![]() Paul with Alabama in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | December 28, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | New York [1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alabama Crimson Tide | ||
Number | 14 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Alabama Crimson Tide | 69 | (28) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024–2025 | Long Island Rough Riders | 13 | (14) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gianna Paul (born December 28, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Paul grew up in Huntington Station, New York, on Long Island. [1] She followed her older sister into soccer when she was five. [2] She played two seasons of soccer at Walt Whitman High School, earning All-American honors as a senior. [3] She also ran track in high school and won two state titles and was named All-American in the sport. [1] She committed to Alabama in her junior year. [4] She played club soccer for SUSA FC, earning ECNL all-conference honors twice. [5]
Paul was an "electric" substitute during her freshman season with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2022. [6] In the NCAA tournament, she shook off a goal slump in the quarterfinals when she opened the scoring against Duke, leading Alabama to the first NCAA semifinal appearance in program history. [7] She had 8 goals and 5 assists in 27 games and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and second-team All-SEC. [1] TopDrawerSoccer named her the fifth-best freshman in the country. [8] In her sophomore year in 2023, she began the season with 7 goals in 10 games, but after suffering an ankle injury, she scored only once more in 11 games. [9] She was named first-team All-SEC. [1]
Paul started all 21 games and led the Crimson Tide with 12 goals in her junior season in 2024. [10] She was named first-team All-SEC and fourth-team All-American, joining Reyna Reyes, Riley Parker, and Felicia Knox as the fourth All-American selection in program history. [10]
During college, she also played for the Long Island Rough Riders in the USL W League, helping the team to the national quarterfinals in 2024. [11]
Paul was called into training camp with the United States under-18/under-19 team in 2023. [12]
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