Lucy Michelle Parker (born 18 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for FA Women's Super League club Aston Villa.
_(cropped).jpg) Lucy Parker in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucy Michelle Parker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aston Villa | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | LSU Tigers | 42 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | UCLA Bruins | 31 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | West Ham United | 28 | (0) |
| 2023– | Aston Villa | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | England U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2021 | |||
Early life
editParker was born in Cambridge and played with the Arsenal academy for ten years.[2]
College career
editParker played with LSU Tigers and UCLA Bruins.[2][1]
Club career
editParker signed her first professional contract with West Ham United in 2021.[3] She made her professional debut on 5 September 2021 in a 2–0 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion.[4]
On 6 July 2023, Parker signed a two-year contract with Aston Villa with the option to extend for a further year.[5] She missed the majority of the 2023–24 season due to a recurring ankle injury,[6] having twice suffered from injury in the season.[7]
International career
editAn England youth international, Parker has played from the U15 to the U21 levels.[1]
Parker received her first senior international call-up on 27 September 2022 for the friendly matches against the United States and the Czech Republic,[8] but was forced to drop out of the squad on 4 October due to injury.[9] She was recalled ten days later for further friendlies against Germany and South Afirca.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 20 October 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2021–22 | WSL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Aston Villa | 2023–24 | WSL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
- ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lucy Parker - Women's Soccer - UCLA". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Lucy Parker - LSU". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Lucy Parker joins West Ham United". West Ham United. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "WSL: Brighton double lead as West Ham down to 10 - radio and text". 4 September 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Lucy Parker joins Villa Women!". Aston Villa Football Club. 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Lucy Parker: Injured Aston Villa defender out for 'majority of season'". BBC Sport. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Pinnock, Hannah (27 November 2023). "Lucy Parker and Aston Villa injury latest with expected return dates". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Women's international friendlies: England's Chloe Kelly and Fran Kirby return to squad". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Leah Williamson: England captain to miss upcoming friendlies against USA and Czech Republic with injury". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "England Women: Lucy Parker earns Lionesses recall as Lauren James and Lotte Wubben-Moy return from injury". Sky Sports News. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "England – L. Parker – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
External links
edit- Lucy Parker at Soccerway
- LSU Tigers profile
- UCLA Bruins profile