Shawn Parker

Shawn Parker

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Wiesbaden, Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
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)
2016	→ 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan)	1	(0)
2018–2020	Greuther Fürth	5	(1)
2019–2020	Greuther Fürth II	8	(0)
Total		110	(17)
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

Shawn Parker (born 7 March 1993) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Club career

Mainz 05

Parker made his Bundesliga debut on 27 October 2012 as a late substitute against Hoffenheim. On his starting debut, he contributed a goal and an assist in a 3–1 win against Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] 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 Greuther Fürth having agreed a two-year deal with the club.[5]

On 31 January 2020, the last day of the 2019–20 winter transfer period, he agreed the termination of his contract with Greuther Fürth.[6]

Parker retired in 2020.[7]

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." [8]

Personal life

Parker was born in Wiesbaden to a German mother and an African 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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mainz 05 II	2011–12	Regionalliga West	27	4	—		—		27	4
	2012–13		10	4	—		—		10	4
	2013–14		5	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		42	8	0	0	0	0	42	8
Mainz 05	2012–13	Bundesliga	16	3	2	1	—		18	4
	2013–14		11	1	1	0	—		12	1
	Total		27	4	3	1	0	0	30	5
FC Augsburg II	2014–15	Regionalliga Bayern	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2015–16		4	2	—		—		4	2
	2016–17		1	0	—		—		1	0
	2017–18		4	1	—		—		4	1
	Total		11	3	0	0	0	0	11	3
FC Augsburg	2014–15	Bundesliga	8	0	1	0	—		9	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	1	0	12	0
1. FC Nürnberg II (loan)	2016–17	Regionalliga Bayern	1	0	—		—		1	0
1. FC Nürnberg (loan)	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	6	1	0	0	—		6	1
Greuther Fürth II	2018–19	Regionalliga Bayern	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2019–20		7	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		8	0	—		–		8	0
Greuther Fürth	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Career total			110	17	4	1	1	0	115	18

1. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Parker, Shawn" (in German). kicker.de. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
2. "Mütze auf, Mund zu" [Cap on, mouth shut]. Spiegel Online (in German). 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
3. "Germany - S. Parker - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
4. Augsburg, FC. "FC Augsburg: FCA verpflichtet Shawn Parker". Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
5. "Neuer Anlauf in Fürth: Parker wechselt zum Kleeblatt". kicker Online (in German). 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
6. Schano, Martin (1 February 2020). "Parker ist weg! Fürth beendet ein Missverständnis". Fürther Nachrichten (in German). Nordbayern. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
7. Durillo, Philipp (15 July 2022). "Wie Ex-Profi Shawn Parker eine Fußball-Akademie aufbaut" [How ex-professional Shawn Parker is building a football academy]. Wiesbadener Kurier (in German). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
8. Sciaretta, Brian. "Shawn Parker: Klinsmann's Man in Mainz?". Archived from the original on 15 January 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
9. Shawn Parker at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

External links

• Shawn Parker at WorldFootball.net