| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paige Alexandra Culver | ||
| Date of birth | April 4, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Oakville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2015 | Oakville SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Kent State Golden Flashes | 80 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Toronto Lady Lynx | 12 | |
| 2018 | Hamilton United | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | Oakville Blue Devils FC | 8 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Pink Bari | 15 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Soyaux | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Bordeaux | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | IFK Kalmar | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | Turbine Potsdam | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | London City Lionesses | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 97 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 31, 2024 | |||
Paige Alexandra Culver (born April 4, 1997) is a Canadian former soccer player.
Culver played youth soccer with Oakville SC for 13 years. [1] She also played with the Ontario Provincial Team from 2010 to 2013, where she was named team captain and was also part of the National Training Centre during that time. [2]
In 2015, she began attending Kent State University, where she played for the women's soccer team. [3] On October 4, 2015, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies. [4] At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team, the All-MAC Second Team, and the All-Ohio Second Team. [5] [6] At the end of her sophomore season, Culver was named to the All-MAC First Team, All-Ohio Second Team, and earned Academic All-MAC honors. [2] [7] In her junior season, she was named the MAC Defensive Player of The Year. [8] She was also named to the All-MAC First Team, Academic All-MAC, All-Ohio First Team, All-Ohio Academic First Team, All-Midwest Region First Team, Scholar All-America First Team, and a Third-Team All-American. [2] [9] After her senior season in 2018, she was named to the All-MAC First Team, the All-Midwest Region Third Team, and Academic All-MAC, and was a nominee for the Senior CLASS Award. [2] She also served as team captain at Kent State. [10]
In 2014, Culver played with the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League, starting every match. [2]
In 2018, Culver played with Hamilton United in League1 Ontario. [11] In 2019, she played with the Oakville Blue Devils. [12]
In August 2019, Culver signed with Italian Serie A club Pink Bari. [13] [14] [15]
In June 2020, Culver signed with French Division 1 Féminine club ASJ Soyaux-Charente. [16] At the end of the season, she departed the club. [17]
In July 2021, Culver signed with Girondins de Bordeaux on a two-year contract. [18] [19] [20] In December 2021, she terminated the remainder of her contract by mutual consent. [21]
In December 2021, she signed with IFK Kalmar in the Swedish first tier Damallsvenskan. [22] [23] After finishing pre-season, she was named the club's captain. [24] [25] At the end of the 2022 season, she departed the club. [26]
In January 2023, Culver signed with German club Turbine Potsdam in the first tier Frauen-Bundesliga. [27] [28] [29] In May 2023, she announced her departure from the club. [30]
In September 2023, Culver signed with the London City Lionesses in England's Women's Championship on a one-year contract. [31] [32]
In April 2024, Culver announced her retirement from the sport, [33] [34] due to a career-ending injury. [35] [36]