| Devante Parker | |
| Full Name: | Devante James Parker[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Height: | 1.75 m[2] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Bierstadt |
| Youthyears2: | –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[3] |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | Germany U19[4] |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
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.
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]
He is the younger brother of Shawn Parker, who also is a professional footballer.
| 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[12] | 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 | |||