Ria Percival

Ria Percival

Percival playing for New Zealand in 2011.
Personal information
Full nameRia Dawn Percival
Date of birth7 December 1989
Place of birthBrentwood, Essex, England
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
FF USV Jena
Number2
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
-2008Lynn-Avon United37(14)
2008–2010F.C. Indiana7(1)
2010–2011Ottawa Fury
2011–2012FFC Frankfurt21(0)
2012–FF USV Jena21(3)
National team‡
2006–New Zealand59(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2011

Ria Dawn Percival (born 7 December 1989) is a New Zealand professional footballer, who is a member of the New Zealand national team[1] and currently plays for FF USV Jena of the Frauen Bundesliga.[2]

Biography

Percival represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals in Russia,[3] and again represented the young ferns 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 Football Ferns debut in a 0–3 loss to China on 14 November 2006,[1] and represented New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[5] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China (0–2).

Percival was also included in the New Zealand squad for the 2008 Summer Olympic games[6] 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-international cap in a 5–0 loss to Mexico in the playoff for 7th place at the Cyprus Cup.[7]

Percival contested her fifth major tournament when she appeared in all three of New Zealand's games at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Caps 'n' Goals, New Zealand Women's national representatives". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Football Ferns join German Bundesliga
  3. ↑ "New Zealand (NZL) Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "New Zealand (NZL) Squad List". FIFA. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand Squad List, 2007 Women's World Cup". FIFA. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Olympic Football Squads Named". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008.
  7. ↑ Ferns finish Cyprus Cup with Mexico defeat
  8. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011 – Team New Zealand". FIFA. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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