Nikita Parris
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikita Josephine Parris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Toxteth, England[2] | ||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Everton Ladies COE | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Everton | ||
| 2015 | → Manchester City (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | England U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | England U19 | 26 | (18) |
| 2014 | England U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2014– | England U23 | 9 | (5) |
| 2016– | England | 2 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2015. | |||
Nikita Josephine Parris (born 10 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester City Women, on loan from Everton ladies. She has also played for English youth national teams, representing her country at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.
Club career
Parris, born in Toxteth, an area of Liverpool,[3] joined Everton's Centre of Excellence at age 14.[4] She made her senior team debut for Everton in August 2010 at the qualifying tournament for the 2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League.[5]
Paris was named to Everton's squad for the inaugural Women's Super League season in 2011. During the 2014 season, she scored 11 goals in 19 games, but Everton went winless in the league and were relegated to FA WSL 2.[6] Her 2014 performance placed her on the shortlist for the 2015 PFA Women's Young Player of the Year[4] and WSL Team of the Year.[7]
Parris joined Manchester City on a season-long loan in January 2015, reuniting with former teammates Toni Duggan and Jill Scott, who had left Everton two seasons prior, as she thought she needed to play in WSL 1 to contend for a place on the senior England national team.[6]
International career
Parris made her international debut for the full England national team on June 4 against Serbia, coming off the bench and making 1 assist as England won 7-0. Three days later Parris came off the bench against Serbia again, this time scoring twice as England repeated the 7-0 scoreline.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 June 2016 | Sports Center of FA of Serbia, Stara Pazova, Serbia |  Serbia | 6–0 | 7–0 | Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 2. | 7–0 | |||||
Personal life
Parris is a younger sister of former boxer Natasha Jonas.[3]
References
- 1 2 "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 5. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Snowdon, Paul (12 October 2010). "Toxteth teenager Nikita Parris hopes to help Everton Ladies' European Champions League cause". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- 1 2 Creighton, Jessica (6 August 2013). "Natasha Jonas: From dinner scraps to Olympic boxing battles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Women's PFA Young Player of the Year: Nominees". Professional Footballers Association. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Nikita Parris". Everton FC. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- 1 2 Beesley, Chris (14 January 2015). "Nikita Parris is latest player to follow exodus of talent from Everton Ladies". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Six Chelsea players in PFA team". Professional Footballers Association. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Nikita Parris". UEFA. Retrieved 8 June 2016.