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 8 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 England U17 3 (1)
2019 England U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024
‡ 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]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2021–22 WSL 1404042222
2022–23 1401030180
Total 2805072402
Aston Villa 2023–24 WSL 81001091
Career total 3615082493
  1. Includes the FA Women's Cup
  2. Includes the FA Women's League Cup

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.
  8. "England – L. Parker – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.


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