From Ohio State to the Olympics and now the Boston Legacy, what can’t she do? Read about Nichelle Prince below!
Growing up in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, Nichelle Prince had her parents, Robin and Fabian Prince, as well as her sisters, Christine and Kendra, in her corner. Prince had a soccer ball at her feet by age 4, and that’s when she fell in love with her sport. She played for Pickering Soccer Club from 2009 to 2011.
When she was just 17 years old, Nichelle Prince represented Canada internationally when she was called up to the senior squad in 2012. She won silver in the Concacaf U17 World Cup. The next year, Prince won the senior WNP cap in the Four Nations Tournament. In 2014, she represented Canada in the U20 World Cup. She has made 113 Canadian appearances, scoring 17 goals and making 14 assists. She has appeared in the 2019 and 2023 FIFA World Cup, and the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, where she has earned a bronze medal and a gold medal.
From 2013-2017, Nichelle Prince played for Ohio State University. In her freshman year, she played in all 20 games, leading the team with 13 goals. In her sophomore year, Prince missed the first nine games due to an injury, but came back to play the last 10. Making three goals and two assists, she ranked first in shots with a total of 36 and 16 shots on goal. In her junior year, she played a total of 969 minutes in all 23 games that season. She scored six goals and made seven assists. As a senior player, Nichelle Prince played in every game, totaling 1469 minutes, and made five assists and scored five goals.
Prince was then selected in the 2018 NWSL college draft to join the Houston Dash. While with the Dash, Prince scored 12 goals in her 88 appearances for the team. After playing with Houston, Nichelle Prince was drafted by the Kansas City Current for two seasons. As part of the Current, she made 34 appearances. The Current were the 2025 NWSL Shield winners.
This season, Nichelle Prince is on the Boston Legacy FC. She signed with the Legacy in early January 2026 and is quite the steal! Prince told the Legacy, “Everyone’s just really ready to learn and to play. The city of Boston is really supporting us and they’re really excited to have a women’s team come to the city. So I think that it’s gonna be a great year, and I’m excited to build something here with the Legacy.” So far, Prince has started in three games as part of Legacy FC.
Most recently, Prince played for Team Canada in the SheBelieves Cup, where in the end, the U.S. team took the win.
Prince has a bright future ahead of her, and we are intrigued to see what she can accomplish with the Boston Legacy FC! Check out their next game on April 25 against the Chicago Stars!