Devante Parker
German footballer (born 1996)
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.[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 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]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Shawn Parker, who also is a professional footballer.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mainz 05 II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 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.
