Dean Gary Parrett (born 16 November 1991) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. He played in

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for several clubs and represented England from under-16 to under-20 level.

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Born in

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, London, Parrett signed for the

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from

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

in February 2007. He made his

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debut for Tottenham in a

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match against

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on 19 February 2009. He joined League Two team

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

on a month's

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on 17 September. Aldershot enquired for an extension but instead Parrett returned to Spurs on 23 October after playing four games. He signed a new three-year contract at

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in August 2010, before joining

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He scored his first career goal whilst at Plymouth in a 3–1 win over

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. On 10 November 2010, it was mutually agreed between Tottenham and Argyle that Parrett's loan be cut short and he returned to Tottenham. In March 2011, Parrett signed for League One side

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He scored once for Charlton in a 3–1 win over

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. 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

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on 18 February 2012. On 28 March 2013, Parrett sign to

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

on loan along with fellow Spurs trainees Nathan Byrne and

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. The very next day he went straight into the squad to face Oldham and play the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 result. Swindon terminated the loan abruptly on 11 April 2013 with Manager, Kevin MacDonald unwilling to explain the reason publicly. Parrett returned to Tottenham and was subsequently released by the club in June 2013.

Stevenage

On 17 October 2013, Stevenage signed Parrett who was a free agent till the end of the 2013–14 season. On 12 May 2014, Parrett signed a new contract extension at the club.

AFC Wimbledon

On 1 July 2016, Parrett left Stevenage for newly promoted

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club

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, joining former Stevenage teammates

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and

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. He scored his first goal for the club, a penalty, in a 2–0 win over Gillingham on 1 October 2016.

Gillingham

On 30 May 2018 Parrett signed for Gillingham. He made his debut for the club on 4 August 2018, in a League One fixture away to

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. He made 31 appearances for the club in total, scoring one goal.

Return to Stevenage

After his contract was terminated by Gillingham in July 2019, Parrett rejoined Stevenage. Parrett was released by the club at the end of the 2019–20 season which saw Stevenage relegated to the

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. 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

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in the

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Wealdstone

Parrett joined

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on 21 November 2020 on a non-contract basis.

Barnet

The following month, the Stones allowed Parrett to begin talks with

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over a move. Parrett joined the Bees on a short-term deal on 12 December 2020. He was released on 8 January 2021 after only two appearances.

Later career

In March 2022, Parrett signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Biggleswade Town.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Dean Parrett England stats
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parrett, Dean 1991 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Camden People from Hampstead English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Biggleswade Town F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen