Nichelle Patrice Prince (born February 19, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Boston Legacy FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Canada national team. She played college soccer for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was drafted by the Houston Dash in the third round of the 2017 NWSL College Draft. She also played for the Kansas City Current.
Club career After playing college soccer with the Ohio State Buckeyes, Prince was selected 28th overall by the Houston Dash in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. Prince would miss the majority of the 2019 season after tearing her meniscus at the 2019 Women's World Cup.
In January 2024, Prince was traded to the Kansas City Current. She was part of the team which won the 2025 NWSL Shield.
On January 13, 2026, NWSL expansion team Boston Legacy FC announced that they had acquired Prince from Kansas City in exchange for $125,000 in allocation funds and $50,000 in intra-league transfer funds.
International career Prince was a member of the Canada team that won a silver medal at the 2012 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship in Guatemala and a silver medal at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. She and her team won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
On August 6, 2021, she won the Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics with Canada.
Prince was called up to the Canada squad for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, where Canada finished as runners-up.
Prince was called up to the 23-player Canada squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Prince was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, which Canada finished as semifinalists.
Prince was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics. On July 31, 2024, Prince recorded her 100th cap for Canada in a 1–0 victory over Colombia during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Personal life Prince's father is Afro-Jamaican, while her mother comes from the United States. She has two sisters named Christine and Kendra. She enjoys reading, writing, yoga during her free time. Her favourites have included soccer players Christine Sinclair, Lionel Messi and Carlos Tévez, Canadian hurdlers Perdita Felicien and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, and soccer clubs Real Madrid and Manchester City.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes the NWSL Challenge CupPlayoffsIncludes NWSL PlayoffsOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHouston Dash2017NWSL233———2332018201———201201941———412020—60—4Includes the NWSL Fall Series1101202116220——18220221856110—2562023700000—70Total8812141104110714Kansas City Current2024NWSL1320010001422025211000000211Total343001000353Career total12215141204114217
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsCanada2013312014002015422016143201711020181142019121202040202116220221502023632024702025101202653Total11820
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Prince goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Nichelle PrinceNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Yongchuan Sports Center, Yongchuan, China1–31–32013 Four Nations Tournament2Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil3–03–02015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal3Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil3–04–02015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal4BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States4–010–02016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship58–069–07TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada1–01–0Friendly8H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States1–02–02018 CONCACAF Women's Championship92–010H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States2–03–12018 CONCACAF Women's Championship11Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France2–02–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup12bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England2–02–0Friendly13TD Place Arena, Ottawa, Canada3–05–1Friendly14Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica1–02–0CONCACAF Olympic Play-in15Starlight Stadium, Langford, Canada1–05–0Friendly162–017BC Place, Vancouver, Canada2–03–0Friendly18Geodis Park, Nashville, United States4–14–12026 SheBelieves Cup19 Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá, Brazil 1–04–0 2026 FIFA Series202–0
Honours Houston Dash NWSL Challenge Cup: 2020
Kansas City Current NWSL Shield: 2025 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup: 2024
Canada Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal: 2020 Summer Olympic Games Bronze Medal: 2016
See also List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
Houston Dash player profile Ohio State Buckeyes player profile