Parkes playing for Bristol Rovers in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Peter Wilson Parkes | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Sutton-in-Ashfield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Leyton Orient | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Leicester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2010–2011 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2011 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2012 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Bristol Rovers | 164 | (6) |
2016– | Leyton Orient | 41 | (1) |
National team | |||
2008–2009 | England U17 | 18 | (1) |
2014–2015 | England C | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 29 April 2017 (UTC). |
Thomas Peter Wilson "Tom" Parkes (born 15 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Leyton Orient.
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Parkes started his career at Leicester City where he is a product of their youth academy. Parkes first involvement with Leicester's first team came when he was named as an unused substitute as Leicester beat Swansea City 2–1 at the Walkers Stadium in the third round of the FA Cup.
On 22 January 2010 Parkes joined Burton Albion on a one-month loan deal to help ease their injury crisis, making his debut the following day, playing the full 90 minutes of Burton's 2–3 come back win away at Torquay United. On 30 January Parkes agreed to extend his loan at Burton until the end of the 2009–10 season.
On 1 December 2010, Parkes secured a loan move to League One side Yeovil Town until January 2011 Parkes made two appearances for the club the first being a 0–0 draw against Colchester United in a Football League One match. The second was a 4–2 defeat to Hartlepool United in the FA Cup.
On 24 March 2011, Parkes joined Burton Albion on loan for a second time until the end of the 2010/11 season.