Ria Percival

Ria Percival
MNZM
Percival with New Zealand in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ria Dawn Percival[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Basildon, Essex, England[2]
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
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)
2019–2024 Tottenham Hotspur 46 (2)
2024– → Crystal Palace (loan) 6 (1)
International career‡
New Zealand U-20
2006–2024 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 MNZM (born 7 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in England, she played for the New Zealand women's national team and represented New Zealand 166 times, more than any other player, male or female.[4][5] She previously played for FFC Frankfurt and FF USV Jena of the Bundesliga, FC Basel in the Swiss league and West Ham United.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "NZ Football – HOME". nzfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Football Ferns squad revealed for World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Ford Football Fern Ria Percival announces her retirement from international football". nzfootball.co.nz. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. ^ "NZ Football – HOME". nzfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2018.