Gianna Paul
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_02_(Paul).jpg) Paul with Alabama in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianna Rose Paul[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 28, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | New York[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kansas City Current | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 90 | (40) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Long Island Rough Riders | 13 | (14) |
| 2026– | Kansas City Current | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 14, 2026 | |||
Gianna Rose Paul (born December 28, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning All-American honors twice and setting a program record with 40 career goals.
Paul grew up in Huntington Station, New York, on Long Island.[2] She took after her older sister and began playing soccer when she was five.[3] She played two seasons of soccer at Walt Whitman High School, earning All-American honors as a senior.[4] She also ran track in high school and won two state titles and was named All-American in the sport.[2] She committed to Alabama in her junior year.[5] She played club soccer for SUSA FC, earning multiple ECNL all-conference honors.[6]
College career
Paul was an "electric" substitute during her freshman season with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2022.[7] 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.[8] She had 8 goals and 5 assists in 27 games and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and second-team All-SEC.[2] TopDrawerSoccer named her the fifth-best freshman in the country.[9] 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.[10] She was named first-team All-SEC.[2]
Paul started all 21 games and led the Crimson Tide with 12 goals in her junior season in 2024.[11] 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.[11] During her senior season, she became the top scorer in Alabama program history, surpassing Libby Probst's mark of 33 career goals.[12] She again scored 12 goals and added a career-high 7 assists in 21 games as a senior in 2025, repeating her first-team All-SEC and fourth-team All-American selections.[2] She finished her college career with 40 goals and 14 assists in 90 games played.[2]
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.[13]
Club career
The Kansas City Current announced on December 26, 2025, that they had signed Paul to her first professional contract on a three-year deal with a team option for another year.[14] She made her professional debut as a late substitute for Ally Sentnor in a 2–1 win over the Utah Royals on March 14, 2026.[15]
International career
Paul was called into training camp with the United States under-18/under-19 team in 2023.[16]
