Paige Almendariz

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Paige Almendariz
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Paige Almendariz (2024, Benfica Campus)
Personal information
Full name Paige Noel Almendariz
Date of birth (1997-10-19) October 19, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sacramento, California, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
DC Power
Number 22
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 UNLV Rebels 83 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 California Storm 0 (0)
2020–2021 Länk Vilaverdense 7 (1)
2021–2023 Braga 22 (4)
2023–2024 Benfica 8 (1)
2024–2025 Tampa Bay Sun 26 (0)
2025– DC Power 0 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 31, 2025

Paige Noel Almendariz (born October 19, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Super League club DC Power. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Club career

In the summer of 2023, Almendariz signed with Benfica. [6] [7] She was part of Benfica's historic season, where the club won all four domestic competitions. [8] the Campeonato Nacional (Portuguese League, fourth in the club's history), the Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup, second in the club's history), the Taça da Liga (Portuguese League Cup, fourth in the club's history), and the Supertaça de Portugal (Portuguese Supercup, third in the club's history). She also help the club reach the quarter-finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time in the club's history. Almendariz played 18 games and scored 2 goals in all competitions.

Almendariz joined Tampa Bay Sun on August 23, 2024. She helped the club win the inaugural USL Super League. [9]

Almendariz joined DC Power on July 11, 2025. [5]

Honors

Benfica

Tampa Bay Sun

References

  1. "Paige Almendariz - Women's Soccer". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics.
  2. "Benfica reforça equipa feminina com defesa norte-americana do Sp. Braga". Record .
  3. MINHO, O. (July 20, 2021). "Paulinha e Paige Almendariz reforçam equipa feminina do SC Braga". O Minho.
  4. "Futebol Feminino Oficial: Ex-SC Braga reforça a defesa do Benfica | Abola.pt". A Bola . July 3, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "DC Power Football Club Signs Tampa Bay Sun FC Defender Paige Almendariz". DCPowerFootballClub.com. DC Power . Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  6. "Benfica reforça equipa feminina com defesa norte-americana do Sp. Braga". Record .
  7. "Futebol Feminino Oficial: Ex-SC Braga reforça a defesa do Benfica | Abola.pt". A Bola . July 3, 2023.
  8. ""Full season: Benfica wins the Portuguese Cup!" (Portuguese article)". zerozero.pt.
  9. ""Tampa Bay Sun win 1st USL Women's Super League championship"". espn.com.
  10. "Tampa Bay Sun crowned inaugural USL Super League champions with 1–0 win against Fort Lauderdale United". USL Super League. June 14, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.