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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 35)[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 166[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]

International

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Percival represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Russia and again 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.[7]

Percival made her senior debut in a 0–3 loss to China PR on 14 November 2006,[8] before representing New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[9] 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,[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] She appeared in all four of New Zealand's games at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[13]

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.[14] She appeared in all three of New Zealand's games at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13]

In April 2024, Percival announced her retirement from international football.[5]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Updated 28 June 2020[15]

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Percival goal.
List of international goals scored by Ria Percival
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 April 2007 Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae, Papua New Guinea  Solomon Islands 4–0 8–0 2007 OFC Women's Championship
2 13 April 2007  Papua New Guinea 3–0 7–0
3 7 March 2009 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Russia 1–0 4–2 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup
4 1 October 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  Cook Islands 6–0 10–0 2010 OFC Women's Championship
5 3 October 2010  Tahiti 7–0 7–0
6 6 October 2010  Solomon Islands 2–0 8–0
7 8 October 2010  Papua New Guinea 3–0 11–0
8 31 March 2012 Toll Stadium, Whangārei, New Zealand  Papua New Guinea 6–0 8–0 2012 Olympic qualifying
9 25 October 2014 Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea  Tonga 16–0 16–0 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
10 29 October 2014  Cook Islands 5–0 11–0
11 15 January 2015 Spice Hotel, Belek, Turkey  Denmark 1–1 3–2 Friendly
12 28 November 2017 SCG Stadium, Muang Thong Thani, Thailand  Thailand 3–0 5–0 Friendly
13 5–0
14 19 November 2018 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia  Tonga 10–0 11–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
15 23 October 2021 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada  Canada 1–3 1–5 Friendly

Honours

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Individual

In the 2024 New Year Honours, Percival was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to football.[18]

References

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  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. ^ a b "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.
  7. ^ "New Zealand (NZL) Squad List". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  11. ^ "NZ Football – HOME". nzfootball.co.nz.
  12. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  13. ^ a b "Ria Percival Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  14. ^ "FIFA player stats". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  15. ^ "A Internationals". UltimateNZSoccer.com. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  16. ^ "IFFHS BEST WOMAN PLAYER – OFC – OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – OFC – OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 31 January 2021.
  18. ^ "New Year Honours 2024: the full list". The New Zealand Herald. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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