James Parker (handballer)

James Lewis Parker (born 9 June 1994) is an Argentine handball player who plays as a left handed for Egyptian club Zamalek SC Handball and the Argentina national team.[2][3]

James Parker
Personal information
Full name James Lewis Parker
Born (1994-06-09) 9 June 1994[1]
San Nicolás, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Left back[1]
Club information
Current club Zamalek SC
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2018
 SAG Polvorines
2018–2019
 Ciudad Real
2019–2022
 BM Benidorm
2023–
 Zamalek SC
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022
 Argentina 6 (2)
Medal record
South and Central American Championship
Silver medal – second place2022 Brazil
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2022 AsunciónTeam
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 10 December 2018[1]

Early life

Parker was born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, and grew up in San Luis. His father, also named James Parker, played basketball in Argentina.[4][5]

Individual awards

References
  1. "FEDERATION: ARG" (PDF). IHF. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Parker: "Están más preocupados en Argentina por mí que yo por ellos"". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. "BALONMANO | El internacional argentino James Lewis Parker recala en el Benidorm". Golsmedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. "Otro salto de calidad en "El oficio de vivir"". El Diario de la República (in Spanish). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. "Quién es James Parker, el hijo de un estadounidense que jugará el Mundial de handball para Argentina". El Destape (in Spanish). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.


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