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Nichelle Prince

Prince with Canada in 2017
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	Houston Dash
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–	Houston Dash	88	(12)
National team‡
2012	Canada U-17	9	(3)
2014	Canada U-20	4	(1)
2013–	Canada	96	(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 October 14, 2023. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 5, 2023

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

Club career

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.

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

International

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

• Summer Olympics: 2020; bronze medal: 2016

See also

In Spanish: Nichelle Prince para niños