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{{Short description|New Zealand footballer (born 1989)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ria Percival<br>{{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=80%}}
| image = Ria Perciva.jpg
| image_size = 190
| caption = Percival with [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]] in 2011
| fullname = Ria Dawn Percival<ref name="FIFA 2015">{{cite news |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf |title= List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|7|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA 2015"/>
| birth_place = [[Basildon]], [[Essex]], England<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/people/ria-percival/|title=NZ Football – HOME|website=nzfootball.co.nz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618113902/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/people/ria-percival/|archive-date=18 June 2015}}</ref>
| height = 1.61m<ref name="FIFA 2015"/>
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 2000–2003
| youthclubs1 = [[Colchester United L.F.C.|Colchester United]]
| years1 = 2006–2008
| clubs1 = [[Lynn-Avon United]]
| caps1 = 37
| goals1 = 14
| years2 = 2008–2010
| clubs2 = [[F.C. Indiana (W-League)|F.C. Indiana]]
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2010–2011
| clubs3 = [[Ottawa Fury Women|Ottawa Fury]]
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| years4 = 2011–2012
| clubs4 = [[FFC Frankfurt]]
| caps4 = 21
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2012–2016
| clubs5 = [[FF USV Jena]]
| caps5 = 77
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2016–2018
| clubs6 = [[FC Basel Frauen|FC Basel]]
| caps6 = 
| goals6 = 
| years7 = 2018–2019
| clubs7 = [[West Ham United W.F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019–2024
| clubs8 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]]
| caps8 = 57
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2024
| clubs9 = → [[Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)|Crystal Palace]] (loan)
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalteam1 = [[New Zealand women's national under-20 football team|New Zealand U-20]]
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2024
| nationalcaps2 = 166
| nationalgoals2 = 15
| nationalteam2 = [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]]
| club-update = 22 February 2025
| ntupdate = 22 February 2025
}}
'''Ria Dawn Percival''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=85%}} (born 7 December 1989) is a professional [[footballer]] who plays as a [[defensive midfielder]]. She last played for [[Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)|Crystal Palace]], on loan from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]]. Born in England, she played for the [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand women's national team]] and represented New Zealand 166 times, more than any other player, male or female.<ref name="candg">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm|title=Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Ford Football Fern Ria Percival announces her retirement from international football |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/nzfootball/newsarticle/139492?newsfeedid=1275608 |access-date=2024-04-14 |website=nzfootball.co.nz}}</ref> She previously played for [[FFC Frankfurt]] and [[FF USV Jena]] of the [[Bundesliga (women)|Bundesliga]], [[FC Basel Frauen|FC Basel]] in the [[Nationalliga A (women's football)|Swiss league]] and [[West Ham United W.F.C.|West Ham United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1161&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=19cbc7b396|title=NZ Football – HOME|website=nzfootball.co.nz|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183613/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=1161&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=1&cHash=19cbc7b396|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International==
Percival represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the [[2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship|2006 Women's U-20 World Cup]] finals in Russia and again at the [[2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|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 women's national football team|Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20womensworldcup/chile2008/teams/team=1888612/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121194610/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20womensworldcup/chile2008/teams/team=1888612/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 November 2009|title=New Zealand (NZL) Squad List|publisher=FIFA|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref>

Percival made her [[New Zealand women's national football team|senior]] debut in a 0–3 loss to [[China women's national football team|China PR]] on 14 November 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id38.htm|title=Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> before representing New Zealand at the [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]] finals in China,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713192919/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2008|title=New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup|publisher=FIFA|access-date=3 August 2011}}</ref> where they lost to [[Brazil women's national football team|Brazil]] 0–5, [[Denmark women's national football team|Denmark]] (0–2) and China PR (0–2).

Percival was also included in the New Zealand squad for the [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]], again in China,<ref>{{cite news|title = Olympic Football Squads Named|url = http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019|publisher = New Zealand Olympic Committee|date = 4 July 2008|access-date = 4 July 2008|archive-date = 5 July 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080705171737/http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?Mode=1&ID=6019|url-status = dead}}</ref> where they drew with [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]] (2–2) before losing to [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] (0–1) and the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] (0–4).

On 9 March 2011, Percival earned her 50th A-level international cap in a 5–0 loss to [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]] in the play-off for 7th place at the [[2011 Cyprus Cup|Cyprus Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/index.php?id=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=934&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=10&cHash=7b47ed9190|title=NZ Football – HOME|website=nzfootball.co.nz}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620015949/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/teams/team=1883725/squadlist.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=20 June 2011| title=FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Team New Zealand |publisher=FIFA |access-date=22 June 2011}}</ref> She appeared in all four of New Zealand's games at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/ria-percival-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122132/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/ria-percival-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Ria Percival Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=2018-12-03}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=252519/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024062945/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=252519/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2012 |title=FIFA player stats |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref> She appeared in all three of New Zealand's games at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=":0" />

In April 2024, Percival announced her retirement from international football.<ref name=":1" />

==Career statistics==
===International goals===
''Updated 28 June 2020''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/FootballFerns/id40.htm|title=A Internationals|website=UltimateNZSoccer.com|access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>

:''Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Percival goal.''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ria Percival
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
|11 April 2007
|rowspan="2"|[[Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium]], [[Lae]], [[Papua New Guinea]]
|{{fbw|SOL}}
|align="center"|4–0
|align="center"|8–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2007 OFC Women's Championship]]
|-
| 2 || 13 April 2007 || {{fbw|PNG}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center|7–0 
|-
| 3 || 7 March 2009 || [[GSP Stadium]], [[Nicosia]], [[Cyprus]] || {{fbw|RUS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center|4–2 || [[2009 Cyprus Women's Cup]]
|-
| 4 || 1 October 2010 || rowspan=4| [[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] || {{fbw|COK}} || align=center|'''6'''–0 || align=center|10–0 || rowspan=4| [[2010 OFC Women's Championship]]
|-
| 5 || 3 October 2010 || {{fbw|TAH}} || align=center|'''7'''–0 || align=center|7–0 
|-
| 6 || 6 October 2010 || {{fbw|SOL}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center|8–0 
|-
| 7 || 8 October 2010 || {{fbw|PNG}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center|11–0 
|-
| 8 || 31 March 2012 || [[Okara Park|Toll Stadium]], [[Whangārei]], [[New Zealand]] || {{fbw|PNG}} || align=center|'''6'''–0 || align=center|8–0 || [[2012 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2012 Olympic qualifying]]
|-
| 9 || 25 October 2014 || rowspan=2| [[Kalabond Oval]], [[Kokopo]], [[Papua New Guinea]] || {{fbw|Tonga}} || align=center|'''16'''–0 || align=center|16–0 || rowspan=2| [[2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup]]
|-
| 10 || 29 October 2014 || {{fbw|COK}} || align=center|'''5'''–0 || align=center|11–0 
|-
| 11 || 15 January 2015 || [[Spice Hotel]], [[Belek]], [[Turkey]] || {{fbw|DEN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center|3–2 || Friendly
|-
| 12 || rowspan=2|28 November 2017 || rowspan=2|[[SCG Stadium]], [[Muang Thong Thani]], [[Thailand]] || rowspan="2"|{{fbw|THA}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align="center" rowspan="2"|5–0 || rowspan=2|Friendly
|-
| 13 || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
| 14 || 19 November 2018 || [[Stade Numa-Daly Magenta]], [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]] || {{fbw|Tonga}} || align=center|'''10'''–0 || align=center|11–0 || [[2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup]]
|-
| 15 || 23 October 2021 || [[TD Place Stadium]], [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]] || {{fbw|Canada}} || align=center|'''1'''–3 || align=center| 1–5 || Friendly
|-
|}

==Honours==
;Individual
* IFFHS OFC Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/951 |title=IFFHS BEST WOMAN PLAYER – OFC – OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 |work=IFFHS |date=6 February 2021 }}</ref>
* [[IFFHS World Team#Women Team of the Decade (2011–2020)|IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade]] 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/933 |title=IFFHS WOMAN TEAM – OFC – OF THE DECADE 2011-2020 |work=IFFHS |date=31 January 2021 }}</ref>

In the [[2024 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|2024 New Year Honours]], Percival was appointed a [[Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit]], for services to football.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/new-year-honours-2024-the-full-list/MKD6GRO3SNFONISQU45WVVRK4Q/ |title=New Year Honours 2024: the full list |date=30 December 2023 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|252519|Ria Percival}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150618113902/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/people/ria-percival/ Profile] at [[New Zealand Football|NZF]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150630100823/http://www.ffusvjena.de/teams/allianz-frauen-bundesliga/mannschaftskader-allianz-frauen-bundesliga.html Team] {{in lang|de}} at [[FF USV Jena]]
* {{Soccerway|ria-percival/19589}}
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