Paul Parry
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Ian Parry | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Chepstow, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Bristol City | ||
| 1997–1998 | Hereford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Hereford United | 150 | (29) |
| 2004–2009 | Cardiff City | 192 | (24) |
| 2009–2012 | Preston North End | 80 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Shrewsbury Town | 70 | (11) |
| Total | 492 | (70) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2008 | Wales | 12 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:13, 31 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:18 8 September 2008 (UTC) |
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Paul Ian Parry (born 19 August 1980) is a Welsh professional footballer and former Wales international. He can play as either a winger, striker or left-back.
Parry was born in Chepstow. As a youngster he attended Chepstow Comprehensive School.
Parry suffers from a severe fear of flying (aviophobia) which, like other footballers such as Dennis Bergkamp, has caused problems during his career due to his inability to sometimes travel with the Wales team to far-away countries. He manages to overcome by taking tablets. It has also caused problems in his club career when his teams have travelled to opposite ends of Great Britain. He has often managed to get around the problem by travelling the long distances by car.
Parry started his career at Bristol City where he spent two years as a schoolboy, before joining Hereford United as a YTS trainee. He made his league debut for Hereford on 7 November 1998, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat away to Leek Town. His profile was raised after an excellent FA Cup performance against Leicester City in the 1999/00 season. In this match, Parry so nearly scored the winning goal when he dribbled half the length of the pitch and hit the post when one-on-one with goalkeeper Tim Flowers.
He was Hereford's leading goalscorer in the 2002–03 season. On 19 December 2003, under the watchful eye of Cardiff City manager Lennie Lawrence, Parry scored a hat-trick for Hereford in a 7–1 rout over Forest Green. Soon after, Cardiff signed him for an initial fee of £75,000, which would increase depending on appearances. Parry's final appearance for Hereford saw him score the winning goal in added time against Stevenage Borough.
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