Leon Nelson Chambers-Parillon (born 5 November 2001) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for side

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...

, where he plays as a

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or left wingback.

Career

Chambers-Parillon played youth football for

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

and

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...

, before joining

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...

on a two-year scholarship in 2018. He joined

AFC Rushden & Diamonds A.F.C. Rushden & Diamonds is an English football club based in Rushden in Northamptonshire. They played their opening season at Kiln Park, the home of Raunds Town, in 2011–12 and subsequently shared the Dog & Duck ground with Wellingboroug ...

on a one-month work experience loan on 14 February 2020. He appeared twice for them. His scholarship was extended by a further year in summer 2020. He joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Biggleswade Town on loan on 28 September 2020. He made six appearances, scoring once. He made his professional debut for Oxford United on 10 November 2020 as a late substitute in a 1–0

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victory over

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; he provided the assist for the only goal of the game, with a pass forward to

Derick Osei Derick Osei Yaw (born 10 September 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker. Early life Derick Osei Yaw was born in Toulouse, in the South of France, to Ghanaian parents. His father was born in Kumasi and his mother in ...

after 87 minutes. He joined

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side Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month work experience loan in December 2020. He returned from his loan in February 2021 following the premature cancellation of the National League South season, having made 4 league appearances. He made his league debut for Oxford United as a substitute in a 0–0 draw at home to

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 6 March 2021. On 1 October 2021, he was loaned to

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side Gloucester City for one month. On 3 November 2021, he rejoined Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month loan deal. In December 2021, his second loan spell at Havant & Waterlooville was extended by a further month. On 23 March 2022, he joined

side Slough Town on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. Chambers-Parillon was released by Oxford at the end of the 2021–22 season. On 19 August 2022, He signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Hitchin Town. On 23 July 2023, Chambers-Parillon returned to

side Slough Town on a permanent deal. On 29 January 2025, he signed for

for an undisclosed fee on a 2.5 year contract.https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2025/january/29/chambers-parillon-is-a-shrimper-/

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* * 2001 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Oxford United F.C. players AFC Rushden & Diamonds players Biggleswade Town F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Slough Town F.C. players Hitchin Town F.C. players Kings Langley F.C. players Beaconsfield Town F.C. players Southend United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub