Lucy Parker

She admires athletes such as Carlos Puyol, Sergio Ramos, Jessica Ennis or Rio Ferdinand.

Lucy had initially come through the academy ranks with Arsenal, where she played for ten years before heading to college in the USA in 2017. She was a three-time Arsenal Player of the Year and two-time FA Youth Cup winner.

She received her first senior international call-up in 2022, for friendly matches against the United States and the Czech Republic. However, she had to withdraw from the squad due to injury.

She was a mainstay in England’s Youth National Team program (U-15 to U-21), with 22 international caps.

Lucy Parker was born in Cambridge and spent several years playing and studying in the United States at Louisiana State University (LSU) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She majored in Psychology and Kinesiology.

She enjoys travelling and exploring new places.

Lucy said the best advice she was ever given is "The sun will always come up tomorrow."

Her favorite thing to cook is coconut chickpea curry although she prefers ordering take-away.

When asked about her passions outside of football in a West Ham interview, she said: "My biggest passion is giving back. I worked a lot in America with different charities, helping kids in and out of sports."