Devante Parker
Devante Parker (born 16 March 1996) is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger.[5] He represented Germany internationally at various youth levels up to U19.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Devante James Parker[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 March 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Wiesbaden, Germany | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Bierstadt | |||
–2006 | FV Biebrich 02 | ||
2006–2014 | Mainz 05 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2020 | Mainz 05 II | 96 | (14) |
2014–2020 | Mainz 05 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → St. Pölten (loan) | 7 | (0) |
Total | 105 | (14) | |
National team | |||
2011 | Germany U15 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Germany U16 | 4 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Germany U17[3] | 11 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Germany U19[4] | 6 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Parker began his career in the academy of 1. FSV Mainz 05. He made his Bundesliga debut on 31 August 2014 against Hannover 96 replacing Koo Ja-cheol after 82 minutes in a 0–0 draw.[6] He spent the 2016–17 season playing for the club's reserves scoring 1 goal in 20 appearances.[7]
In July 2017, Parker joined Austrian Football Bundesliga side SKN St. Pölten on loan for the 2017–18 season.[7] His loan was cut short by a cruciate ligament tear.[8]
In July 2020 Parker announced his retirement from playing. He was unable to regain professional fitness after a second cruciate ligament tear.[9][10]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Mainz 05 II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
2014–15 | 3. Liga | 29 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | 3. Liga | 35 | 6 | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||
2014–15 | 3. Liga | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
Total | 94 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 95 | 14 | |||
Mainz 05 | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2015–16 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Career total | 103 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 14 |
- Appearance in the Regionalliga Promotion Playoff.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Shawn Parker, who also is a professional footballer.
References
- "U19 verliert 0:2 beim FSV Mainz 05" [U19 loses 0–2 at FSV Mainz 05] (in German). SC Freiburg. 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- "Profile Devante Parker" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- "U 17-Junioren: Devante Parker" [Under-17 juniors: Devante Parker] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- "U 19-Junioren: Devante Parker" [Under-19 juniors: Devante Parker] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- "Germany – D. Parker – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- "Mainz 05 vs. Hannover 96 – 31 August 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- "Ziel Österreich: Mainz parkt Parker". kicker Online (in German). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- Schröder, Torben (5 October 2018). "Devante Parker kämpft sich bei Mainz 05 wieder heran". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "PARKER: "...Weil das Gefühl einzigartig war"". 1. FSV Mainz 05 (in German). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- Ebert, Michael (29 July 2020). "Devante Parker: Frühes Karriereende eines Mainzer Eigengewächses". kicker (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Devante Parker » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 28 January 2021.