Nichelle Prince

Nichelle Prince

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 30)
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
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Ohio State Buckeyes	72	(27)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Toronto Lady Lynx
2017–2023	Houston Dash	88	(12)
2024–	Kansas City Current	25	(2)
International career‡
2012	Canada U-17	9	(3)
2014	Canada U-20	4	(1)
2013–	Canada	109	(17)
Medal record Women's soccer Representing   Canada CONCACAF W Championship Runner-up 2018 Olympic Games 2020 Team 2016 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 23, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of July 2, 2025

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.

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]

Prince was called up to the Canada squad for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, where Canada finished as runners-up. ^[9]

Prince was called up to the 23-player Canada squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. ^[10]

Prince was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, which Canada finished as semifinalists. ^[11]

Prince was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[12] On July 31, 2024, Prince recorded her 100th cap for Canada in a 1–0 victory over Colombia during the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[13]

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 August 23, 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		Playoffs [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Houston Dash	2017	NWSL	23	3	—		—		—		23	3
	2018		20	1	—		—		—		20	1
	2019		4	1	—		—		—		4	1
	2020		—		6	0	—		4 [c]	1	10	1
	2021		16	2	2	0	—		—		18	2
	2022		18	5	6	1	1	0	—		25	6
	2023		7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	Total		88	12	14	1	1	0	4	1	107	14
Kansas City Current	2024	NWSL	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	2
	2025		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		25	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	2
Career total			113	14	14	1	2	0	4	1	133	16

1. Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
2. Includes NWSL Playoffs
3. Includes the NWSL Fall Series

International

As of match played July 2, 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Canada	2013	3	1
	2014	0	0
	2015	4	2
	2016	14	3
	2017	11	0
	2018	11	4
	2019	12	1
	2020	4	0
	2021	16	2
	2022	15	0
	2023	6	3
	2024	7	0
	2025	6	1
Total		109	17

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	January 14, 2013	Yongchuan Sports Center, Yongchuan, China	South Korea	1–3	1–3	2013 Four Nations Tournament
2	December 9, 2015	Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil	Mexico	3–0	3–0	2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal
3	December 13, 2015	Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	4–0	2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal
4	February 16, 2016	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States	Guatemala	4–0	10–0	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
5				8–0
6				9–0
7	September 2, 2018	TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada	Brazil	1–0	1–0	Friendly
8	October 5, 2018	H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States	Jamaica	1–0	2–0	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
9				2–0
10	October 11, 2018	H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States	Costa Rica	2–0	3–1	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
11	June 15, 2019	Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France	New Zealand	2–0	2–0	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
12	April 13, 2021	bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England	England	2–0	2–0	Friendly
13	October 23, 2021	TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada	New Zealand	3–0	5–1	Friendly
14	September 22, 2023	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	1–0	2–0	CONCACAF Olympic Play-in
15	December 1, 2023	Starlight Stadium, Langford, Canada	Australia	1–0	5–0	Friendly
16				2–0
17	April 4, 2025	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	Argentina	2–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Houston Dash

• NWSL Challenge Cup: 2020

Canada

• Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal: 2020
• Summer Olympic Games Bronze Medal: 2016

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. Nichelle Prince at Canada Soccer . 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. "CANADA ANNOUNCE SQUAD FOR THE 2022 CONCACAF W CHAMPIONSHIP". canadasoccer.com. June 24, 2022.
10. "Canada Soccer unveils FIFA Women's World Cup squad for Australia & New Zealand 2023". Canadian Soccer Association . July 9, 2023. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023.
11. "Canada Soccer Unveils 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup Roster". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
12. "Canada Soccer and Canadian Olympic Committee unveil Women's National Team roster for Paris Olympic Games". www.canadasoccer.com. Canada Soccer. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
13. "Profile - Canada Soccer". January 28, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
14. Nichelle Prince at Soccerway . Retrieved September 20, 2020.

External links

• Nichelle Prince at Canada Soccer
• Nichelle Prince – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Houston Dash player profile
• Ohio State Buckeyes player profile