Scott PARKER

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Date: 12 April 2004

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- POSITION
  Midfielder
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Monday, 13 October 1980
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  London, England.

INTERNATIONAL
England
- Debut
  Sunday, 16th November 2003 as a sub in a 3-2 defeat against Denmark (F) (Aged: 23)

UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
- Debut
  10th. June 2012 in Donetsk v France.
- European Championship Games
  2012 (4)

CLUBS
Charlton Athletic
- Club Career Dates
  1997-2004
- League Debut
  Saturday, 23rd August 1997 as a sub in a 0-0 draw at Bury (Aged: 16)
- Club Career
Chelsea FC
- Club Career Dates
  2004-2005
- League Debut
  Sunday, 1st February 2004 in a 3-2 win at Blackburn Rovers (Aged: 23)
- Club Career
Newcastle United
- Club Career Dates
  2005-2007
- League Debut
  Sunday, 14th August 2005 in a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal (Aged: 24)
- Club Career
West Ham United
- Club Career Dates
  2007-2011
- League Debut
  Saturday, 29th September 2007 in a 1-0 defeat at home to Arsenal (Aged: 26)
- Club Career
Tottenham Hotspur
- Club Career Dates
  2011-2013
- League Debut
  Saturday, 10th September 2011 in a 2-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Club Career
Fulham FC
- Club Career Dates
  2013-
- League Debut
  Saturday 24th August 2013 in a 3-1 defeat at home to Arsenal.
- Club Career

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Scott PARKER - Chelsea FC - Biography of his football career at Chelsea.

The protracted saga of Scott Parker's transfer from Charlton Athletic to Chelsea would prove to be just the beginning of a two-year period of frustration for the midfield dynamo. The ball-juggling, childhood star of McDonalds' pre-1994 World Cup advertising campaign, Parker had developed into one of England's finest young midfielders when, in the summer of 2003, terms were agreed for the Lambeth-born player to leave The Valley for Stamford Bridge. Sadly for Scott - who had already spent a hefty lump of his expected signing-on fee on an Aston Martin - the move was put on hold after Roman Abramovich bought the Blues, who then chose to spend their money on big-money signings from around the world.

However, with some of the new boys struggling to fulfil expectations, the deal for Parker was resurrected during the mid-winter transfer window, and the following January he finally sealed his dream move when Chelsea paid £10m for the man who was by now a full England international. Strangely, Scott made his Blues debut in an unfamiliar role on the right flank in a 3-2 victory at Blackburn, and scored his first (and only) goal for the club in his next appearance, as Chelsea won 2-0 at Portsmouth. As the 2003/04 season progressed, Parker undoubtedly impressed the club's supporters with his tough-tackling, energetic performances, but manager Claudio Ranieri seemed less convinced, selecting the midfielder in his starting line-up on only seven occasions, and regularly playing him out of position.

It was, therefore, something of a surprise when Scott was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year ahead of his skipper, John Terry, at the end of the campaign. Holding midfielder Claude Makelele had failed to convince during his first season in London and many observers felt Parker deserved to replace the French international in that position prior to the 2004/05 campaign, but as Makelele raised his standards spectacularly with an imperious season at the heart of the battle, Scott again found himself out in the cold.

To make matters worse, a broken bone in his foot led to a lengthy spell on the sidelines and to add insult to injury (literally), a hurried attempt to return to fitness backfired when the break reoccurred, bringing Parker's season to an early conclusion. A victim of much misfortune during his time at Stamford Bridge, Scott Parker opted to leave London for Tyneside in the summer of 2005, joining Graeme Souness' Newcastle United for a fee of £6.5m. (Kelvin Barker).

Scott Parker is pictured above playing for Chelsea during their 0-0 draw against Paris SG

in the Champions League group stages on 24th November 2004.

UEFA Champions League 2004/2005.

CHELSEA 2:0 CSKA MOSCOW (2:0) Terry (9), Gudjohnsen (45), Terry (70). (20.10.04)

Petr Cech, Paulo Ferreira, William Gallas, John Terry, Wayne Bridge, Claude Makalele, Alexei Smertin (84 Scott Parker), Frank Lampard, Damien Duff (76 Joe Cole), Mateja Kezman (62 Tiago), Eidur Gudjohnsen
.
CSKA MOSCOW 0:1 CHELSEA (0:1) Robben (24). (02.11.04)
Petr Cech, Glen Johnson, Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, William Gallas (54 Paulo Ferreira), Claude Makalele, Arjen Robben, Frank Lampard, Damien Duff, Eidur Gudjohnsen (68 Mateja Kezman), Scott Parker (65 Tiago)
.
CHELSEA 0:0 PARIS SG (24.11.04)
Carlo Cudicini, Glen Johnson, Ricardo Carvalho, William Gallas, Wayne Bridge, Alexei Smertin, Arjen Robben (45 Damien Duff), Frank Lampard (63 Eidur Gudjohnsen), Joe Cole, Mateja Kezman (62 Didier Drogba), Scott Parker
.
FC PORTO 2:1 CHELSEA (0:1) Duff (33). (07.12.04)
Petr Cech, Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Carvalho, John Terry, William Gallas, Wayne Bridge, Alexei Smertin (65 Tiago), Frank Lampard, Damien Duff (54 Arjen Robben), Didier Drogba (77 Mateja Kezman), Scott Parker