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Lucy Parker
Lucy Parker in 2021
Personal information
Full name Lucy Michelle Parker[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 25)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2021

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.

Early life

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Parker was born in Cambridge and played with the Arsenal academy for ten years.[2]

College career

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Parker played with LSU Tigers and UCLA Bruins.[2][1]

Club career

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Parker 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

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An 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

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Club

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As of match played 20 October 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
  2. ^ Includes the FA Women's League Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lucy Parker - Women's Soccer - UCLA". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lucy Parker - LSU". Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Lucy Parker joins West Ham United". West Ham United. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "WSL: Brighton double lead as West Ham down to 10 - radio and text". 4 September 2021 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. ^ "Lucy Parker joins Villa Women!". Aston Villa Football Club. 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Lucy Parker: Injured Aston Villa defender out for 'majority of season'". BBC Sport. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ Pinnock, Hannah (27 November 2023). "Lucy Parker and Aston Villa injury latest with expected return dates". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "England – L. Parker – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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