Jordan Parkes joins his hometown club Hemel having signed from Chelmsford City. The defender, who can also operate in midfield, started his football career at Watford during which time he represented England at U18, U19 & U20 level. Unable to break into Watford's first team however, Jordan was loaned to League Two sides Brentford and Barnet. Made his league debut for Watford in August 2008 before captaining Watford U20s against Inter Milan with a side that included Hernan Crespo, Adriano, Walter Samuel and Olivier Dacourt. Upon release from Watford in June 2010, Jordan signed for Barnet where he went onto make 51 appearances before his contract expired. He joined Chelmsford City in August 2012 before leaving by mutual consent to join Hemel Hempstead Town FC.