Lachante Paul

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Lachante Paul
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Lachante Paul (11) congratulated after scoring for Leicester City in 2019
Personal information
Full name Lachante Paul
Date of birth (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Burnley
Number 27
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Arsenal 0 (0)
2019–2023 Leicester City 35 (11)
2023– Burnley
International career
2024– Jamaica 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:06, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024

Lachante Paul (born 6 August 2002) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Burnley in the FA Women's National League North. Born in England, she made her senior international debut for Jamaica in February 2024.

Paul is from London and began playing for the Arsenal W.F.C. Academy. In 2018–19, she scored 15 goals in 15 games for Arsenal's WSL Academy team, including twice in the FA WSL Academy Cup final win over Manchester United. [1] She made her senior debut and only appearance for Arsenal on 12 December 2018, as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup group stage victory over Millwall Lionesses. [2]

In June 2019, Paul transferred to Leicester City. [3] She scored six times in 19 appearances during a 2019–20 season which was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, then struck seven goals in 25 games in 2020–21 as the club secured promotion to the FA WSL. [4] She was among nine Leicester players to be awarded a new contract with the club ahead of their maiden top flight campaign in 2021–22. [5]

In February 2024, Paul was called up to the Jamaica national team amidst key player absences due to an ongoing dispute with the Jamaica Football Federation. [6] She made her international debut on 23 February 2024, starting and playing 74 minutes of a 5–1 friendly defeat to Chile.

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References

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  5. Frith, Wilf (8 July 2021). "Top scorer Natasha Flint among nine new Foxes contracts". She Kicks . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. Burnett, Ian (21 February 2024). "Jamaica names squad for Reggae Girlz friendlies against Chile amidst ongoing disputes". CNW Network.