![]() Lucy Parker in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucy Michelle Parker [1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 November 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Arsenal | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | LSU Tigers | 42 | (6) |
2019–2021 | UCLA Bruins | 31 | (4) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | West Ham United | 28 | (0) |
2023– | Aston Villa | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
2019 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2021 |
Lucy Michelle Parker (born 18 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for FA Women's Super League club Aston Villa.
Parker was born in Cambridge and played with the Arsenal academy for ten years. [2]
Parker played with LSU Tigers and UCLA Bruins. [2] [1]
Parker signed her first professional contract with West Ham United in 2021. [3] She made her professional debut on 5 September 2021 in a 2–0 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion. [4]
On 6 July 2023, Parker signed a two-year contract with Aston Villa with the option to extend for a further year. [5]
An England youth international, Parker has played from the U15 to the U21 levels. [1]
Parker received her first senior international call-up on 27 September 2022 for the friendly matches against the United States and the Czech Republic, [6] but was forced to drop out of the squad on 4 October due to injury. [7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 2021–22 | WSL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 2 | ||
Aston Villa | 2023–24 | WSL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Career total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 3 |
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