Ria Percival is a decorated New Zealand international has won over 160 caps for her country, featuring in four Olympic Games and five World Cups – most recently last summer’s home finals, where she started all three of New Zealand’s matches and captained them once.
At club level, Percival’s impressive career has seen her challenge for trophies in New Zealand, Canada, Germany, Switzerland and, finally, England since 2018, spending one season at West Ham United and four-and-a-half at Tottenham.
Recently awarded a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the game in the New Year’s Honours list, Percival is the only New Zealander to have played in a UEFA Champions League final (with FFC Frankfurt in 2012) and FA Cup final (with West Ham in 2019).
The 34-year-old, who can play in either defence or midfield, was Palace Women’s first arrival of the January 2024 window.
