Troy Parrott

Loan spells On 1 August 2020, Parrott joined Championship side Millwall on a season-long loan. After missing the start of the season due to suffering a quad injury during pre-season, he made his debut for Millwall in a 0–2 EFL Cup defeat to Burnley on 23 September, a match in which he also suffered an ankle injury which ruled him out of action for over 8 weeks. He made his first appearance following his return from injury in a 1–1 draw with Cardiff City on 21 November. Parrott made 14 appearances in all competitions for Millwall before being recalled from his loan in January.

On 1 February 2021, Parrott joined League One club Ipswich Town for the remainder of the season. making his debut five days later in a 2–0 victory over Blackpool. He scored his first senior goal in a 1–0 home win over Plymouth Argyle at Portman Road on 13 March 2021. Parrott made 18 appearances during his loan spell with Ipswich, scoring twice. He made his league debut for the club on 7 August 2021 in a 3–3 draw away to Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal the following week at home against Sunderland though MK Dons lost 2–1. On 8 March 2022, Parrott scored twice in a 3–1 home win over Cheltenham Town. He went on to make 47 appearances for the club, scoring ten goals and providing seven assists as Milton Keynes Dons secured a third-placed play-off finish.

On 25 July 2022, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Parrott had signed a new contract at the club until 2025 and was subsequently loaned out to Championship side Preston North End for the 2022–23 season. He scored his first goal for Preston in an EFL Cup win over Huddersfield Town on 9 August 2022. His first league goal for Preston North End was the winning goal in a 3–2 win over Norwich City at Carrow Road on 8 October 2022.

On 24 August 2023, Parrott was loaned out to Dutch club Excelsior Rotterdam on a season-long loan deal. Over the course of the season, he scored seventeen goals, including two hat-tricks in the relegation play-offs, but was unable to save the club from relegation.

AZ Alkmaar Parrott signed for Eredivise club AZ Alkmaar from Tottenham Hotspur on 13 July 2024. The transfer fee paid to Tottenham was reported as £6.7 million (€8 million). He was named the Eredivisie Player of the Month for December 2024. On 21 April 2025, he opened the scoring in the 2025 KNVB Cup final as AZ went on to lose to Go Ahead Eagles on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. Parrott started off the 2025–26 season in good form, scoring 10 goals in his first 7 appearances, but had a knee ligament injury at the end of August that kept him out of action until October. Upon returning from injury, his excellent form continued and on 14 January 2026, Parrott scored a hat-trick and assisted another goal in a 6–0 victory over Ajax in the KNVB Cup. On 19 April 2026, he played in the 2026 KNVB Cup final and scored his 30th goal of the season in a 5–1 win over NEC Nijmegen.

Betis On 20 August 2026, it was announced that Parrott had signed for La Liga club Real Betis on a five-year-contract for a fee believed to be in the region of €20 million.

International career Underage level Parrott has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels. On 6 September 2019, Parrott scored on his under-21 debut in an Under-21 European 2021 qualifier against Armenia. He followed that by getting a brace of goals in the next fixture against Sweden. His third under 21 appearance was a 0–0 draw with Italy in which he was sent off after being shown a second yellow card following an altercation with Italy's Moise Kean, who received a straight red card for pushing Parrott in the face.

Senior Parrott made his senior Republic of Ireland debut on 14 November 2019, starting in a 3–1 friendly win against New Zealand and providing an assist for Ireland's second goal of the game which was Sean Maguire's first international goal. On 24 August 2020, he was named in the squad to face Finland and Bulgaria in the Nations League games in 2020. He made his first competitive appearance for Ireland as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Bulgaria on 18 November 2020. Parrott scored his first senior international goals on 3 June 2021 when he scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Andorra in a friendly at the Estadi Nacional.

On 13 November 2025, he scored both of Ireland's goals in a 2–0 win over Portugal in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. Three days later, he netted a hat-trick, including a 96th-minute winner, in a 3–2 win away to Hungary, securing Ireland's place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-offs. He became the first ever Republic of Ireland player to score a hat-trick in an away game for the men's team and the first Irish player to score a competitive hat-trick for the men's team since Robbie Keane in 2014.

Personal life Parrott was born in Dublin, Ireland. From 2013 to 2017, he attended the O'Connell School in Dublin.

Career statistics

Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals Tottenham Hotspur U21 2018–19

Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20 Premier League

Millwall (loan) 2020–21 Championship

Excelsior (loan) 2023–24

Scores and results list the Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Parrott goal.

Individual FAI Under-15 International Player of the Year: 2017 FAI Under-16 International Player of the Year: 2018 FAI International Goal of the Year: 2019, 2021 Eredivisie Team of the Month: September 2024 Eredivisie Player of the Month: December 2024