Nichelle Prince

Longtime Canadian stalwart Nichelle Prince joins the Legacy from 2025 NWSL Shield winners Kansas City Current, where she played for two seasons and made 34 appearances. Prior to that she was an integral part of the Houston Dash roster, scoring 12 goals in 88 appearances. The Dash selected Prince in the 2018 NWSL college draft after she spent four years at Ohio State University, where she scored 27 goals with 27 assists in 72 appearances.

Prince has represented Canada internationally at the senior level for over 13 years, first getting called up to the senior squad in 2012 at the age of 17, and then earning her first senior WNT cap in 2013 at the Four  Nations Tournament. Since then she has scored 20 goals and 14 assists in 117 appearances with Canada, including representing them at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2019 and 2023, and at the Summer Olympics in 2016, 2020, and 2024. She won an Olympic bronze medal in 2016, and a gold medal in 2020. 

She has also represented Canada at the youth level, winning silver during Concacaf U-17 World Cup qualification in 2012 and representing Canada at the 2014 U-20 World Cup.

Quick Facts & Accolades:

• Prior to Legacy: Houston Dash and KC Current (won NWSL Shield in 2025)
• Has represented Canada in international competition for over a decade, starting at age 17, with 117 caps
• Won a gold medal with Canada in the 2020 Olympics