Hugh Parker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh Parker | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Greystones, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2016 | Greystones United | ||
| 2016–2019 | Cabinteely | ||
| 2019–2022 | Bray Wanderers | ||
| 2022–2025 | UCD | ||
| 2025– | Hull City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | UCD | 28 | (2) |
| 2025– | Hull City | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 24 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Hugh Parker (born 18 April 2006) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Hull City.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]Parker is from Greystones, County Wicklow.[2] He attended Temple Carrig School.[4]
Career
[edit]Parker joined Greystones United at the age of four, eventually leaving six years later for Cabinteely.[1][2] In 2019, he signed for Bray Wanderers, initially joining their U13s team.[1] After a few years of strong development, he made the move to UCD in 2022.[5] Parker made his senior debut on 8 March 2024, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 home loss to Wexford.[1][6] A month later, he scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 away win over Treaty United on 26 April 2024.[1][7]
On 4 February 2025, EFL Championship club Hull City signed Parker on a two-and-a-half year deal with the option of an additional year.[3] Arriving for an undisclosed fee,[3] he joined the Tigers only a few days after his UCD teammate Cathal McCarthy made the same switch.[5][8] Although McCarthy would immediately return to UCD on a short-term loan,[8] Parker moved straight into Hull's U21s team.[3] On 7 February 2025, in a Professional Development League fixture against Birmingham City, the Irishman scored his first goal for his new club, as they recorded a 5–0 home win.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Hugh Parker - Kicking Goals and Crunching Numbers". FutureofIrishFootball. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Hugh Parker". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Parker joins Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Temple Carrig's Hugh Parker plays key role for Ireland Under-18s". Irish Independent. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Irish striker's first-team ambition as Hull City raid UCD for a second time". Irish Mirror. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "UCD 1 - 2 Wexford". extratime.com. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "League Report: Treaty United 0 - 2 UCD". extratime.com. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b "McCarthy signs for Hull City Academy". Hull City A.F.C. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Hull City U21s 5-0 Birmingham City U21s". Hull City A.F.C. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- 2006 births
- Living people
- People from Greystones
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen
- Bray Wanderers F.C. players
- Cabinteely F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- University College Dublin A.F.C. players