Shawn Parker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shawn Parker | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Wiesbaden, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greuther Fürth | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Wiesbaden | |||
| FC Bierstadt | |||
| –2005 | SV Wehen | ||
| 2005–2011 | Mainz 05 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Mainz 05 II | 42 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Mainz 05 | 27 | (4) |
| 2014–2018 | FC Augsburg | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | FC Augsburg II | 11 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | Greuther Fürth | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U16 | 10 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U17 | 11 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 7 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Germany U19 | 13 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2013 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:01, 15 August 2018 (UTC) | |||
Shawn Parker (born 7 March 1993) is a German footballer[1] who currently plays as a forward for Greuther Fürth.[2]
Club career
Mainz 05
Parker made his Bundesliga debut on 27 October 2012 as a late substitute against Hoffenheim. He scored four goals in 27 league appearances for Mainz.[3]
FC Augsburg
On 1 July 2014, Parker transferred to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and signed a four-year deal.[4]
Greuther Fürth
In August 2018, Parker joined 2. Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth having agreed a two-year deal with the club.[5]
International career
Parker has appeared for Germany at the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20, and under-21 levels but still remains eligible for the United States due to having an American father. In 2012, it was revealed that United States manager Jürgen Klinsmann had spoken to Parker about representing the United States in the future. Speaking on his international preference, Parker said, "It is a hard decision to make of course. One should be very proud to play for the country your father is from. I am playing for Germany now and this is my home base. Both sides are very interesting. I like Germany now, but I won’t rule out that I will play for the United States in the future." [6]
Personal life
Parker was born in Wiesbaden to a German mother and an American serviceman father, who settled in Germany after serving in the military. Parker briefly lived in Virginia in the U.S. before moving back to Germany. He has two younger brothers, Devante and Jermaine, who are part of the Mainz 05 youth teams.
References
- ^ "Mütze auf, Mund zu" (in German). Spiegel Online. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Parker, Shawn" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
- ^ "Germany - S. Parker - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ Augsburg, FC. "FC Augsburg: FCA verpflichtet Shawn Parker". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Neuer Anlauf in Fürth: Parker wechselt zum Kleeblatt". kicker Online (in German). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ Sciaretta, Brian. "Shawn Parker: Klinsmann's Man in Mainz?". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
External links
- Profile at worldfootball.net
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- German people of American descent
- Sportspeople from Wiesbaden
- Association football forwards
- German footballers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
- FC Augsburg players
- 1. FC Nürnberg players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- Germany youth international footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Footballers from Hesse
- German football forward, 1990s birth stubs