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Daniel David Parish (born 18 October 1998) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sittingbourne.

Clayton is a product of the Brentford academy and rose to prominence as a prolific goalscorer for Isthmian League clubs Thamesmead Town, Ashford United and Maldon & Tiptree.

Brentford
A forward, Parish began his career with Longfield Tigers and Bexley and moved into the academy at Brentford at U15 level. He progressed to sign a two-year scholarship deal at the end of the 2014–15 season and top scored for the youth team during 2015–16, with 10 goals. The closure of the academy at the end of the 2015–16 season meant that Parish was promoted to the club's new B team and signed his first professional contract. He had scored 11 goals in 33 appearances during two seasons with the youth team. Despite making regular B team appearances during the 2016–17 season, Parish was released at the end of the campaign.

Non-League football
Parish joined National League South club Concord Rangers on a free transfer in September 2017. He made three appearances for the club before moving to Isthmian League South Division club Thamesmead Town. He showed prolific goalscoring form and finished the 2017–18 season with 21 goals from 34 appearances. After Thamesmead Town's closure in October 2018 and its record was expunged, Parish moved across the Isthmian League South East Division to join Ashford United. He scored 24 goals in 28 appearances during the remainder of the 2018–19 season and was a part of the team which reached the Isthmian League South East Division play-off Final.

Parish departed Ashford United in June 2019 and joined Isthmian League North Division club Maldon & Tiptree prior to the beginning of the 2019–20 season. In a season ended prematurely by the COVID-19 pandemic, he scored 30 goals in 38 appearances. On 4 July 2020, it was announced that Parish had transferred to National League club Wealdstone. Either side of two months out with a hamstring injury, he made 29 appearances and scored seven goals during the 2020–21 season and was retained for 2021–22. Lacking fitness after suffering an injury during pre-season, Parish joined National League South club Billericay Town on a one-month loan on 24 August 2021. Injury prevented him from winning a call into a matchday squad during his spell and after returning to fitness, he transferred to National League South club Welling United in late October 2021. Following one goal in 12 appearances, Parish transferred to Isthmian League South East Division club Hastings United in late February 2022 and contributed 9 appearances and four goals to the club's successful title push.

Despite being retained by Hastings United for the 2022–23 season, Parish transferred across the Isthmian League Premier Division to sign for Canvey Island in August 2022. Following just four goals in 22 appearances by 6 December 2022, Parish returned to Ashford United and signed a contract running until the end of the 2022–23 season. He finished the campaign with 21 appearances and eight goals. Parish scored 10 goals in 24 appearances during the first half of the 2023–24 season, prior to his release in January 2024. Within days, he transferred to division rivals Sittingbourne and made 12 appearances, scoring six goals, during the remainder of the 2023-24 season. Parish missed the club's unsuccessful playoff campaign and was retained for the 2024–25 season.

Honours
Hastings United


 * Isthmian League South East Division: 2021–22

Individual
 * Ashford United Player of the Month: November 2018, December 2018, December 2022
 * Maldon & Tiptree Player of the Month: December 2019