Ria Percival

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Ria Percival
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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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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International

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

International goals

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 April 2007 Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae, Papua New Guinea Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 4–08–0 2007 OFC Women's Championship
213 April 2007Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3–07–0
37 March 2009 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–04–2 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup
41 October 2010 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 6–010–0 2010 OFC Women's Championship
53 October 2010Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 7–07–0
66 October 2010Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 2–08–0
78 October 2010Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 3–011–0
831 March 2012 Toll Stadium, Whangārei, New Zealand Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 6–08–0 2012 Olympic qualifying
925 October 2014 Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 16–016–0 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
1029 October 2014Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 5–011–0
1115 January 2015 Spice Hotel, Belek, Turkey Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–13–2Friendly
1228 November 2017 SCG Stadium, Muang Thong Thani, Thailand Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3–05–0Friendly
135–0
1419 November 2018 Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 10–011–0 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
1523 October 2021 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–31–5Friendly

Honours

Individual

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

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