Sam Parkin

Sam Parkin

Personal information
Full name	Samuel Parkin
Date of birth	(1981-03-14) 14 March 1981
Place of birth	Roehampton, Surrey, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Exeter City
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2002	Chelsea	0	(0)
2000	→ Millwall (loan)	7	(4)
2000–2001	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	8	(0)
2001	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	7	(3)
2001–2002	→ Northampton Town (loan)	40	(4)
2002–2005	Swindon Town	124	(67)
2005–2006	Ipswich Town	22	(5)
2006–2009	Luton Town	50	(10)
2008–2009	→ Leyton Orient (loan)	13	(0)
2009–2010	Walsall	24	(3)
2010–2012	St. Johnstone	23	(4)
2012	Queen of the South	15	(6)
2012–2013	St Mirren	27	(2)
2013–	Exeter City	8	(3)
National team‡
2005	Scotland B	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:00, 19 October 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 August 2011

Samuel "Sam" Parkin (born 14 March 1981) is an English born professional footballer who plays as a forward for Exeter City in League Two.

Playing career

Club

Chelsea

Parkin started his career at Chelsea as a trainee. For first team experience he was loaned out.

Millwall

Parking joined Millwall on loan during the 2000-01 season. He scored 4 goals in 7 appearances for The Lions.

Wycombe Wanderers

Parking joined Wycombe on loan during the 2000-01 season.

At Wycombe, Parkin scored perhaps the most important goal in their history, when he headed in the winner against Wolverhampton during Wycombe's run to the semi finals of the FA Cup.^[1] However his loan had finished and he returned to Chelsea denying him a chance to play in the quarter or semi finals. He scored two other goals for Wycombe, including one in the Football League Trophy against Leyton Orient.^[2]

Oldham Athletic

Parking joined Oldham Athletic on loan during the 2000-01 season. He scored 3 goals in 7 appearances for The Latics.

Northampton Town

Parking joined Northampton Town on loan during the 2001-02 season. He scored 5 goals in 46 appearances for The Cobblers.

Swindon Town

In 2002, Parkin signed for Swindon Town, then in the Second Division. In his three seasons at the County Ground he quickly became one of the most feared goalscorers in the division, scoring 67 goals in 124 league games. He was affectionately nicknamed 'Super Sammy Parkin' by Swindon fans during his time at the club.

Ipswich Town

In the summer of 2005, Parkin was signed by Ipswich Town on a four-year deal for £550,000. Several other clubs, notably Reading, Brighton, and Norwich City had also been interested in signing him. He made his Ipswich debut against Cardiff City and scored on his second game against QPR.

Parkin was Town's top scorer with five goals in 19 games before on 22 November he incured his first serious injury when he broke his ankle. He did not play for the first team again until the last day of April. He played two games for Ipswich in August 2006/07 before changing clubs again.

Luton Town

On 25 August 2006, Parkin was transferred to Luton Town for a fee of £340,000. He played ten games up to 17 October before serious injury struck a second time ruling out for the rest of the season. Luton were relegated to League One.

In his comeback Parkin was badly injured in his second game in August in the 2007–08 season but scored on his return to the team in late January. Luton, now in administration, suffered a second successive relegation with Parkin scoring a total of 5 goals in 19 league games.

Parkin returned fully recovered in the 2008–09 season, scoring 3 goals in the first 4 league games. However, as a result of financial restructuring at Luton and Parkin being one of the club's highest earners, any offers from other clubs were to be considered.

Leyton Orient

On 23 October 2008, Parkin joined League One side Leyton Orient on a three-month loan deal under O's manager Martin Ling. Following the resignation of Ling, Parkin's loan was terminated, and he returned to Luton on 19 January 2009 without scoring in his time at Brisbane Road.^[3]

Parkin played in 18 further Luton games during the season, including as a substitute in Luton's Football League Trophy final success at Wembley Stadium, scoring one goal in that time. Luton were relegated for the third successive season, dropping out of the Football League, and on 27 May 2009, Parkin was released by Luton after coming to the end of his contract.^[4]

Walsall

On 16 July 2009, Parkin signed a one-year contract with Walsall in League One.^[5] He scored 3 goals in 27 appearances for The Saddlers.

St. Johnstone

On 15 July 2010 Parkin signed for Scottish Premier League side St. Johnstone on a two-year contract.^[6][7]

Parkin scored five goals for St. Johnstone before suffered a broken ankle in February 2011.^[8] He only made two substitute appearances for Saints in the 2011–12 season before he was released from his contract by mutual consent in January 2012.^[8]

Queen of the South

On 24 January 2012 Parkin signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South until the end of the 2011–12 season.^[9]

Parkin scored two goals on his debut in a 2–1 victory over Greenock Morton.^[10]

St Mirren

Parkin signed a one-year deal with St Mirren on 7 June 2012.^[11]

Parkin scored his first goal for the club against Dundee on 13 August 2012.

Exeter City

On 9 July 2013, Parkin completed a move to Exeter City on a free transfer.^[12]

Parkin scored on his debut in a 2-1 win against Bristol Rovers on 3 August 2013.

International

Parkin was eligible to play for Scotland through his Scottish mother.^{[citation needed]}

He made his Scotland debut in a Scotland Future international against Austria. He was injured early in the match and was substituted.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2013

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup[lower-alpha 2]		Other[lower-alpha 3]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chelsea	2000–01[13]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2001–02[14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Millwall (Loan)	2000–01[13]	Second Division	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4
	Total		7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4
Wycombe Wanderers (Loan)	2000–01[13]	Second Division	8	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	13	4
	Total		8	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	13	4
Oldham Athletic (Loan)	2000–01[13]	Second Division	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3
	Total		7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3
Northampton Town (Loan)	2001–02[14]	Second Division	40	4	2	0	2	1	2	0	46	5
	Total		40	4	2	0	2	1	2	0	46	5
Swindon Town	2002–03[15]	Second Division	43	25	2	0	1	0	2	1	48	266
	2003–04[16]	Second Division	40	19	1	0	2	3	2[lower-alpha 4]	1	45	23
	2004–05[17]	League One	41	23	3	0	2	0	3	1	49	24
	Total		124	67	6	0	5	3	7	3	142	73
Ipswich Town	2005–06[18]	Championship	20	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	5
	2006–07[19]	Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		22	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	5
Luton Town	2006–07[19]	Championship	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
	2007–08[20]	League One	19	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	5
	2008–09[21]	League Two	23	4	0	0	2	0	3	0	28	4
	Total		50	10	0	0	3	0	3	0	56	10
Leyton Orient (Loan)	2008–09[21]	League One	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	Total		13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Walsall	2009–10[22]	League One	24	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	27	3
	Total		24	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	27	3
St. Johnstone	2010–11[23]	Scottish Premier League	21	4	2	0	3	1	0	0	26	5
	2011–12[24]	Scottish Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		23	4	2	0	3	1	0	0	28	5
Queen of the South	2011–12[24]	Scottish First Division	15	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	6
	Total		15	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	6
St Mirren	2012–13[25]	Scottish Premier League	27	2	2	0	3	1	0	0	32	3
	Total		27	2	2	0	3	1	0	0	32	3
Exeter City	2013–14[26]	League Two	8	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	3
	Total		8	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	10	3
Career total			368	111	20	1	18	6	16	4	422	122

Honours

Luton Town

• Football League Trophy
  • Winners: 2008–09

St Mirren

• Scottish League Cup
  • Winners: 2012–13

References

External links

• Sam Parkin career stats at Soccerbase

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Persondata
Name	Parkin, Sam
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	12 Feb 1982
Place of birth	Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death
Place of death