![]() Percival with New Zealand in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ria Dawn Percival[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 December 1989||
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]