Nichelle Prince

Nichelle Patrice Prince (born February 19, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for American NWSL club Kansas City Current and the Canada women's national team.[2]

Nichelle Prince
Prince with Canada in 2017
Personal information
Full name Nichelle Patrice Prince[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Canada U-17 9 (3)
2014 Canada U-20 4 (1)
2013– Canada 97 (16)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up2018
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020Team
Bronze medal – third place2016Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 22, 2024

Club career

Houston Dash

After playing college soccer with the Ohio State Buckeyes,[3] Prince was selected 28th overall by the Houston Dash in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[4] Prince would miss the majority of the 2019 season after tearing her meniscus at the 2019 Women's World Cup.[5]

Kansas City Current

In January 2024, Prince was traded to the Kansas City Current.[6]

International career

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.[2] 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]

Personal life

Prince's father is Afro-Jamaican, while her mother comes from the United States.[2] 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.[2]

Career statistics

Club
As of October 14, 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Playoffs[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Houston Dash 2017 NWSL 233———233
2018 201———201
2019 41———41
2020 —60—4[lower-alpha 3]1101
2021 16220——182
2022 1856110—256
2023 700000—70
Career total 8812141104110714
  1. Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. Includes NWSL Playoffs
  3. NWSL Fall Series

International
As of match played February 22, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 201331
201400
201542
2016143
2017110
2018114
2019121
202040
2021162
2022150
202363
202410
Total9716
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

Honours

Houston Dash

  • NWSL Challenge Cup: 2020

Canada

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. Nichelle Prince at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  3. Ohio State. "Nichelle Prince bio". Archived from the original on March 15, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  4. NWSL (January 12, 2017). "Complete 2017 NWSL College Draft Results". Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
  5. "Nichelle Prince returns to NWSL following knee injury". Toronto Sun. June 8, 2020.
  6. "Kansas City acquire Canadian forward Nichelle Prince in trade with Houston Dash". Sportsnet. January 18, 2024.
  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. Nichelle Prince at Soccerway. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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