Rajiv van La Parra
Van La Parra training with Caen in 2010.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rajiv Ramon van La Parra | ||
| Date of birth | June 4, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Huddersfield Town | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Caen B | 13 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Caen | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Heerenveen | 82 | (14) |
| 2014–2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 53 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | Huddersfield Town | 40 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2008 | Netherlands U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 29 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Rajiv Ramon van La Parra (born 4 June 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for English club Huddersfield Town, predominantly as a winger but also as a striker. He has also represented Netherlands U21's.
Van La Parra played his first senior games in France with Caen before returning to the Netherlands in 2011 for a three-season-long stay with Heerenveen. In June 2014,he moved to England to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Van La Parra is a product of the Feyenoord youth system, but made his senior debut instead for French Ligue 1 club Caen on 8 November 2008, having agreed a four-year contract in June 2008. He cited the potential to reach the highest level while playing in France as the reason for his transfer.
The right winger made only two appearances for Caen's first team during his first season, and the club ended the campaign being relegated. Despite this relegation, van La Parra would make only a further eight appearances as the team won promotion back to the top flight, but did register his first senior goal; against Guingamp on 5 April 2009. During these seasons, he instead gained playing time in Caen's second team that competed in the Championnat de France amateur.
In summer 2011, his contract was terminated and he returned to the Netherlands in search of a new club. After an unsuccessful trial at AZ Alkmaar, he eventually signed a one-year contract with fellow Eredivisie side Heerenveen on 30 August 2011. After scoring six times during 26 appearances in his debut season, Heerenveen elected to take up an option in his contract for two further seasons. Over these three seasons, van La Parra made 94 appearances (including playing in the Europa League), scoring 16 times.
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