Devante Parker
{{Short description|German footballer (born 1996)}}
{{for|the American football player|DeVante Parker}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Devante Parker
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wiesbaden, Germany
| height = 1.75 m{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2014-15/1-fsv-mainz-05-30/68576/spieler_parker-devante.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808005739/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2014-15/1-fsv-mainz-05-30/68576/spieler_parker-devante.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 August 2014|title= Profile Devante Parker|trans-title=|date=|access-date=10 January 2015|language=German|publisher=Kicker}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = FC Bierstadt
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2006
| youthclubs2 = FV Biebrich 02
| youthyears3 = 2006–2014
| youthclubs3 = Mainz 05
| years1 = 2014–2020
| clubs1 = Mainz 05 II
| caps1 = 96
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 2014–2020
| clubs2 = Mainz 05
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = → St. Pölten (loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 105
| totalgoals = 14
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Germany U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam2 = Germany U16
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam3 = Germany U17{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/u-17-junioren/spiele-termine/spielplan/?spieledb_path=%2Fteams%2F29208%2Fnational_player%2F263793|title=U 17-Junioren: Devante Parker|trans-title=Under-17 juniors: Devante Parker|date=|accessdate=10 January 2015|language=German|publisher=DFB}}
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam4 = Germany U19{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/u-19-junioren/spiele-termine/spielplan/?spieledb_path=%2Fteams%2F31271%2Fnational_player%2F263793|title=U 19-Junioren: Devante Parker|trans-title=Under-19 juniors: Devante Parker|date=|accessdate=10 January 2015|language=German|publisher=DFB}}
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 1
}}
Devante Parker (born 16 March 1996) is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/devante-parker/286852/|title=Germany – D. Parker – Profile with news, career statistics and history|website=Soccerway|accessdate=31 August 2014}} He represented Germany internationally at various youth levels up to U19.
Club career
Parker began his career in the academy of 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.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/31/germany/bundesliga/1-fsv-mainz-05/hannover-96/1713409/|title=Mainz 05 vs. Hannover 96 – 31 August 2014 |website=Soccerway|accessdate=31 August 2014}} He spent the 2016–17 season playing for the club's reserves scoring 1 goal in 20 appearances.{{cite news|title=Ziel Österreich: Mainz parkt Parker|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/tuerkei/2017-18/1/tm-news--20056-8760-.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180831072147/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/tuerkei/2017-18/1/tm-news--20056-8760-.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 August 2018|accessdate=26 July 2017|work=kicker Online|date=14 July 2017|language=German}}
In July 2017, Parker joined Austrian Bundesliga side SKN St. Pölten on loan for the 2017–18 season. His loan was cut short by a cruciate ligament tear.{{cite news |last1=Schröder |first1=Torben |title=Devante Parker kämpft sich bei Mainz 05 wieder heran |url=https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/sport/fussball/mainz-05/devante-parker-kampft-sich-bei-mainz-05-wieder-heran_19100770 |accessdate=28 July 2020 |work=Allgemeine Zeitung |date=5 October 2018 |language=German}}
In July 2020 Parker announced his retirement from playing. He was unable to regain professional fitness after a second cruciate ligament tear.{{cite web |title=PARKER: "...Weil das Gefühl einzigartig war" |url=https://www.mainz05.de/news/karriereende-ich-habe-den-fussball-geliebt/ |website=1. FSV Mainz 05 |accessdate=28 July 2020 |language=German |date=28 July 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Michael |title=Devante Parker: Frühes Karriereende eines Mainzer Eigengewächses |url=https://www.kicker.de/devante_parker_fruehes_karriereende_eines_mainzer_eigengewaechses-780688/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=29 July 2020 |language=German |date=29 July 2020}}
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Shawn Parker, who also is a professional footballer.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web |title=Devante Parker » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/devante-parker/2/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=28 January 2021}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club | rowspan="2"|Season | colspan="3"|League | colspan="2"|Cup | colspan="2"|Other | colspan="2"|Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Mainz 05 II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest
|2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 1Appearance in the Regionalliga Promotion Playoff. | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga
|29 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga
|35 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | 3. Liga
|20 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest
|8 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total | 94 | 13 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | 95 | 14 | |
| rowspan="3"|Mainz 05 | 2014–15 | Bundesliga
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |
| SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 |
| colspan="3"|Career total | 103 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 14 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|devante-parker/286852}}
- {{fussballdaten|parkerdewante}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Devante}}
Category:German sportspeople of American descent
Category:Footballers from Wiesbaden
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 players
Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
Category:SKN St. Pölten players
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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