 Parris playing for Manchester United in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nikita Josephine Parris[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1994[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toxteth, Liverpool, England[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Kingsley United | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Everton | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Everton | 38 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Manchester City (loan) | 13 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Manchester City | 59 | (33) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Olympique Lyonnais | 35 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Arsenal | 18 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Manchester United | 42 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | England U17 | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | England U19 | 26 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | England U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | England U23 | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | England | 71 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Great Britain | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
Nikita Josephine Parris (born 10 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the England national team. She previously played for Division 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, Manchester City, Everton, Arsenal and Manchester United.
From 2018 to 2020, Parris held the record as all-time leading scorer in the Women's Super League. With Olympique Lyonnais, Parris has won the 2019–20 Champions League, the 2020 Coupe de France (Women's French Cup), the 2019 Trophée des Championnes, and the 2019 International Champions Cup. With Manchester City, she won the 2016 league title, the 2016 and 2018–19 League Cup as well as the 2016–17 and 2018–19 FA Cup.
Parris represented England from under-17 to under-23 youth levels, becoming a 2013 U-19 Championship runner-up with the under-19 team. She made her senior international debut in Euro 2017 qualifying, helping the national team reach the semi-finals of the Euro 2017, as well as a fourth-place finish at the 2019 World Cup. Her six goals during World Cup qualification ranked first within UEFA nations and secured England's place at the top tournament. She helped England win its first-ever SheBelieves Cup in 2019 and Arnold Clark Cup in 2022, as well as win the Euro 2022.
Parris was named the FWA Women's Footballer of the Year in 2019. She was included in The Guardian's list of The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World in 2018 and 2019.
- ^ a b "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "Nikita Parris". www.manutd.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Snowdon, Paul (12 October 2010). "Toxteth teenager Nikita Parris hopes to help Everton Ladies' European Champions League cause". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2015.