# Daniel Parra

Daniel Alexis Parra Durán (born 20 July 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Atlético Morelia in the Liga de Expansión MX.

## Early life

Parra began playing football with the youth system of Pachuca. In 2014, he joined the youth system of Monterrey.

## Club career

On 14 August 2016, Parra made his debut for Monterrey, in a CONCACAF Champions League match against Don Bosco. On 14 August 2016, he made his Liga MX debut coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute for Celso Ortiz in the 2-1 victory against Necaxa. In 2019, he began his first full senior season, however, his progress was interrupted by knee injuries to both knees, that kept him out of action for a year and a half, prompting the club to pursue loan options upon his return. In 2021, he played with the second team, Raya2 Expansión, in the second tier Liga de Expansión MX. In May 2022, he went on loan with Necaxa in Liga MX. In November 2022, he joined Atlético Morelia in the second tier Liga de Expansión MX on loan. In June 2023, he departed the club to return to Monterrey, after having finished as the team's leading scorer with four goals, despite playing as a fullback. In March 2024, he went on full-year loan with Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League, with an option to extend it for an additional year. He made his debut for Forge on 13 April 2024, against Cavalry FC. After the season, Forge announced that they would trigger his loan option to extend for 2025, however, Parra instead sought a move to a new Mexican club.
In February 2025, he signed with his former loan club Atlético Morelia in the Liga de Expansión MX on a permanent basis.

## International career

In September 2014, Parra was called up to a camp with the Mexico U17 team.

## Career statistics

    As of 9 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Monterrey | 2016–17 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Monterrey | 2018–19 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Monterrey | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Monterrey | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 9 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| Monterrey | 2021–22 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Monterrey | 2023–24 | Liga MX | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Monterrey | Total | Total | 21 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Raya2 (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga de Expansión MX | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Necaxa (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga MX | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Atlético Morelia (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga de Expansión MX | 21 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 4 |
| Forge FC (loan) | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 76 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 9 |
* 1 2 Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup
* ↑ Appearance in Canadian Premier League Playoffs

## Honours

Monterrey
* CONCACAF Champions League: 2021