Ria Percival
Template:Short description Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Ria Dawn Percival Template:Post-nominals (born 7 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. She last played for Crystal Palace, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. 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.[1][2] She previously played for FFC Frankfurt and FF USV Jena of the Bundesliga, FC Basel in the Swiss league and West Ham United.[3]
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.[4]
Percival made her senior debut in a 0–3 loss to China PR on 14 November 2006,[5] before representing New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[6] 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,[7] 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.[8]
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.[9] She appeared in all four of New Zealand's games at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]
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.[11] She appeared in all three of New Zealand's games at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10]
In April 2024, Percival announced her retirement from international football.[2]
Career statistics
International goals
Updated 28 June 2020[12]
- Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Percival goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 11 April 2007 | Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae, Papua New Guinea | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2007 OFC Women's Championship |
| 2 | 13 April 2007 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 3–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 | 7 March 2009 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2009 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 4 | 1 October 2010 | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2010 OFC Women's Championship |
| 5 | 3 October 2010 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 7–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 6 | 6 October 2010 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 2–0 | 8–0 | ||
| 7 | 8 October 2010 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 3–0 | 11–0 | ||
| 8 | 31 March 2012 | Toll Stadium, Whangārei, New Zealand | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2012 Olympic qualifying |
| 9 | 25 October 2014 | Kalabond Oval, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 16–0 | 16–0 | 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 10 | 29 October 2014 | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 5–0 | 11–0 | ||
| 11 | 15 January 2015 | Spice Hotel, Belek, Turkey | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 28 November 2017 | SCG Stadium, Muang Thong Thani, Thailand | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 5–0 | |||||
| 14 | 19 November 2018 | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 10–0 | 11–0 | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup |
| 15 | 23 October 2021 | TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Canada | Script error: No such module "flagg". | 1–3 | 1–5 | Friendly |
Honours
- Individual
- IFFHS OFC Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020[13]
- IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020[14]
In the 2024 New Year Honours, Percival was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to football.[15]
References
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External links
- Ria Percival – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
- Profile at NZF
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