Nichelle Prince

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Nichelle Prince
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Prince with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Full name Nichelle Patrice Prince [1]
Date of birth (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Number 8
Youth career
Ajax SC
Richmond Hill SC
Pickering SC
Toronto Lynx
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2016 Ohio State Buckeyes 72 (27)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Toronto Lady Lynx
2017–2023 Houston Dash 88 (12)
2024– Kansas City Current 13 (2)
International career‡
2012 Canada U-17 9 (3)
2014 Canada U-20 4 (1)
2013– Canada 103 (16)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 29, 2024

Nichelle Patrice Prince (born February 19, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current and the Canada national team.

Contents

Club career

Houston Dash

After playing college soccer with the Ohio State Buckeyes, [2] Prince was selected 28th overall by the Houston Dash in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. [3] Prince would miss the majority of the 2019 season after tearing her meniscus at the 2019 Women's World Cup. [4]

Kansas City Current

In January 2024, Prince was traded to the Kansas City Current. [5]

International career

Prince was a member of the Canada team that won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Guatemala and a silver medal at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. She and her team won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [6] On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. [7] On August 6, 2021, she won the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics with Canada. [8]

On July 31, 2024, Prince recorded her 100th cap for Canada in a 1–0 victory over Colombia during the 2024 Summer Olympics. [9]

Personal life

Prince's father is Afro-Jamaican, while her mother comes from the United States. [6] She has two sisters named Christine and Kendra. She enjoys reading, writing, yoga during her free time. Her favourites have included soccer players Christine Sinclair, Lionel Messi and Carlos Tévez, Canadian hurdlers Perdita Felicien and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, and soccer clubs Real Madrid and Manchester City. [6]

Career statistics

Club

As of November 10, 2024 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] Playoffs [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Houston Dash 2017 NWSL 233———233
2018 201———201
2019 41———41
2020 —60—4 [c] 1101
2021 16220——182
2022 1856110—256
2023 700000—70
Total8812141104110714
Kansas City Current 2024 NWSL 132001000142
Career total10114141204112116

International

As of match played November 29, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 201331
201400
201542
2016143
2017110
2018114
2019121
202040
2021162
2022150
202363
202470
Total10316
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Prince goal.
List of international goals scored by Nichelle Prince
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1January 14, 2013 Yongchuan Sports Center, Yongchuan, ChinaFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–31–3 2013 Four Nations Tournament
2December 9, 2015 Arena das Dunas, Natal, BrazilFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3–03–0 2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal
3December 13, 2015 Arena das Dunas, Natal, BrazilFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3–04–0 2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal
4February 16, 2016 BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United StatesFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 4–010–0 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
58–0
69–0
7September 2, 2018 TD Place Arena, Ottawa, CanadaFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1–01–0 Friendly
8October 5, 2018 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United StatesFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–02–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
92–0
10October 11, 2018 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United StatesFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–03–1 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
11June 15, 2019 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, FranceFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2–02–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
12April 13, 2021 bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, EnglandFlag of England.svg  England 2–02–0 Friendly
13October 23, 2021 TD Place Arena, Ottawa, CanadaFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–05–1 Friendly
14September 22, 2023 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–02–0 CONCACAF Olympic Play-in
15December 1, 2023 Starlight Stadium, Langford, CanadaFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–05–0 Friendly
162–0

Honours

Houston Dash

Canada

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References

  1. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016, Women – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. July 25, 2016. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ohio State. "Nichelle Prince bio". Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ NWSL (January 12, 2017). "Complete 2017 NWSL College Draft Results". Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nichelle Prince returns to NWSL following knee injury". Toronto Sun. June 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kansas City acquire Canadian forward Nichelle Prince in trade with Houston Dash". Sportsnet. January 18, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 Nichelle Prince at the Canadian Soccer Association . Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC. August 6, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Profile - Canada Soccer". January 28, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  10. ↑ Nichelle Prince at Soccerway. Retrieved September 20, 2020.


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