Michael Parker

Michael Parker (born 18 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Örgryte IS.

Career

Early career Parker played youth football for Cray Valley Paper Mills up to under-16 level, before joining the Huddersfield Town as a first-year scholar in May 2021. He was released by the club after two years in May 2023. Parker quickly found a new club, joining the academy of EFL League One club Shrewsbury Town later that month after impressing on trial, although his contract was terminated by mutual consent just over three months later. He subsequently found himself without a club for five months until, in February 2024, he signed for Burnley on a contract until the end of the season. He was released by the club after three months in May 2024. In September 2024, Parker signed a one-year contract with West Bromwich Albion. Towards the end of the 2024–25 season, he was named as a substitute for the first team in two Championship fixtures, but did not feature in either. In July 2025, Parker signed a new two-year contract with the club.

On 30 August 2025, Parker joined National League North club Hereford on a 28-day loan. He made his debut the same day, in what would be his first full senior legue appearance in football, in a 2–0 league win at home against Alfreton Town. He returned to his parent club at the end of his loan spell, but returned to Hereford on a two-month loan on 18 October 2025, but was recalled on 21 November, before the end of his loan spell.

Örgryte IS On 2 February 2026, Parker moved to Sweden to join newly-promoted Allsvenskan club Örgryte IS, after impressing during a two-week trial.

Style of play Parker has been described as "quick, left-footed", "a big lad" and "can play as a left-back, centre-back or left wing-back" by his former academy directory at Shrewsbury, David Longwell.

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