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

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who plays as a midfielder. He has played in the Football League for several clubs and has represented England from under-16 to under-20 level.

Career

Tottenham Hotspur

Born in

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, London, Parrett signed for the Tottenham Hotspur Academy from Queens Park Rangers in February 2007. He made his

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debut for Tottenham in a UEFA Cup match against Shakhtar Donetsk on 19 February 2009. He joined

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team Aldershot Town on a month's loan 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 White Hart Lane in August 2010, before joining

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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 Bristol Rovers. 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 on loan until the end of the 2010–11 season. He scored once for Charlton in a 3–1 win over Rochdale. 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 Colchester United on 18 February 2012. On 28 March 2013, Parrett sign to Swindon Town on loan along with fellow Spurs trainees

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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 League One club

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, joining former Stevenage teammates Darius Charles 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 Accrington Stanley. 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 National League. 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 Southend in the

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Wealdstone

Parrett joined Wealdstone 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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