Bernard Parker: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Bernard Parker: profile

Bernard Parker (born 16 March 1986 in Boksburg, South Africa) is a former South African footballer who played as a forward and midfielder.

Parker started out at Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. in 2004. He played for 5 clubs in 4 countries since 2004. The busiest spell of his career was at Thanda Royal Zulu F.C. (2004–2009): 116 appearances and 29 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 161 appearances and 36 goals.

At international level, Parker represented South Africa (2007–present). Our match database lists 7 of his international goals; the first came against New Zealand on 17 June 2009 (FIFA Confederations Cup). He also played for South Africa at under-23 level.

Boksburg has produced 7 footballers in our database, including MacDonald Mukansi, Arthur Riley and Gavin Lane.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2007 (aged about 21)
First international goal: 2009 – aged 23 (match)
Countries played in: 4: South Africa, Serbia, Netherlands and Greece
Club goals per game: 0.22 (36 in 161)
Height: 172 cm — taller than 30% of South African internationals on record
Latest move: Panserraikos F.C. (2011)
Shares a birthday with: Wilfried Sanou, Pathé Ciss and Martin Hongla (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2004–2009	Thanda Royal Zulu F.C.	National First Division	116	29
2009	FK Crvena zvezda	Serbian SuperLiga	16	6
2009–2011	FC Twente	Eredivisie	17	0
2011	Panserraikos F.C.	Super League Greece 2	12	1
2011–	Kaizer Chiefs F.C.	Premier Soccer League	–	–
	Total		161	36

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2006–2008	South Africa U23	Under-23	22	1
2007–	South Africa	Senior	–	–

International goals (7)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	17 Jun 2009	South Africa 2–0 New Zealand	21	FIFA Confederations Cup
2	17 Jun 2009	South Africa 2–0 New Zealand	52	FIFA Confederations Cup
3	23 Mar 2013	South Africa 2–0 Central African Republic	71	World Cup Qualification
4	8 Jun 2013	Central African Republic 0–3 South Africa	26	World Cup Qualification
5	16 Jun 2013	Ethiopia 2–1 South Africa	34	World Cup Qualification
6	7 Sep 2013	South Africa 4–1 Botswana	84	World Cup Qualification
7	7 Sep 2013	South Africa 4–1 Botswana	89 (pen)	World Cup Qualification