Rajiv van La Parra

Wolverhampton Wanderers His contract from Heerenveen expired in the summer of 2014, and after rejecting a new contract, on 10 June it was announced that he would move to English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he had signed a three-year contract. He made his debut in the first match on 10 August 2014 against Norwich City, and was named man of the match. He scored his first goal for Wolves against Fulham in the FA Cup on 13 January 2015. His first league goal came against future club Brighton & Hove Albion in a 1–1 draw on 14 March 2015.

On 26 November 2015, Van La Parra signed a loan deal with Brighton, lasting until 2 January 2016.

Huddersfield Town On 11 March 2016, after some speculation, Van La Parra signed on loan for fellow Championship side Huddersfield Town for the rest of the season, with the move becoming a permanent deal in the summer, on a three-year contract. He made his debut for the Terriers in the 4–1 West Yorkshire derby win against Leeds United at Elland Road on 19 March, and scored his first goal in their 1–0 win over his former club Wolves at the Kirklees Stadium on 27 August.

Later career On 31 August 2019, Van La Parra signed a three-year contract with Serbian club Red Star Belgrade in a €1.2 million transfer from Huddersfield Town.

On 16 November 2020, free agent van La Parra signed a one-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side UD Logroñés. He was released from his contract on 31 January 2021, having made four appearances for the side.

Van La Parra joined 2. Bundesliga club Würzburger Kickers on a free transfer on 1 February 2021, a day after being released by Logroñes.

Personal life Born in the Netherlands, Van La Parra is of Surinamese descent. He was named after prime minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated two weeks before his birth. He is the half-brother of footballers Georginio Wijnaldum and Giliano Wijnaldum, the former of whom became a senior international for the Netherlands. He is the cousin of Giovanni Drenthe and Royston Drenthe, who were capped by Suriname and the Netherlands respectively.

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Honours Huddersfield Town EFL Championship play-offs: 2017