Keigan Parker

Football player infobox
playername = Keigan Parker


fullname = Keigan Parker
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|6|8
cityofbirth = Livingston
countryofbirth = Scotland
height = height|ft=5|in=7
currentclub = Huddersfield Town
clubnumber = 7
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998-2004
2004-2008
2008-
clubs = St. Johnstone
Blackpool
Huddersfield Town
caps(goals) = 124 (23)
141 (34)
006 (0)
nationalyears = ?
nationalteam = Scotland U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 00? (?)
pcupdate = October 4, 2008
ntupdate = August 23, 2008

Keigan Parker (born June 8, 1982 in Livingston, West Lothian) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English club Huddersfield Town.

Career

t. Johnstone

Parker, a striker, started his career with Scottish club St. Johnstone, where he made a promising start to his career and was being tipped by many to have a big future. While at St. Johnstone, he gained caps for the Scotland U-21 team. Unable to impress enough at McDiarmid Park, in 2004, after six years in Perth, he joined Blackpool on a free transfer.

Blackpool

Parker was the first signing made by then Blackpool manager, Colin Hendry in June 2004. He made his début for the club on 7 August, 2004 as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers and made his full début three days later in a 2–1 defeat at home to Sheffield Wednesday. His first goal came on 29 September in a 2–0 win over York City. In December 2004 he scored a second-half hat-trick at Bloomfield Road against Torquay United.

With Blackpool, Parker found some consistency while the club were in League One but failed to hold down a place in the side when they were promoted to The Championship in the 2007-08 season. He chalked-up his 100th league appearance for Blackpool on 30 December 2006, in a 3-1 win over Doncaster Rovers at Bloomfield Road. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=505969 Soccerbase result] ]

On 27 May, 2007, Parker scored Blackpool's second goal in their 2-0 win against Yeovil Town in the League One play-off final at Wembley, a result that promoted Blackpool to The Championship. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/6686991.stm Yeovil 0-2 Blackpool] - BBC Sport] "It's the best day of my career," he said afterwards. "I've scored against Celtic and Rangers before, but to win at Wembley is something I'll treasure for the rest of my life." [ [http://www.blackpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=67453 King Keigan - Blackpool.VitalFootball.co.uk] ] It was also his last goal for the club.

Parker finished the 2006-07 season as the club's second-top scorer with sixteen goals in all competitions. He failed to secure a regular place in the starting line-up in the 2007-08 season and in the January 2008 transfer window, he rejected a move to Barnsley.cite news
title = Parker to Southampton?
publisher = Blackpool Gazette
date = 2008-05-15
url = http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Parker-to-Southampton.4085829.jp
accessdate = 2008-05-15 ] His last appearance for the club came on 15 March 2008 against local rivals Preston North End and on 7 May, he was released by Blackpool. cite news
title = Retained List Latest
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2008-05-07
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1307664,00.html
accessdate = 2008-05-07 ] He hadn't featured in the first team during the final two months of the 2007-08 season and had made just 17 appearances for the club throughout the season, failing to score a goal. On 15 May, 2008, Parker stated that he was not released by Blackpool, that he had turned down the offer of a new contract earlier in the season and had then allowed his existing deal to run out. He was linked with moves to Huddersfield Town, Swansea City, Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen and Southampton, with Parker saying, "There are five or six clubs who are interested. It depends on a few issues but I should know more in the next couple of weeks."

Huddersfield Town

On 27 May 2008, Parker agreed to join Huddersfield Town on a two-year contract, subject to a medical. cite news
title = Parker Agrees To Join Huddersfield
publisher = Blackpool F.C.
date = 2008-05-27
url = http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~1319642,00.html
accessdate = 2008-05-27 ] His first appearance for Town came in their 4-0 win against Bradford City on August 12, 2008, when he played the final 10 minutes of the match. His first league appeaarance was again as a sub in the 3-1 defeat by Milton Keynes Dons on August 23.

Honours

Blackpool
*League One play-off final winner: 2006-07

References

External links

* [http://www.htafc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10312~7075,00.html Keigan Parker player profile] at htafc.com
* [http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10432~7075,00.html Keigan Parker player profile] at blackpoolfc.co.uk
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=16752 Soccerbase player profile]