1. Nikita Parris previously played for Division 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, Manchester City, Everton, Arsenal and Manchester United.
44 Facts About Nikita Parris
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From 2018 to 2020, Parris held the record as all-time leading scorer in the Women's Super League.
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Nikita Parris represented England from under-17 to under-23 youth levels, becoming a 2013 U-19 Championship runner-up with the under-19 team.
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Nikita Parris made her senior international debut in Euro 2017 qualifying, helping the national team reach the semi-finals of the Euro 2017, as well as a fourth-place finish at the 2019 World Cup.
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Nikita Parris helped England win its first-ever SheBelieves Cup in 2019 and Arnold Clark Cup in 2022, as well as win the Euro 2022.
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Nikita Parris was named the FWA Women's Footballer of the Year in 2019.
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Nikita Parris was included in The Guardian list of The 100 Best Female Footballers In The World in 2018 and 2019.
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Nikita Parris attended St Patrick's Primary School in Liverpool where she trained with the athletic team and dreamed of playing like Arsenal and Scottish international player Julie Fleeting.
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Every time her mother looked out, she would see Nikita Parris slide tackling the boys or them slide tackling her.
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At age ten, Nikita Parris was recruited by Mo Marley, head coach of Everton.
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At the time, Nikita Parris did not want to leave, but later joined Everton's Centre of Excellence at age 14.
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Nikita Parris attended Bellerive FCJ Catholic College, but in September 2010 switched to Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School for her sixth form education, because it was a specialist sports college.
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Nikita Parris earned a degree in sports development from Liverpool John Moores University.
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Nikita Parris was doing those nutmegs to some of the more experienced heads in Everton when she was breaking through and got a few kicks as reminders not to be too cheeky to the senior pros, but that's Nikita.
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Nikita Parris made her senior-team debut for Everton in May 2010 at the age of 16 in an away game against Arsenal, coming on as a second-half substitute.
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Nikita Parris made three appearances during the 2011 FA WSL season.
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Nikita Parris scored 11 goals in 19 games during the 2014 season, but Everton went winless in the league and were relegated to FA WSL 2.
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Nikita 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.
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Nikita Parris signed with Manchester City on a two-year contract in January 2016.
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Nikita Parris played in all three games of the final stages of the League Cup helping Manchester City clinch the 2016 title.
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Nikita Parris competed in seven matches, helping Manchester City advance to the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Olympique Lyonnais.
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Nikita Parris was the second-highest scorer in the league for the season, the highest all-time WSL goalscorer, and second in the all-time assists.
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In 2019, Nikita Parris was voted the Football Writers' Association Women's Player of the Year.
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In 15 league appearances and 10 starts, Nikita Parris scored eight goals.
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Nikita Parris scored a double against Paris FC on 22 January 2021 increasing her goal tally of the season to eleven.
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Nikita Parris scored her 50th goal in the WSL in the match against Aston Villa on 1 May 2022.
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On 6 August 2022, Nikita Parris was confirmed to have signed for WSL club Manchester United.
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Nikita Parris represented England from under-17 to under-23 age groups, scoring over 20 goals at youth level.
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In 2012 U-19 Championship qualification, Nikita Parris scored the winning goal against Finland and a hat trick against Wales, helping England under-19s qualify for the final tournament.
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On 4 June 2016, Nikita Parris made her senior international debut for England as a substitute in England's Euro 2017 qualifying victory over Serbia.
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In June 2020, against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement, Nikita Parris changed her mind about the situation and apologised to Aluko in an open letter.
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Nikita Parris called the celebration with coach Sampson a "thoughtless action" that showed ignorance as well as a lack of empathy and understanding.
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Nikita Parris took a penalty in England's next game, the fourth consecutive World Cup match England had won a penalty in, but had it saved by Argentina goalkeeper Vanina Correa.
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In June 2022 Nikita Parris was included in the England squad which won the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
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Nikita Parris was allotted 196 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.
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On 26 February 2025, Nikita Parris came on as a substitute in their Nations League match against Spain.
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On 27 May 2021, Nikita Parris was called up for her first Olympic Games, being selected for the Great Britain team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Nikita Parris appeared in all four of Great Britain's tournament games.
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Former England manager Phil Neville noted in 2019 that Nikita Parris is "world class".
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Nikita Parris is a practising Catholic and a former altar girl.
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In 2020, Nikita Parris founded the NP17 Football Academy, which offers sports qualifications to students in Liverpool.
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Nikita Parris is sponsored by multi-national finance company Visa and Puma.
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Nikita Parris has been featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series since FIFA 17, a year after women players were included in the game for the first time.
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In June 2019, a large mural of Nikita Parris was unveiled on Liverpool's London Road.