Ria Percival
MNZM

Percival withNew Zealand in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Ria Dawn Percival[1]
Date of birth	(1989-12-07)7 December 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Basildon,Essex, England[2]
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2003	Colchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Lynn-Avon United	37	(14)
2008–2010	F.C. Indiana	7	(1)
2010–2011	Ottawa Fury
2011–2012	FFC Frankfurt	21	(0)
2012–2016	FF USV Jena	77	(6)
2016–2018	FC Basel
2018–2019	West Ham United	16	(0)
2019–2024	Tottenham Hotspur	57	(3)
2024	→Crystal Palace (loan)	11	(1)
International career‡
	New Zealand U-20
2006–2024	New Zealand	166	(15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 February 2025

Ria Dawn PercivalMNZM (born 7 December 1989) is a professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder. She last played forCrystal Palace, on loan fromTottenham Hotspur. Born in England, she played for theNew Zealand women's national team and represented New Zealand 166 times, more than any other player, male or female.^[3][4] She previously played forFFC Frankfurt andFF USV Jena of theBundesliga,FC Basel in theSwiss league andWest Ham United.^[5]

Percival represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Russia and again at the2008 Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile, where she scored both of New Zealand's goals in their 3–2 loss toNigeria.^[6]

Percival made hersenior debut in a 0–3 loss toChina PR on 14 November 2006,^[7] before representing New Zealand at the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,^[8] where they lost toBrazil 0–5,Denmark (0–2) and China PR (0–2).

Percival was also included in the New Zealand squad for the2008 Summer Olympics, again in China,^[9] where they drew withJapan (2–2) before losing toNorway (0–1) and theUnited States (0–4).

On 9 March 2011, Percival earned her 50th A-level international cap in a 5–0 loss toMexico in the play-off for 7th place at theCyprus Cup.^[10]

Percival contested her fifth major tournament when she appeared in all three of New Zealand's matches at the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.^[11] She appeared in all four of New Zealand's games at the2012 Summer Olympics.^[12]

She again featured in all three of New Zealand's matches at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, taking her to a tally of 9 World Cup matches.^[13] She appeared in all three of New Zealand's games at the2016 Summer Olympics.^[12]

In April 2024, Percival announced her retirement from international football.^[4]

Updated 28 June 2020^[14]

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

List of international goals scored by Ria Percival

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 April 2007	Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium,Lae,Papua New Guinea	Solomon Islands	4–0	8–0	2007 OFC Women's Championship
2	13 April 2007		Papua New Guinea	3–0	7–0
3	7 March 2009	GSP Stadium,Nicosia,Cyprus	Russia	1–0	4–2	2009 Cyprus Women's Cup
4	1 October 2010	North Harbour Stadium,Auckland,New Zealand	Cook Islands	6–0	10–0	2010 OFC Women's Championship
5	3 October 2010		Tahiti	7–0	7–0
6	6 October 2010		Solomon Islands	2–0	8–0
7	8 October 2010		Papua New Guinea	3–0	11–0
8	31 March 2012	Toll Stadium,Whangārei,New Zealand	Papua New Guinea	6–0	8–0	2012 Olympic qualifying
9	25 October 2014	Kalabond Oval,Kokopo,Papua New Guinea	Tonga	16–0	16–0	2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup
10	29 October 2014		Cook Islands	5–0	11–0
11	15 January 2015	Spice Hotel,Belek,Turkey	Denmark	1–1	3–2	Friendly
12	28 November 2017	SCG Stadium,Muang Thong Thani,Thailand	Thailand	3–0	5–0	Friendly
13				5–0
14	19 November 2018	Stade Numa-Daly Magenta,Nouméa,New Caledonia	Tonga	10–0	11–0	2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup
15	23 October 2021	TD Place Stadium,Ottawa,Canada	Canada	1–3	1–5	Friendly

Individual

• IFFHS OFC Best Woman Player of the Decade 2011–2020^[15]
• IFFHS OFC Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020^[16]

In the2024 New Year Honours, Percival was appointed aMember of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to football.^[17]

• Ria Percival –FIFA competition record (archived)
• Profile atNZF
• Team(in German) atFF USV Jena
• Ria Percival atSoccerway

• 1989 births
• Living people
• Footballers from Basildon
• New Zealand women's association footballers
• New Zealand women's international footballers
• Olympic association footballers for New Zealand
• English women's footballers
• English emigrants to New Zealand
• New Zealand people of English descent
• Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Frauen-Bundesliga players
• Eintracht Frankfurt (women) players
• FF USV Jena players
• Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
• Expatriate women's footballers in Switzerland
• Expatriate women's footballers in England
• New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Germany
• New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
• New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England
• 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
• 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
• 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
• Women's association football defenders
• FIFA Women's Century Club
• Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• F.C. Indiana players
• Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
• New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in the United States
• 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players
• Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• New Zealand expatriate women's association footballers
• New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Canada
• Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada
• Ottawa Fury (women) players
• Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) players
• 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
• New Zealand LGBTQ footballers
• Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
• 21st-century English sportswomen
• 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen

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