Nichelle Prince
Prince (right) during a match at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nichelle Patrice Prince | ||
Date of birth | February 19, 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Ajax, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ajax SC | |||
Richmond Hill SC | |||
Pickering SC | |||
Toronto Lynx | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Houston Dash | 61 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Canada U-17 | 9 | (3) |
2014 | Canada U-20 | 4 | (1) |
2013– | Canada | 72 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 10, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 6, 2021 |
Nichelle Patrice Prince (born February 19, 1995) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League and the Canadian national team.[1]
Club career[edit]
Houston Dash, 2017–[edit]
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]
International career[edit]
Prince was a member of the 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.[1] On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5] On August 6, 2021, she won the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics with Canada.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of September 10, 2021[7]
Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | League Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Houston Dash | NWSL | 2017 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
2018 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
2019 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
2020 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
2020 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Career total | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 7 |
International goals[edit]
Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting) | |
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Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
# | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player |
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | January 14, 2013 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Yongchuan | South Korea | 1–3 |
1–3 |
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2. | December 9, 2015 | Arena das Dunas, Natal | Mexico | 3–0 |
3–0 |
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3. | December 13, 2015 | Arena das Dunas, Natal | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 |
4–0 |
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4. | February 16, 2016 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston | Guatemala |
4–0 |
10–0 |
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5. |
8–0 | |||||
6. |
9–0 | |||||
7. | September 2, 2018 | TD Place Arena, Ottawa | Brazil | 1–0 |
1–0 |
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8. | October 5, 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg | Jamaica |
1–0 |
2–0 |
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9. |
2–0 | |||||
10. | October 11, 2018 | H-E-B Park, Edinburg | Costa Rica |
2–0 |
3–1 |
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11. | June 15, 2019 | Stade des Alpes | New Zealand | 2–0 |
2–0 |
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12. | April 13, 2021 | bet365 Stadium | England | 2–0 |
2–0 |
Honours[edit]
- Canada
- Summer Olympic Games: Bronze Medal, 2016
- Summer Olympic Games: Gold medal, 2020
Personal life[edit]
Prince's father is Afro-Jamaicans, while her mother comes from the United States.[1] She has two sisters named Christine and Kendra. She enjoys reading, writing, yoga during her free time. Her favourites have included Christine Sinclair, Lionel Messi, Carlos Tévez, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Perdita Felicien, and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Nichelle Prince at the Canadian Soccer Association (also available in French). Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ Ohio State. "Nichelle Prince bio". Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ NWSL (January 12, 2017). "Complete 2017 NWSL College Draft Results". Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
- ^ "Nichelle Prince returns to NWSL following knee injury". Toronto Sun. June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian women's soccer team delivers thrilling Olympic gold-medal victory over Sweden". CBC. August 6, 2021.
- ^ Nichelle Prince at Soccerway. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nichelle Prince. |
- Nichelle Prince – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Houston Dash player profile
- Ohio State Buckeyes player profile
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Canadian women's soccer players
- Canada women's international soccer players
- Ohio State Buckeyes women's soccer players
- People from Ajax, Ontario
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic soccer players of Canada
- Black Canadian women's soccer players
- Canadian people of American descent
- Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Women's association football forwards
- Houston Dash draft picks
- Houston Dash players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Canadian women's soccer biography stubs