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
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	FC Augsburg
Number	9
Youth career
	SV Wiesbaden
	FC Bierstadt
0000–2005	SV Wehen
2005–2011	1. FSV Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	1. FSV Mainz 05 II	42	(8)
2012–2014	1. FSV Mainz 05	27	(4)
2014–	FC Augsburg	8	(0)
2014	FC Augsburg II	2	(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 30 April 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2013

Shawn Parker (born 7 March 1993) is a German footballer who currently plays for FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05

He made his Bundesliga debut on 27 October 2012 as a late substitute against Hoffenheim. Parker scored four goals in 27 league appearances for Mainz.

FC Augsburg

On 1 July 2014, Parker transferred to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg and signed a four-year deal.

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."

Personal life

Parker was born in Wiesbaden to an American serviceman father who settled in Germany after serving in the military and a German mother. Parker briefly lived in Virginia before moving back to Germany. He has two younger brothers, Devante and Jermaine, who are part of the Mainz youth teams.