Nichelle Prince facts for kids
Prince with Canada in 2017
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Canada U-17 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Canada U-20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Canada | 97 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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 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.
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
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | |||
| Kansas City Current | 2024 | NWSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 91 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 110 | 14 | ||
International
| 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 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 97 | 16 | |
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Prince goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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 | .svg){kind=small} Australia |
1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 2–0 |
Honours
Houston Dash
- NWSL Challenge Cup: 2020
Canada
- Summer Olympics: 2020; bronze medal: 2016
See also
In Spanish: Nichelle Prince para niños
