Jordan David Parkes (born 26 July 1989) is an English football midfielder.
Playing career Parkes left Parmiter's School in Garston, Hertfordshire at sixteen to pursue a football career at Watford. His debut came in a 2006 League Cup second round tie against Accrington Stanley, in which he scored a penalty in the shootout, won 6–5 by Watford.
Parkes signed his first professional contract with Watford on 1 February 2007. In March 2007, Parkes was called up to the England under-18 squad by manager Brian Eastick, making his debut in the 4–1 win against Holland. He has subsequently been called up by England under-19's.
In the 2007–08 season Parkes was loaned to League Two sides Brentford and Barnet . He made his league debut for Watford on 30 August 2008 against Ipswich Town, replacing the injured Mat Sadler. In November of that year he captained Watford U20s away to Inter Milan, against a side that included Hernan Crespo, Adriano, Walter Samuel and Olivier Dacourt.
On 29 July 2009, Parkes scored twice in a 4–1 win for a strong Watford side against St Albans City. In September 2009, he was selected for the England national under-20 football team and played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt against Uzbekistan, setting up England's first goal in the competition for 12 years.
On 21 June 2010, Parkes was released from his contract with Watford. He subsequently joined Barnet. He went on to make 51 appearances and left in May 2012, with the expiry of his contract. In August 2012 he joined Chelmsford City and signed a contract at Melbourne Park, however in October 2012 he left by mutual consent and joined his hometown club Hemel Hempstead Town moving into midfield where he made 40 appearances in the 2012–13 season, scoring 12 goals (6 in the league) and captaining the side to the play-off finals. In 2013–14 he captained Hemel Hempstead to the Southern Premier Division League title and secured promotion into the Conference South, making 51 appearances in all competitions, scoring 24 goals (16 in the league) and being named in the Southern Premier League Team of the Year.
In 2014-15 Parkes captained Hemel Hempstead to their highest league position of 69th in the Conference South, winning 2 Cup competitions and scoring 30 goals in 56 appearances. He finished third in the Conference South goal scorers table with 21 and won the Players Player, Supporters Player & Managers Player of the Year Awards, as well as the Gazette player of the year. He was also named in the Conference South Team of the Year and received the prestigious Conference South Player of the Year Trophy at The Conference Annual Awards in June 2015.
In 2015, after three years at Hemel Hempstead, Parkes joined fellow Conference South side Ebbsfleet United.Ebbsfleet United midfielder Jordan Parkes knows opposition sides will raise their game against his new club for an undisclosed fee. Parkes re-joined Hemel for the 2016–17 season, becoming Hemel Hempstead FC all-time top goal scorer with 109 goals.Jordan Parkes returns to Hemel
In May 2019, Parked joined Billericay Town.Billericay Town Swoop for Jordan Parkes, phoenixfm.com, 31 May 2019
Parkes joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Kings Langley on 12 November 2019 as a player-coach.SUPER SIGNING: Kings Langley sign former Hemel Town midfielder Jordan Parkes, My News Mag, 12 November 2019
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWatford2006–07Premier League000010—102007–08Championship00002000202008–09Championship100010—20Total1000400050Brentford (loan)2007–08League Two10———10Barnet (loan)2007–08League Two100———100Stevenage Borough (loan)2008–09Conference Premier00——1Appearance in Conference League Cup010Barnet2010–11League Two40110101Appearances in Football League Trophy04312011–12League Two110102020160Total511203030591Farnborough2011–12Conference South30———30Chelmsford City2012–13Conference South6010——70Hemel Hempstead Town2012–13SFL Premier Division31600 Appearances in Southern League Premier Division play-offs5636122013–14SFL Premier Division421662—3Appearances in FA Trophy +2253202014–15Conference South392051—4Appearances in FA Trophy+424823Total11242113—181014155Ebbsfleet United2015–16National League South361220—3Two appearances in National League South play-offs, one in FA Trophy041122016–17National League South1000—0010Total371220—304212Hemel Hempstead Town2016–17National League South231220—0025122017–18National League South421531—3248182018–19National League South421321—514715Total1074072—8312245Billericay Town2019–20National League South14232—00174Kings Langley2019–20SFL Premier Division Central13700—00137Career Total355103267703213420123
Honours Individual National League South Team of the Year: 2018–19
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