Lucy Parker

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.

Lucy Parker
Lucy Parker in 2021
Personal information
Full name Lucy Michelle Parker[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-18) 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 4 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 England U17 3 (1)
2019 England U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2021

Early life

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

College career

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

Club career

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]

International career

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,[6] but was forced to drop out of the squad on 4 October due to injury.[7]

References
  1. "Lucy Parker - Women's Soccer - UCLA". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. "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. "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.
  7. "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.


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