Lucy Parker

Lucy Parker in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Lucy Michelle Parker[1]
Date of birth	(1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 25)
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

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.

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]