Alex Parsons (soccer, born 2000)

Alex Parsons
Parsons with Cliftonville in 2025
Personal information
Full name Alexander Parsons
Date of birth (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Ipswich, Australia
Position(s)
Youth career
2005–2011 Western Spirit
2012 Queensland Lions
2013–2014 Olympic FC
2015–2016 QAS NTC
2019–2020 CCM Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Western Pride 38 (14)
2020–2022 Brisbane Roar NPL 26 (11)
2020–2022 Brisbane Roar 28 (5)
2022–2023 Sydney FC 8 (1)
2023–2025 Brisbane Roar 11 (0)
2025 Cliftonville 14 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 January 2026

Alex Parsons (born 6 January 2000) is an Australian professional soccer player who last played as a forward for Cliftonville.[1][2]

Club career

Youth career

Parsons played his youth career at Western Spirit before joining the Queensland Academy of Sport.[3]

Western Pride

Parsons joined Western Pride in 2017, scoring regularly for the under-20 side,[4] and making his senior debut late in the season.[citation needed]

Brisbane Roar

Parsons joined Central Coast Mariners for the 2019–20 Y-League season. He left to join Brisbane Roar's NPL Queensland side for the 2020 season.[5]

Parsons made his professional debut on 29 December 2020 against Melbourne City, coming on as a substitute for his former Western Pride clubmate Dylan Wenzel-Halls.[citation needed]

After two seasons in which he made 32 appearances in all competitions, Parsons left the club in May 2022 at the conclusion of his contract.[6]

Sydney FC

In August 2022, Parsons signed a two-year contract with Sydney FC.[7]

Return to Brisbane Roar

In July 2023, Parsons returned to Brisbane Roar.[8]

Cliftonville

In February 2025, Cliftonville announced the signing of Parsons.[9]

Honours

Cliftonville

References

  1. ^ "Alex Parsons". Alex Parsons LinkedIn. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Alex Parsons (Parsons A.) Stats - Flashscore.com.au". www.flashscore.com.au. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  3. ^ Lems, David (22 November 2019). "Ipswich footballer chases higher goals with A-League club". The Queensland Times. Newscorp.
  4. ^ Lems, David (20 August 2017). "Ipswich pride reaches new level". The Queensland Times. News Corp. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Our Teams". Brisbane Roar. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Roar confirms Isuzu UTE A-League departures". Brisbane Roar. 17 May 2022.
  7. ^ Warriner, David (10 August 2022). "Sydney FC Secure Alex Parsons Deal". Sydney FC.
  8. ^ "Alex Parsons returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Parson of interest". Cliftonville. 2 February 2025.
  10. ^ Mills, Alex (10 March 2025). "BetMcLean Cup Final: Joe Gormley's extra-time winner gives Cliftonville victory over Glentoran". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 26 May 2025.