Shawn Parker

Shawn Parker
Personal information
Full name Shawn Parker
Date of birth (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993
Place of birth Wiesbaden, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Greuther Fürth
Number 9
Youth career
SV Wiesbaden
FC Bierstadt
0000–2005 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)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

  1. ↑ "Mütze auf, Mund zu" (in German). Spiegel Online. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Parker, Shawn" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Germany - S. Parker - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Augsburg, FC. "FC Augsburg: FCA verpflichtet Shawn Parker". Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Neuer Anlauf in Fürth: Parker wechselt zum Kleeblatt". kicker Online (in German). 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Sciaretta, Brian. "Shawn Parker: Klinsmann's Man in Mainz?". Retrieved 8 November 2016.


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