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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
'I was tipped as next Harry Kane but Tottenham sold me – now I have seven goals in four games'
Troy Parrott was hailed as the next Harry Kane during his time at Tottenham, but the striker only made four appearances for the first team before leaving for AZ Alkmaar in 2024, where he has thrived Former Tottenham Hotspur starlet Troy Parrott is living up to his tag as 'the next Harry Kane' in the Netherlands after scoring seven goals in four games for AZ Alkmaar. The 23-year-old left Spurs to join AZ in a £6.7million deal in July 2024, with his former club securing a substantial sell-on clause in the agreement. Parrott initially joined Tottenham back in 2017 at 15 from Irish team Belvedere, but despite high expectations, he only managed to make four appearances for the senior squad. He even left with some stars warning that Spurs could be making an error in letting him go. Branded as Ireland's best prospect since ex-Tottenham star Robbie Keane, the forward was also hailed as the next Kane while on the books at Spurs due to the pair's similarities on the pitch. Although he didn't quite live up to the praise in north London, the Irish forward is now proving his worth in Holland with a series of impressive performances. Parrott was also part of the AZ team that lost to Spurs during their successful Europa League campaign last season. Parrott has already scored three goals in two matches against Finnish side Ilves Tampere and two against Liechtenstein's Vaduz, both in Europa Conference League qualifying this summer. He also bagged a brace in AZ's 4-1 victory over FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie's opening match at the weekend. During his time at Spurs, Parrott had five loan spells with Millwall, Ipswich, MK Dons and Preston, experiencing varying levels of success. However, it was a temporary switch to the Eredivisie with Excelsior that truly launched his career. The forward netted 17 times for the struggling outfit. He has also earned 29 senior caps for the Republic of Ireland, finding the net on five occasions. But what did he make of those weighty comparisons to Kane? He told The Athletic in April 2022 that he was determined he was going to carve his own path. "Obviously, I want to be my own player," he said. "But Kane is so good in terms of his finishing, his passing - why wouldn't I try and take little bits from there?" "But it's not only taking bits from Kane because he plays for Tottenham. It's taking things wherever you can that will make you better. It's not annoying in any way [the comparisons], it's just how it is. When you see him on TV, you don't get to see him going to the gym before training, you don't get to see the way he trains every day. "That's something everyone should take. There's no downside to having that relentlessness in your game. I look at that and think to be at that level these are the things you need to do." Spurs are now accelerating their hunt for offensive reinforcements following the exit of club legend Son Heung-Min and the injury to James Maddison, which could potentially rule him out for the bulk of the campaign. Spurs boss Thomas Frank has been busy in the transfer market, securing five new faces for the squad. Permanent deals have been concluded for Mohammed Kudus, Mathys Tel, Kevin Danso, Luka Vuskovic and Kota Takai, while defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha has joined on loan from Bayern Munich. Rumours are also swirling around a move for Manchester City's winger Savinho, with a transfer to Spurs seemingly gaining traction. Speculation is also rife about potential moves for Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze and Leicester City's Bilal El Khannouss. Spurs cleverly included a 20 per cent sell-on clause in the deal that saw Parrott head to AZ. The club are keeping their fingers crossed for a tidy sum from any future sale of Parrott, or even a bargain return to north London - a possibility they might explore in their quest for more goals. Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Irish Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Hallgrimsson will be thrilled with Parrott comments as scoring run continues
Troy Parrott has taken his tally so far this season to seven goals in just four appearances - thanks to his latest brace. The on-fire Ireland striker netted twice for the third game in a row, as AZ Alkmaar secured a 4-1 opening day win in the Eredivisie against Groningen on Sunday. Parrott won and then converted a penalty to give Alkmaar a 2-0 lead with just 18 minutes on the clock, and he rounded off the scoring in the 87th minute with a delightful curler from 16 yards, which sailed into the top right hand corner. READ MORE: Ciara Mageean receives support on Camogie's big day at Croke Park He also had a hand in his side's third, as it was his connection with a corner that was turned into his own net by Stije Resink. Incredibly, Parrott's scoring feats so far this season have seen him net a goal every 42 minutes. He has scored in each of AZ's four games to date, and Sunday was his first 90-minute run-out. He has five goals so far from the Dutch side's three Europa Conference League games - one away to Ilves of Finland and two in the return leg, and another two in last Thursday's 3-0 win against Vaduz of Liechtenstein. Reacting to his latest double, his comments will be music to the ears of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson ahead of Ireland's opening World Cup qualifiers next month at home to Hungary and away to Armenia. The Dubliner spoke of his confidence in front of goal, and reacted to his manager finally handing him a full 90 minutes. 'It was really nice,' he told Dutch TV after the Groningen win. 'In the last few games, I think I've played sixty or seventy minutes. 'But it's something that I've wanted to do, to play more minutes. It gives me an opportunity to do better and score more goals. I'm happy the trainer left me on and it paid off in the end.' As for his second goal, which was teed up by a fine assist from Mateo Chavez, the former Belvedere and Tottenham prospect said: 'It was a great pass from Mateo, I saw some space opening up in front of me, so it's a good finish. 'But I'm feeling really good, I'm feeling really confident in front of goal, so it doesn't come as so much of a surprise, because I'm feeling good right now.' Parrott's minutes and goals in 2025/26 Ilves 4-3 AZ ALKMAAR (73 minutes/1 goal) AZ ALKMAAR 5-0 Ilves (58 minutes/2 goals) AZ ALKMAAR 3-0 Vaduz (76 minutes/2 goals) AZ ALKMAAR 4-1 Groningen (90 minutes/2 goals) Total: 297 minutes/7 goals Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email .
The 42
7 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Troy Parrott scores twice in AZ Alkmaar's Conference League victory
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND striker Troy Parrott scored twice as AZ Alkmaar eased to a 3-0 home victory over Swiss outfit FC Vaduz in the first leg of their Uefa Conference League third-round qualifier. Dubliner Parrott opened the scoring for the Dutch side just shy of the half-hour mark, tapping in Denso Kasius' low cross from the right. He was unlucky not to make it 2-0 soon afterwards when he had an effort cleared off the line. Advertisement The 23-year-old did eventually double AZ's lead, however, in the 74th minute, beating the offside trap and capping a flowing team move with an excellent strike. Having curved his run and collected Sven Mijnans' pass, Parrott drove towards goal and blasted the ball past Leon Schaffran at his near post from a tight angle on the right-hand side of the box. Parrott nets his second. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Parrott, who scored 20 goals and laid on five assists for AZ in all competitions last season, already has five goals and an assist to start this season having made a potent start to their European qualification campaign. Parrott started last night's game in the lone striker role, with young Dutch number nine Mexx Meerdink replacing him in the 76th minute and getting on the scoresheet himself four minutes later, his gorgeous control and dinked finish crowning a 3-0 first-leg victory for AZ. Maarten Martens' AZ begin their Eredivisie campaign at home to Groningen this Sunday at 1:30pm Irish time.
Irish Daily Mirror
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
One thing left Troy Parrott frustrated as striker helped AZ Alkmaar to comeback
Troy Parrott described AZ Alkmaar's five-goal hammering of Finnish side Ilves as 'a very good night' - but there was one thing that frustrated the Ireland striker. Parrott has resumed where he left off last season with his Dutch side by finding the net on a regular basis. Having scored 20 goals for Alkmaar last season, in his first term with the Eredivisie club, he already has three goals from just two appearances in the Europa Conference League so far this term. He netted in last week's 4-3 away-leg defeat to Ilves, and he kicked off the comeback on Thursday with the opening two goals, as AZ eased to a 5-0 win and an 8-4 aggregate victory. Parrott's goals came in the 22nd and 26th minutes, and he was substituted 12 minutes into the second-half, at a time when he confident he could wrap up a hat-trick. Asked if that was a source of frustration for him, the 23-year-old former Tottenham prospect replied: 'Yeah, a little bit. 'Look, I want to score as many goals as I can. I feel like the hat-trick was coming, so I was waiting a little bit for it to come. 'But it is what it is, two goals are also good, and we won, we played a great game, we scored a lot of goals.' Reflecting on the performance and result, which has earned AZ a third qualifying round clash with Liechtenstein side FC Vaduz, he said: 'A good night, a very good night. Look, five goals, into the next round, two goals for myself, it's really positive. 'I think defensively we were so, so much better as a team. Last week we gave away four goals, which was really unlike us, so we tightened up defensively and then we let the attacking quality show. 'We know as a team that last week wasn't good enough at all. But football is like this, it doesn't always go the way you want it to. But to bounce back from last week and put things right today, it's a big boost for us.' Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email .
Business Wire
31-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
OXIO Welcomes Steve Parrott as SVP of Product Management
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OXIO, a leading Telecom-as-a-Service (TaaS) platform, has today announced the appointment of Steve Parrott to its leadership team as senior vice president of product management. Responsible for OXIO's product roadmap and delivery, Parrott brings nearly 20 years of telecom and technology experience and leadership to support the company's mission to build the global telecom network of the future. 'I'm thrilled to join OXIO, a telecom trailblazer, to lead the product team and drive the continued evolution of its world-class Telecom-as-a-Service platform and industry-leading telecom APIs,' said Parrott. 'As we bring OXIO to new markets worldwide, we'll also be advancing our offering in programmable telecom infrastructure, real-time data orchestration and enterprise-grade tools to ensure telecom, retail and fintech clients can launch, manage and scale branded mobile experiences with full control over connectivity, monetization and customer engagement.' Prior to joining OXIO, Parrott held strategic product leadership roles at companies including TOMIA, TNS, Strategy and T-Mobile, earning a reputation for visionary leadership and a human-centered approach to design. He is also the co-author of eight patents, underscoring his forward-thinking approach to product innovation and development. 'Steve brings a solid background in building products that deliver real value to customers, and we're excited to welcome him to OXIO,' said Nicolas Girard, co-founder and CEO of OXIO. 'With deep expertise in product leadership and innovation, he is the perfect fit for our next stage of growth as we continue to reinvent telecom as a new revenue driver and strategic growth lever for brands worldwide by delivering innovative use cases that stretch beyond the reach of traditional telecom.' Parrott's appointment comes at a time when OXIO continues to bolster its senior leadership team, also welcoming Tobi Mott as vice president of legal. About OXIO OXIO is building the global network of the future as the first Telecom-as-a-Service (TaaS) platform. Our technology-first approach to telecom unlocks innovation and possibility while delivering actionable insights for customer-obsessed companies competing in a data-driven world. OXIO is headquartered in New York with offices in Mexico City and Montreal. For more information, visit To learn more about current openings, visit
