Scott Parker
Parker with England at UEFA Euro 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Scott Matthew Parker | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Fulham | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2004 | Charlton Athletic | 128 | (9) |
| 2000 | → Norwich City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Chelsea | 15 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Newcastle United | 55 | (4) |
| 2007–2011 | West Ham United | 113 | (10) |
| 2011–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | 50 | (0) |
| 2013– | Fulham | 113 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | England U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2013 | England | 18 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 1 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:30, 1 February 2017 (UTC) |
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Scott Matthew Parker (born 13 October 1980) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Fulham.
Parker began his career at Charlton Athletic, and was loaned to Norwich City, before joining Chelsea for a £10 million fee in January 2004. He did not play regularly at Chelsea, and moved to Newcastle United the following year, where he was made captain. Parker joined West Ham United in 2007, and was the FWA Footballer of the Year for the 2010–11 season despite the club being relegated. He was then signed by Tottenham Hotspur and joined Fulham in 2013.
He has represented England at every level from under-16 to senior, making his full debut in 2003. Uniquely, he won his first four England caps while playing for four different clubs. Parker was a member of the England team which reached the quarter-finals at UEFA Euro 2012.
Parker was born in Lambeth, London, and attended Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross Gate. As a 13-year-old, he appeared in a well-known English advert for McDonald's, in which he played keepie uppie, during the 1994 FIFA World Cup campaign. Parker is a graduate of The Football Association's now-defunct national School of Excellence at Lilleshall.
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