Troy Parrott Explained: From Dublin to Real Betis, and Why Ireland Rely on His Goals

By Kimi · October 3, 2026 · 5 min read

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Key takeaways

🔑 Troy Parrott, born in Dublin on 4 February 2002, has 14 goals in 40 Republic of Ireland appearances as of 1 October 2026. Nine of those goals have come since 13 November 2025, including both against Portugal, a hat-trick in Budapest and two against Austria.
He came through Belvedere, joined Tottenham’s academy in 2017 and signed professionally on his 17th birthday, 4 February 2019. Spurs used him four times in senior competitions, so he spent 2020 to 2024 on loan at Millwall, Ipswich, MK Dons, Preston and Excelsior Rotterdam.
AZ Alkmaar signed him in July 2024 for a reported fee of about €8m, and he scored 51 goals in all competitions there. AZ won the KNVB Cup in April 2026 with a 5-1 final win over NEC, in which Parrott scored.
Real Betis signed him on 20 August 2026 on a reported five-year deal worth about €20m. He scored a late winner against Real Madrid on 4 September and the winner on his Champions League debut at Lille on 8 September. Betis play Osasuna next on Sunday 11 October.
On 1 October 2026 Ireland drew 2-2 with Austria at the Aviva Stadium, with Parrott scoring a solo goal in the 12th minute and a penalty just before half-time. Ireland are third in Nations League B Group 3 on four points, behind Austria on seven and Kosovo on four.
This profile is pinned to Saturday 3 October 2026, before Ireland’s scheduled match on Sunday 4 October, so no result from that game is reported. It uses completed results and official schedules only, and no betting odds, spreads or win-probability models are used anywhere.

Troy Parrott is a 24-year-old Dublin-born striker who joined Real Betis from AZ Alkmaar on 20 August 2026 and has scored 14 goals in 40 appearances for the Republic of Ireland. Those figures stand as of Saturday 3 October 2026, before Ireland’s next Nations League match on Sunday 4 October. This guide covers his route from Dublin to Spain and the goals that have made him central to Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side.

How did Troy Parrott get from Dublin to Tottenham and the loan circuit?

Parrott came through Belvedere in Dublin, joined Tottenham Hotspur’s academy in 2017 and signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday, 4 February 2019. He made his Premier League debut under José Mourinho in December 2019, but public stats tables show only four senior appearances for Spurs, two of them in the league.

From 2020 he went out on loan to Millwall, Ipswich Town, MK Dons and Preston North End, then to Excelsior Rotterdam in 2023-24. The Dutch spell produced 17 goals in 32 appearances in all competitions, including the Eredivisie relegation play-offs.

What did Troy Parrott achieve at AZ Alkmaar?

Parrott scored 51 goals in all competitions for AZ Alkmaar in 2024-25 and 2025-26, and he left with the KNVB Cup and the Johan Cruyff Shield on his honours list. AZ signed him from Spurs in July 2024 for a reported fee of about €8m, and he was named the Eredivisie’s Player of the Month for December 2024.

The cup came on 19 April 2026, when AZ beat NEC 5-1 in the final in Rotterdam and Parrott scored in stoppage time. It was AZ’s fifth KNVB Cup and their first since 2013. On 2 August 2026 AZ also beat PSV 4-0 in the Johan Cruyff Shield, the Dutch super cup.

When did Troy Parrott join Real Betis, and how has it gone?

Real Betis signed Parrott from AZ on 20 August 2026 on a five-year deal, for a reported fee of about €20m. Irish media reports say the contract runs to 2031, and Betis are playing in the 2026-27 Champions League.

His first Betis goal was a late winner off the bench in a 1-0 home win over Real Madrid on 4 September. Madrid’s coach that night was Mourinho, who had given Parrott his Premier League debut at Spurs. On 8 September he started at Lille and scored the winner on his Champions League debut, with Betis winning 3-2.

In LaLiga he has four appearances (two of them starts), one goal and one assist, according to public stats sites. Betis were third after seven league matches under Manuel Pellegrini, and their next league game is at home to Osasuna on Sunday 11 October.

What is Troy Parrott’s record for the Republic of Ireland?

Parrott has 14 goals in 40 senior caps for Ireland as of 1 October 2026, and nine of those goals have come since 13 November 2025. He debuted on 14 November 2019, aged 17, in a 3-1 friendly win over New Zealand, and his first senior goals were two in a friendly in Andorra in June 2021.

The recent run began in World Cup qualifying. On 13 November 2025 he scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Portugal. Three days later he scored a hat-trick in Budapest, including a penalty, an 80th-minute equaliser and a 96th-minute winner, in a 3-2 win over Hungary. That result put Ireland second in Group F, behind Portugal, and into the play-offs.

On 26 March 2026 Ireland drew 2-2 with Czechia in the play-off semi-final in Prague and lost 4-3 on penalties. Parrott had put them ahead with a first-half penalty.

In the Nations League, Ireland lost 1-0 at Kosovo on 24 September, and Parrott has scored three of the five goals Ireland have scored in the group so far. Against Austria at the Aviva Stadium on 1 October, in a 2-2 draw, he opened the scoring in the 12th minute. He collected a flick-on from Adam Idah, went past several Austria defenders and finished low. He added a penalty just before half-time, and Austria equalised after the break through Alexander Prass and Michael Gregoritsch.

Hallgrimsson called the opener magical, and Austria’s coach Ralf Rangnick said Parrott was probably the man of the match. Those totals are the basis for the word “rely” in our title: in the matches that have defined Ireland’s last year, a large share of the goals has come from one player.

Where do Ireland stand in their Nations League group, and what is next?

Ireland are third in League B Group 3 after three matchdays, level on four points with Kosovo, who are ranked above them after winning the meeting between the two. The table below is as of 3 October 2026.

Team	P	GD	Pts
Austria	3	+4	7
Kosovo	3	-1	4
Ireland	3	+2	4
Israel	3	-5	1

Ireland’s remaining group fixtures are listed below, each with a 19:45 Irish-time kick-off. We report no result from the first because it had not been played at the time of writing.

Date	Match	Venue
Sun 4 Oct	Ireland v Israel	Backa Topola, Serbia (nominal home)
Sat 14 Nov	Austria v Ireland	Linz
Tue 17 Nov	Ireland v Kosovo	Aviva Stadium

How current are these figures?

Every tally here is pinned to Saturday 3 October 2026 and will change after the next matches. Ireland’s caps and goals, the group table and the next-fixture details all move after Sunday 4 October, and his Betis numbers move after Sunday 11 October. For how the competition itself works, including the format, the matchdays and the promotion and relegation play-offs, see our UEFA Nations League 2026-27 format and schedule guide .

How we verified this

Pinned date and scope. Written on the evening of Saturday 3 October 2026 (Irish time), before Ireland’s Nations League match on Sunday 4 October. That match and Betis v Osasuna on 11 October had not been played, so no result from either is reported. Official FAI and UEFA match pages could not be retrieved at write time, so every figure rests on match reports, a public football-statistics reference and a player-data site rather than a federation database. Ireland caps and goals (40 and 14). The public stats reference (timestamped after the 1 October match) and the player-data site agree. We also rebuilt the 14 goal by goal: two in a June 2021 friendly, one in March 2022, one in June 2022, one in June 2024, two v Portugal and three v Hungary in November 2025, one in the March 2026 play-off, and three in the Nations League window. The yearly table (five in 2025, four in 2026) confirms that nine have come since 13 November 2025. The Portugal and Hungary results were confirmed by several independent match reports; the earlier goals rest on the stats reference alone. Austria match (1 October). Sources conflict on minutes: the penalty is printed as the 42nd minute in one report but as 45+1 in two others, and Austria’s goals as 72nd/75th in one report and 71st/77th in two others. We therefore say “just before half-time”, print no Austria minutes, and use only the 12th-minute opener, which every source agrees on. The scoreline and the two Austria scorers are consistent across all sources. Club figures. Spurs senior appearances (four, two in the league) match between the stats tables and the player-data site, as do Excelsior (17 goals in 32 appearances) and AZ (51 goals). AZ appearance totals conflict (95 against 97) because the larger figure includes two 2026-27 appearances; we use goals only. Match reports disagree on the exact stoppage-time minute of his KNVB Cup final goal, so we say “stoppage time”. Season-goal headlines that mix club and country totals were not used. Shirt number is omitted because sources disagree. Reported fees. The AZ fee of about €8m was reported by a news outlet at the time and repeated in a public reference, and it was not officially disclosed, so it is described as reported. The Betis fee (about €20m) and five-year deal (to 2031) come from two Irish media reports and are also described as reported. Betis matches. The Real Madrid winner is described as late: two match records put it at the 81st minute, not in stoppage time as an earlier research note suggested. The Lille match report confirms he started and scored the winner on his Champions League debut. LaLiga totals (four appearances, two starts, one goal, one assist) match across two stats sites; Betis’ third place after seven matches comes from one league-table source. Czechia play-off. The 2-2 scoreline and 4-3 penalty defeat are confirmed by multiple reports; his first-half penalty is confirmed by a match report and the stats reference. His own penalty in the shootout is not confirmed by a full match report, so it is not mentioned. Nations League table and fixtures. Austria 7, Kosovo 4, Ireland 4, Israel 1 after three matchdays comes from UEFA’s table as reproduced by two reference sites, with Kosovo ranked above Ireland on the head-to-head. Dates, venues and the 19:45 Irish-time kick-offs agree across two sources; the Backa Topola venue was also confirmed by earlier federation and news reports. We cover football facts only for that fixture. Left out on purpose. Personal-life items, speculation about future form or transfers, and predicted line-ups were excluded. Betting. No betting odds, spreads, or win-probability models appear anywhere on this page. Still moving. The caps and goals tally, the group table and the next-fixture details go stale after 4 October 2026, and Betis numbers after 11 October.