Ria Percival
New Zealand footballer (born 1989)
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Percival with
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ria Dawn Percival [1] | ||
Date of birth | ( 1989-12-07 ) 7 December 1989 (age 33) [1] | ||
Place of birth | Basildon , Essex , England [2] | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | Colchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls ) |
2006–2008 | Lynn-Avon United | 37 | (14) |
2008–2010 | F.C. Indiana | 7 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Ottawa Fury | ||
2011–2012 | FFC Frankfurt | 21 | (0) |
2012–2016 | FF USV Jena | 77 | (6) |
2016–2018 | FC Basel | ||
2018–2019 | West Ham United | 16 | (0) |
2019– | Tottenham Hotspur | 46 | (2) |
International career ‡ | |||
New Zealand U-20 | |||
2006– | New Zealand | 161 [3] | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 July 2023 |
Ria Dawn Percival (born 7 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur . Born in England, she plays for the New Zealand women's national team . [4] She previously played for FFC Frankfurt and FF USV Jena of the Bundesliga , FC Basel in the Swiss league and West Ham United . [5]
International
Percival represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Russia and again represented the young ferns at the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile, where she scored both of New Zealand's goals in their 3–2 loss to Nigeria . [6]
Percival made her senior debut in a 0–3 loss to China PR on 14 November 2006, [7] before representing New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China, [8] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China PR (0–2).
Percival was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics , again in China, [9] where they drew with Japan (2–2) before losing to Norway (0–1) and the United States (0–4).
On 9 March 2011, Percival earned her 50th A-level international cap in a 5–0 loss to Mexico in the play-off for 7th place at the Cyprus Cup . [10]
Percival contested her fifth major tournament when she appeared in all three of New Zealand's matches at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany. [11] She appeared in all four of New Zealand's games at the 2012 Summer Olympics . [12]
She again featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, taking her to a tally of 9 World Cup matches. [13] She appeared in all three of New Zealand's games at the 2016 Summer Olympics . [12]
Career statistics
International goals
Updated 28 June 2020 [14]
Honours
- Individual
- IFFHS OFC Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020 [15]
- IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 [16]
References
- 1 2 3 "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF) . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Retrieved 20 June 2015 .
- ↑ "NZ Football - HOME" . www.nzfootball.co.nz . Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup" . The New Zealand Herald . 29 April 2019.
- ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives" . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . Retrieved 11 June 2009 .
- ↑ "NZ Football - HOME" . www.nzfootball.co.nz . Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 . Retrieved 7 March 2018 .
- ↑ "New Zealand (NZL) Squad List" . FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009 . Retrieved 3 August 2011 .
- ↑ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives" . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . Retrieved 3 August 2011 .
- ↑ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup" . FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008 . Retrieved 3 August 2011 .
- ↑ "Olympic Football Squads Named" . New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008 . Retrieved 4 July 2008 .
- ↑ "NZ Football - HOME" . www.nzfootball.co.nz .
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Team New Zealand" . FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011 . Retrieved 22 June 2011 .
- 1 2 "Ria Percival Bio, Stats, and Results" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 . Retrieved 3 December 2018 .
- ↑ "FIFA player stats" . FIFA . Archived from the original on 24 October 2012 . Retrieved 28 June 2015 .
- ↑ "A Internationals" . UltimateNZSoccer.com . Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
- ↑ "IFFHS BEST WOMAN PLAYER - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020" . IFFHS . 6 February 2021.
- ↑ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - OFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020" . IFFHS . 31 January 2021.
External links
- Ria Percival – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at NZF
- Team (in German) at FF USV Jena
- Ria Percival at Soccerway
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