Bernard Parker

Bernard Parker (born 16 March 1986) is a South African professional association footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier Soccer League club TS Galaxy. Between 2007 and 2015 he made 73 appearances for the South Africa national team scoring 23 goals.

Bernard Parker
Parker with FC Twente in 2009
Personal information
Full name Bernard Melvin Parker
Date of birth (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986
Place of birth Boksburg, South Africa
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
forward
Team information
Current team
 TS Galaxy
Number 17
Youth career
Transnet School of Excellence
Mamelodi Sundowns
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Thanda Royal Zulu 116 (29)
2009 → Red Star Belgrade 16 (6)
2009–2011 FC Twente 17 (0)
2011 → Panserraikos (loan) 12 (1)
2011–2022 Kaizer Chiefs 283 (89)
2022– TS Galaxy 33 (3)
International career‡
2006–2008 South Africa U-23 22 (12)
2007–2015 South Africa 73 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 March 2020

Parker started his professional football career playing for Thanda Royal Zulu in the Premier Soccer League, where he made 70 appearances before a one-year loan to Serbian side Red Star Belgrade. He joined Eredivisie side FC Twente in 2009, where he spent a season and a half before being loaned out to Panserraikos in the Greek Super League. During his time in the Eredivisie, Parker won the 2009-10 Eredivisie and the 2010 Johan Cruyff Shield.

He moved to Kaizer Chiefs in 2011. He was awarded the 2013–14 Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot and won two league titles, the Nedbank Cup and the MTN 8 with the South African club. Parker was released by Kaizer Chiefs in June 2022 after spending over a decade at the club, making over 350 appearances and scoring over 60 goals.

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