Catherine Paulson

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Catherine Paulson
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Paulson with Bay FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Catherine Pauline Paulson [1]
Date of birth (2001-11-05) November 5, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Mountain View, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
Number 17
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Stanford Cardinal 47 (4)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Bay FC 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 10, 2025

Catherine Pauline Paulson (born November 5, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal.

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Early life and college career

Paulson was born in Mountain View and raised in Los Altos, California. [2] She played basketball and danced in addition to playing soccer growing up. [3] She joined MVLA Soccer Club when she was eight. [3] She played two seasons of soccer at Saint Francis High School. [2] She and her twin sister committed to play college soccer at Stanford when they were sophomores. [4]

Stanford Cardinal

Paulson's freshman season with the Stanford Cardinal was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. She scored one goal in the 12 games she played in the spring, starting six of them. [2] [3] She missed her entire sophomore season due to injury. [2] In her redshirt sophomore season in 2022, she helped the Cardinal win the Pac-12 Conference, scoring 3 goals in 21 appearances exclusively as a substitute. [2] She started the first two games of her 14 appearances in 2023. Stanford went undefeated all the way to the final of the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Florida State. [2] [5] She graduated the following June, receiving her bachelor's degree in science, technology, and society. [1]

Club career

Bay FC

Bay FC head coach Albertin Montoya, formerly a coach at Paulson's youth club MVLA, invited her to join the expansion side as a training player following her graduation partway through the 2024 season. [3] On August 27, Bay announced Paulson's signing on a national team replacement contract with Savy King on international duty at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [6] She debuted for the club later that day as a halftime substitute against Barcelona in a club friendly at PayPal Park. [3] It was her only appearance of the season. [7] On October 11, she signed a second contract with Bay for the remainder of the year. [8]

Paulson returned to Bay as a non-roster invitee in the 2025 preseason. [9] On March 10, she signed a short-term contract through June. [7] When it expired, she was re-signed until the end of the season. [10] On August 10, she made her NWSL debut against the Chicago Stars, replacing Penelope Hocking in the 79th minute of the 1–1 draw. [11]

Personal life

Paulson is the daughter of Jen and Greg Paulson. [2] She has three siblings including a twin sister, Sarah, who played with her at Stanford. [12] Three generations of her family played college sports at Santa Clara University. [2]

Honors and awards

Stanford Cardinal

References

  1. 1 2 "133rd Commencement" (PDF). Stanford University. June 16, 2024. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Catherine Paulson". Stanford Cardinal . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Driscoll, Curtis (April 15, 2025). "Los Altos native Catherine Paulson makes home with Bay FC". Los Altos Town Crier . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (October 30, 2017). "Recruiting Roundup: Oct. 30–Nov. 5". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gutmann, Harold (December 5, 2023). "Women's College Cup: Stanford's NCAA title dreams dashed by Florida State". The Mercury News . Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bay FC signs Catherine Paulson as National Team Replacement Player". Bay FC. August 27, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Bay FC Signs Los Altos Native Catherine Paulson Through June 30". Bay FC. March 10, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bay FC signs Catherine Paulson for remainder of 2024 NWSL season". Bay FC. October 11, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Bay FC announces 2025 preseason roster". Bay FC. January 27, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Bay FC announces mid-season roster updates and new contracts for five players ahead of NWSL Free Agency". Bay FC. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Match Recap: Bay FC Share Points with Chicago Stars FC in 1-1 Draw". Bay FC. August 10, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Sarah Paulson". Stanford Cardinal . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
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