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.

For the American football player, see DeVante Parker.
Devante Parker
Personal information
Full name Devante James Parker[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996
Place of birth Wiesbaden, Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Youth career
FC Bierstadt
0000–2006 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 shot 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]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Shawn Parker, who also is a professional footballer.

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References
  1. "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.
  2. "Profile Devante Parker" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. "U 17-Junioren: Devante Parker" [Under-17 juniors: Devante Parker] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "U 19-Junioren: Devante Parker" [Under-19 juniors: Devante Parker] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. "Germany – D. Parker – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  6. "Mainz 05 vs. Hannover 96 – 31 August 2014 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  7. "Ziel Österreich: Mainz parkt Parker". kicker Online (in German). 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  8. Schröder, Torben (5 October 2018). "Devante Parker kämpft sich bei Mainz 05 wieder heran". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. "PARKER: "...Weil das Gefühl einzigartig war"". 1. FSV Mainz 05 (in German). 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. Ebert, Michael (29 July 2020). "Devante Parker: Frühes Karriereende eines Mainzer Eigengewächses". kicker (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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