free agent till the end of the 2013–14 season.[19] On 12 May 2014, Parrett signed a new contract extension at the club.[20]
On 1 July 2016, Parrett left Stevenage for newly promoted League One club AFC Wimbledon, joining former Stevenage teammates Darius Charles and Chris Whelpdale.[21] He scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, in a 2–0 win over Gillingham on 1 October 2016.[22]
On 30 May 2018 Parrett signed for Gillingham.[23] He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2018, in a League One fixture away to Accrington Stanley.[24] He made 31 appearances for the club in total, scoring one goal.[25]
After his contract was terminated by Gillingham in July 2019, Parrett rejoined Stevenage.[26] Parrett was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season which saw Stevenage relegated to the National League.[27] He made a total of 22 appearances across all competitions for the club in his second spell, scoring one goal in a 1–2 loss to Southend in the EFL Cup.[28]
Parrett joined Wealdstone on 21 November 2020 on a non-contract basis.[29]
The following month, the Stones allowed Parrett to begin talks with Barnet over a move.[30] Parrett joined the Bees on a short-term deal on 12 December 2020.[31] He was released on 8 January 2021 after only two appearances.[32]
In March 2022, Parrett signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Biggleswade Town.[33]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2008–09[34] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2009–10[35] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2010–11[36] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2011–12[37] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2009–10[35] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2010–11[36] | League One | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2010–11[36] | League One | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2011–12[37] | League One | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Swindon Town (loan) | 2012–13[38] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Stevenage | 2013–14[39] | League One | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
2014–15[40] | League Two | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 32 | 5 | ||
2015–16[41] | League Two | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
Total | 69 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 78 | 9 | |||
AFC Wimbledon | 2016–17[42] | League One | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
2017–18[43] | League One | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 25 | 3 | ||
Total | 55 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 67 | 9 | |||
Gillingham | 2018–19[44] | League One | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
Stevenage | 2019–20[45] | League Two | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
Wealdstone | 2020–21[46] | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Barnet | 2020–21[46] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Biggleswade Town | 2021–22[47] | SFL - Premier Division Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 209 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 254 | 32 |