Paul Blanchette

Paul Blanchette

Personal information
Full name	Paul Angelo Blanchette
Date of birth	(1994-04-16) April 16, 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Palo Alto, California, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Oakland Roots
Number	20
Youth career
	De Anza Force [1]
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Loyola Marymount Lions	47	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Portland Timbers U23s	1	(0)
2014–2015	Des Moines Menace	14	(0)
2016	Burlingame Dragons	3	(0)
2017	PEPO	18	(0)
2018	Santa Cruz Breakers	6	(0)
2019	New York Cosmos	10	(0)
2020	Rio Grande Valley FC	10	(0)
2021–	Oakland Roots	77	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2024

Paul Angelo Blanchette (born April 16, 1994) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Oakland Roots SC in the USL Championship.

Career

College

Blanchette played four years of college soccer at Loyola Marymount University between 2012 and 2015. ^[2]

Semi-professional

While at college, Blanchette appeared for USL PDL sides Portland Timbers U23s ^[3] and Des Moines Menace. ^{[4] [5]}

Following college, Blanchette continued in the PDL with Burlingame Dragons for their 2016 season, before transferring to Finnish Kakkonen side PEPO Lappeenranta in January 2017. ^{[6] [7]}

In 2018, Blanchette returned to the PDL again, playing with Santa Cruz Breakers. ^[8]

Blanchette spent 2019 with NPSL side New York Cosmos. ^[9]

Professional

On March 7, 2020, Blanchette signed for USL Championship side Rio Grande Valley FC. ^[10] He made his debut the following day, starting in a 1–5 loss to LA Galaxy II. ^[11] RGVFC opted to decline their contact option on Blanchette following the 2020 season. ^[12]

On July 6, 2021, Blanchette joined Oakland Roots SC. ^[13]

In the 2023 Season, Blanchette earned 2nd Team All League honors as well as Oakland Roots SC Player of the Year.

References

1. Satterfield, Lem (8 February 2012). "Defense [sic] carries De Anza Force to first place". espn.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
2. "Paul Blanchette - Men's Soccer". lmulions.com. Loyola Marymount University Athletics. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
3. "Paul Blanchette | SoccerStats". soccerstats.us. Soccer Stats. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
4. "2014 Stats | uslleaguetwo". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
5. "2015 Stats | uslleaguetwo". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
6. "PEPO Lappeenranta". pepofutis.net. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
7. "TRANSFER: Former LMU Goalkeeper Paul Blanchette Signs First Pro Contract with PEPO in Finland". April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
8. "Santa Cruz Breakers FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Paul Blanchette -". uslleaguetwo.com. USL League Two. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
9. "Paul Blanchette Continues To Frustrate Opposing Attackers, Keep Clean Sheets". nycosmos.com. New York Cosmos. July 18, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
10. Communications, Toros (March 7, 2020). "RGV FC Add Ten Players To 2020 Roster". rgvfc.com. Rio Grande Valley FC. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
11. "Rio Grande Valley FC vs. LA Galaxy II | USLChampionship". uslchampionship.com. USL Championship. March 8, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
12. "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Announce Roster Moves". 9 December 2020.
13. "ROOTS SIGN PALO ALTO NATIVE PAUL BLANCHETTE". oaklandrootssc.com. Oakland Roots SC. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

External links

• Paul Blanchette - Men's Soccer LMU bio