Josh Parker

Josh Parker
Personal information
Full name Joshua Parker[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-01) 1 December 1990
Place of birth Slough, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 14
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Queens Park Rangers 5 (0)
2010 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2 (0)
2010 → Northampton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2010 → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2012 Oldham Athletic 13 (0)
2012 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 8 (0)
2012–2013 Oxford United 15 (0)
2013–2014 Domžale 42 (14)
2015–2016 Red Star Belgrade 12 (4)
2015 → Aberdeen (loan) 7 (0)
2017 Wealdstone 0 (0)
2017– Gillingham 58 (12)
National team‡
2010– Antigua and Barbuda[2] 25 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:05, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2018 (UTC)

Joshua Parker (born 1 December 1990) is an English-born Antiguan footballer who plays as a winger for Gillingham.

Career

Queens Park Rangers

Parker started his career at Queens Park Rangers (QPR). In January 2010 he joined Conference National club AFC Wimbledon on loan.[3][4] He made just two substitute appearances for the club. On 10 April 2010 he made his League Championship debut, replacing Adel Taarabt as a last-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.[5] He got his first start two weeks later in a 1–0 win at Barnsley.[6] At the end of the season, manager Neil Warnock offered the youngster a new one-year deal.[7] In October 2010, he joined League Two club Northampton Town on a month-long loan.[8] He made only three appearances for the club and returned to QPR a week before the end of his contract.[9] Parker then joined Wycombe Wanderers on 23 November 2010 on a three-month loan deal and made his debut on the same night against Torquay United, coming on as a second-half substitute. His loan spell was cut short when he suffered a stress fracture in his left foot while on international duty with Antigua and Barbuda. He returned to QPR but failed to make another appearance and was released at the end of the season following their promotion to the Premier League.

Oldham Athletic

Parker signed a one-year contract at Oldham Athletic on 5 August 2011 following a successful trial period and made his competitive club debut on the first day of the 2011–12 season, as a substitute in the Football League match against Sheffield United.[10] On 8 March 2012, Parker joined Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan.[11]

He was released by Oldham at the end of the 2011–12 season, along with eight other players.[12]

Oxford United

In December 2012 he signed on non-contract terms for Oxford United.[13] He was released by the club in May 2013 after 15 league appearances without a goal.[14]

Domžale and Red Star Belgrade

He signed with Slovenian side Domžale in June 2013. After a year and a half in the Slovenian First League, he moved to Serbian SuperLiga side Red Star Belgrade. On 8 January 2015 he signed a 2-year contract with Red Star.[15]

On 20 August 2015, he signed a short-term loan deal with Aberdeen until January 2016.[16]

Gillingham

In January 2017 he joined Wealdstone of the National League South,[17] but just two weeks later signed for League One side Gillingham until the end of the 2016–17 season.[18] He scored in his first appearance for the side in a friendly against Belgian side Patro Eisden Maasmechelen and again on his full debut against Port Vale in the league, coming on as a substitute to score a 95th-minute equaliser.[19][20] At the end of the season his initial short-term contract was extended for a further two years.[21]

International career

Parker is eligible to represent Antigua and Barbuda. In November 2010, he received a call-up and accepted an invitation along with his former QPR teammate Mikele Leigertwood to play for the national team in the Caribbean Championship qualifiers being hosted in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda on 10–14 November.[22] Parker won his first cap in a 2–1 victory over Suriname on 10 November 2010, playing the full 90 minutes. He was part of Antigua and Barbuda team at the 2010 and 2014 Caribbean Cup. He was made captain of the side in 2015.[23]

International goals

Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first.[24]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 October 2014Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva Saint Lucia2–12–12014 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.14 June 2015Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Saint Lucia1–04–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.3–1
4.23 March 2016Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Aruba1–02–12017 Caribbean Cup qualification
5.21 March 2018Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound Bermuda2–13–2Friendly

Career statistics

As of match played 12 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2009–10[25] Championship 400000—40
2010–11[26] Championship 100010—20
Total 500010—60
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2009–10[25] Conference Premier 2000—1[lower-alpha 1]030
Northampton Town (loan) 2010–11[26] League Two 3000—0030
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2010–11[26] League Two 1000—0010
Oldham Athletic 2011–12[27] League One 13020102[lower-alpha 2]0180
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2011–12[27] League Two 80———80
Oxford United 2012–13[28] League Two 15000001[lower-alpha 2]0160
Domžale 2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga 251131—2[lower-alpha 3]03012
2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 17332——205
Total 421463—205017
Red Star Belgrade 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga 9200——92
2015–16 Serbian SuperLiga 3200—2[lower-alpha 3]052
Total 12400—20144
Aberdeen (loan) 2015–16[29] Scottish Premiership 7000100080
Wealdstone 2016–17 National League South 0000—0000
Gillingham 2016–17[30] League One 162000000162
2017–18[31] League One 421000101[lower-alpha 4]192
Total 233001011254
Career total 1312183409115124
  1. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. 1 2 Appearances in Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Come Dine With Me

In March 2016, he was a contestant on Channel 4's Couples Come Dine with Me (Season 3, Episode 33) which was filmed in Aberdeen during his time on loan.[32]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "Parker, Josh". http://www.national-football-teams.com/. Retrieved 5 September 2015. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ Murtagh, Jacob (29 January 2010). "Dons snap up QPR ace". Surrey Herald. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign striker Josh Parker on loan from QPR". BBC Sport. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Crystal Palace 0–2 QPR". BBC Sport. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Barnsley vs QPR". qpr.co.uk. 24 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Queens Park Rangers' Josh Parker signs new contract". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Parker pens Sixfields move". ntfc.co.uk. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  9. ↑ "Parker back at QPR". ntfc.co.uk. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  10. ↑ "Oldham 0–2 Sheffield Utd". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Daggers Snap Up Parker". Daggers.co.uk. Dag&Red. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "Latics Release Nine Players". Oldham Athletic AFC. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Striker joins the U's". Oxford United FC. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Retained List". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  15. ↑ Parker: Pre dolaska u Sloveniju bio sam desni bek, sa Zvezdom do titule at Večernje novosti, 8-1-2015 (in Serbian)
  16. ↑ Forward Josh Parker joins Aberdeen on loan BBC Sport
  17. ↑ "Former QPR man Josh Parker joins Wealdstone - West London Sport". West London Sport. 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  18. ↑ "JOSH PARKER SIGNS FOR THE GILLS". Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  19. ↑ "Gillingham 3 Patro Eisden Maasmechelen 1 - match report". Kent Online. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  20. ↑ "Gillingham 1-1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  21. ↑ "Josh Parker: Gillingham winger signs new contract". BBC Sport. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  22. ↑ "Hosts Antigua-Barbuda confident as Caribbean Cup Group G kicks off". Caribbean News Now!. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  23. ↑ "TD lauds public for Benna Boys' support". Antigua Observer Newspaper. 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
  24. ↑ "Parker, Josh". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Parker in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  26. 1 2 3 "Games played by Josh Parker in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Josh Parker in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Josh Parker in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Josh Parker in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Josh Parker in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Josh Parker in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  32. ↑ "Couples Come Dine with Me: Season 3, Episode 33". Channel 4. 23 March 2016.
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