Joshua Kevin Stanley Parker (born 1 December 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a striker for

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side Oxford City and the Antigua and Barbuda national team. Besides England, he has played in Scotland, Slovenia, and Serbia.

Club career

Queens Park Rangers

Parker started his career at

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(QPR). In January 2010 he joined

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club

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on loan. He made just two substitute appearances for the club. On 10 April 2010 he made his

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debut, replacing

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as a last-minute substitute, in a 2–0 win over

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. He got his first start two weeks later in a 1–0 win at

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. At the end of the season, manager

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offered the youngster a new one-year deal. In October 2010, he joined League Two club

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on a month-long loan. He made only three appearances for the club and returned to QPR a week before the end of his contract. Parker then joined

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on 23 November 2010 on a three-month loan deal and made his debut on the same night against

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, 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

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. He returned to QPR but failed to make another appearance and was released at the end of the season following their promotion to the

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Oldham Athletic

Parker signed a one-year contract at

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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

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match against

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. On 8 March 2012, Parker joined League Two side

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

Oxford United

In December 2012 he signed on non-contract terms for

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. He was released by the club in May 2013 after 15 league appearances without a goal.

Domžale and Red Star Belgrade

He signed with

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n side

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in June 2013. After a year and a half in the

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, he moved to

Serbian SuperLiga The Serbian Super League (), also known as Mozzart SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Serbia and the highest level of the Serbian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a sys ...

side

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. On 8 January 2015 he signed a two-year contract with Red Star. On 20 August 2015, he signed a short-term loan deal with

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until January 2016.

Gillingham

In January 2017 he joined

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of the

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, but just two weeks later signed for

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side Gillingham until the end of the 2016–17 season. 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

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in the league, coming on as a substitute to score a 95th-minute equaliser. At the end of the season his initial short-term contract was extended for a further two years.

Charlton Athletic

Josh Parker joined

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as a late deadline day transfer, on a six-month contract. He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Wycombe Wanderers

Parker signed for

on 1 August 2019. He scored his first goal for Wycombe when he scored in an

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tie against

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on 12 November 2019.

Burton Albion

On 15 January 2021, Parker joined

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on a one-and-a-half-year deal. On 31 August 2021, it was announced that Parker had left Burton Albion by mutual consent.

Oxford City

After appearing for Risborough Rangers on a non-contract basis, Parker signed for

side Oxford City on 12 September 2022, making his debut on the same day in a 1–0 league defeat to Chelmsford City. Having scored five goals across the month, Parker won the league's Player of the Month award for January 2023.

International career

Parker is eligible to represent

. In November 2010, he received a call-up and accepted an invitation along with his former QPR teammate

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to play for the national team in the

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qualifiers being hosted in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda on 10–14 November. Parker won his first cap in a 2–1 victory over

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on 10 November 2010, playing the full 90 minutes. He was part of Antigua and Barbuda team at the

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and

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. He was made captain of the side in 2015.

Personal life

In March 2016, he was a contestant on

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's '' Couples Come Dine with Me'' (Season 3, Episode 33) which was filmed in Aberdeen during his time on loan.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Antigua and Barbuda's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Parker goal.''

Honours

Charlton Athletic *

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Wycombe Wanderers *EFL League One play-offs:

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Oxford City * National League South play-offs:

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Individual *

Player of the Month: January 2023

References

External links

Profile
at the official Queens Park Rangers website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Josh 1990 births Living people Footballers from Slough Antigua and Barbuda men's footballers Antigua and Barbuda men's international footballers English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AFC Wimbledon players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players NK Domžale players Red Star Belgrade footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Slovenian PrvaLiga players English Football League players National League (English football) players Serbian SuperLiga players Scottish Professional Football League players Antigua and Barbuda expatriate men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Antigua and Barbuda expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia English people of Antigua and Barbuda descent Sportspeople of Antigua and Barbuda descent 21st-century English sportsmen