Alex Parsons (footballer, born 1992)

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Alex Parsons
Personal information
Full name Alexander Antony Parsons [1]
Date of birth (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Worthing, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Worthing
Youth career
2009–2011 Bournemouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Bournemouth 5 (0)
2011Wimborne Town (loan)
2012Bashley (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Whitehawk 14 (0)
2014 Worthing 8
2014–2017 Bognor Regis Town
2017– Worthing 104
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2012

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.

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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.

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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.