Tom Parkes
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Parkes in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Peter Wilson Parkes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2012– | Bristol Rovers | 130 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | England U17 | 18 | (1) |
| 2014– | England C | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:15, 8 June 2015 (UTC). | |||
Thomas Peter Wilson "Tom" Parkes (born 15 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bristol Rovers.
Club career
Leicester City
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire,[1] Parkes started his career at Leicester City where he is a product of their youth academy. Parkes 1st involvement with Leicester's first team came when he was named as an unused substitute as Leicester beat Swansea City 2–1 at the Walkers Stadium in the third round of the FA Cup.[2]
Loan to Burton Albion
On 22 January 2010 Parkes joined Burton Albion on a one-month loan deal to help ease their injury crisis,[3] making his debut the following day, playing the full 90 minutes of Burton's 2–3 come back win away at Torquay United.[4] On 30 January Parkes agreed to extend his loan at Burton until the end of the 2009–10 season.[5]
Loan to Yeovil Town
On 1 December 2010, Parkes secured a loan move to League One side Yeovil Town until January 2011[6] Parkes made two appearances for the club the first being a 0–0 draw against Colchester United in a Football League One match. The second was a 4–2 defeat to Hartlepool United in the FA Cup.
Second loan to Burton Albion
On 24 March 2011, Parkes joined Burton Albion on loan for a second time until the end of the 2010/11 season.[7]
Third loan to Burton Albion
Parkes joined Burton Albion on a sixth month loan deal at the start of the 2011–12 season. However this came to a premature end after only three league games after Parkes suffered a broken ankle.[8] He made his return by being named on the bench on 14 January 2012 in a match against Plymouth Argyle.
Loan To Bristol Rovers
Following the end of his loan at Burton Albion, Parkes was an unused substitute for Leicester's 2–0 victory over Swindon Town in the fourth round of the FA Cup. A few days later, Parkes joined up with fellow Leicester loanee Cian Bolger, at Bristol Rovers on an initial month-long loan deal. Parkes made his debut against Morecambe on 11 February, re-uniting his academy defensive partnership with Bolger. On 21 April, he was sent off for a dangerous two footed challenge on Port Vale's Chris Shuker; opposition manager Micky Adams defended Parkes, saying that in his experience "the boy is not that type of player".[9]
Bristol Rovers
Tom Parkes joined Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee on 20 August 2012.[10] He made his debut on 21 August 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Barnet, playing the full 90 minutes.[11] On 18 September 2012, he scored his first goal for in a Rovers shirt in away match against west country rivals Plymouth Argyle.[12]
On 20 November 2012, he suffered a fractured ankle in a 4–0 loss away at Port Vale at Vale Park and returned to action on 1 December 2012 in the 2–0 loss to Wycombe
When John Ward was appointed manager in December 2012, Tom was awarded the captain's armband and has gone from strength to strength, picking up npower League 2 Player of the Month in February 2013.[13]
Tom is now a mainstay in Rovers defence, partnered with new signing James Clarke. The Gas are currently 4th in League Two, after winning three out of their opening 4.
International career
At international level, Parkes has represented England at under-17 level 18 times, scoring once. Parkes was a member of the unsuccessful England Under-17 squad for the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ↑ "Leicester 2–1 Swansea". www.LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ↑ "Burton sign Atkins and Parkes to ease injury worries". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ↑ "Torquay 2–3 Burton". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ↑ "Parkes extends loan deal". www.BurtonAlbionFC.co.uk (Burton Albion F.C.). 30 January 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ↑ "Parkes secures loan move". www.LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ Parkes Loaned Back To Burton LCFC.COM, 24 March 2011
- ↑ "Defender Parkes fracture Ankle". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ Shaw, Steve (23 April 2012). "Match analysis: Port Vale 1, Bristol Rovers 0". The Sentinel. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Leicester City's Tom Parkes agrees Bristol Rovers switch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "BBC SPORT – Barnet 1–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "BBC SPORT – Plymouth 1–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ "Tom Parkes Wins Player of the Month". Football League. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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