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Nichelle Prince
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Prince with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Full name Nichelle Patrice Prince
Date of birth (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Kansas City Current
Number 8
Youth career
Ajax SC
Richmond Hill SC
Pickering SC
Toronto Lynx
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2014 Toronto Lady Lynx
2017–2023 Houston Dash 88 (12)
2024– Kansas City Current 13 (2)
National team‡
2012 Canada U-17 9 (3)
2014 Canada U-20 4 (1)
2013– Canada 102 (16)
Honours
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
CONCACAF W Championship
Runner-up 2018
Olympic Games
Gold 2020 Team
Bronze 2016 Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 3, 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 28, 2024

Nichelle Patrice Prince (born February 19, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current and the Canada national team.

Club career

Houston Dash

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

Kansas City Current

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

International career

Prince was a member of the Canada 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. On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. On August 6, 2021, she won the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics with Canada.

On July 31, 2024, Prince recorded her 100th cap for Canada in a 1–0 victory over Colombia during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Houston Dash 2017 NWSL 23 3 — — — 23 3
2018 20 1 — — — 20 1
2019 4 1 — — — 4 1
2020 — 6 0 — 4 1 10 1
2021 16 2 2 0 — — 18 2
2022 18 5 6 1 1 0 — 25 6
2023 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 88 12 14 1 1 0 4 1 107 14
Kansas City Current 2024 NWSL 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2
Career total 101 14 14 1 1 0 4 1 120 16

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2013 3 1
2014 0 0
2015 4 2
2016 14 3
2017 11 0
2018 11 4
2019 12 1
2020 4 0
2021 16 2
2022 15 0
2023 6 3
2024 6 0
Total 102 16
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 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 1–3 1–3 2013 Four Nations Tournament
2 December 9, 2015 Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3–0 3–0 2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal
3 December 13, 2015 Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 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 Flag of Guatemala.svg 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 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 1–0 1–0 Friendly
8 October 5, 2018 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 1–0 2–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
9 2–0
10 October 11, 2018 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 2–0 3–1 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
11 June 15, 2019 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 April 13, 2021 bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England Flag of England.svg England 2–0 2–0 Friendly
13 October 23, 2021 TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 3–0 5–1 Friendly
14 September 22, 2023 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 1–0 2–0 CONCACAF Olympic Play-in
15 December 1, 2023 Starlight Stadium, Langford, Canada Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 1–0 5–0 Friendly
16 2–0

Honours

Houston Dash

  • NWSL Challenge Cup: 2020

Canada

See also

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