Paige Kenton
American soccer player
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Paige Storm Kenton (born April 2, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward or defender for USL Super League club Sporting JAX. She played college soccer for the Penn Quakers and the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paige Storm Kenton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | April 2, 2002 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting JAX | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Padua Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Penn Quakers | 37 | (3) |
| 2024 | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | 19 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | South Jersey Elite Barons FC | (10) | |
| 2025– | Sporting JAX | 29 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 22, 2026 | |||
Early life
Kenton grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, and attended Padua Academy, where she was a multi-sport athlete in soccer, basketball, and track and field. She helped Padua win state championships in 2018 and 2019 and was named the Gatorade Delaware Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year as a senior. She also earned All-State and regional All-American honors from United Soccer Coaches.[2] Kenton graduated as an AP Scholar with Distinction, was a National Merit Commended Scholar, and a candidate for the U.S. Presidential Scholars.[3]
College career
Kenton played four seasons at the University of Pennsylvania, appearing in 37 matches with three goals and two assists. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in neuroscience.[4] During this time, she also competed for South Jersey Elite Barons FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[5]
In 2024, Kenton transferred to the University of Delaware for her final NCAA season, starting all 19 matches, playing over 1,500 minutes, and scoring two goals—including one against her former team, Penn.[3][6][7]
Club career
Kenton signed with Sporting JAX of the USL Super League in June 2025 ahead of the club’s inaugural season. On September 28, 2025, she scored her first professional goal in a 4–3 victory over Carolina Ascent FC.[8] Teammate Jessie Hunt gave Kenton the nickname ‘Trish.’ The name evolved from Paige to Patty to Patricia, before finally becoming Trish.[2] At the end of October, Kenton was named to the USL Super League Team of the Month as a bench player.[9] The following month, she was named USL Super League Player of the Month after recording two goals and one assist on six shots during the month.[10] Kenton continued to contribute offensively, scoring more goals by mid-season than she had during her entire collegiate career; By that point in the campaign, she had recorded six goals and five assists, despite being listed primarily as a defender.[11] In Deceember 2025, she received her second all-league team of the month honor.[12]
Personal life
Kenton's middle name, Storm, is inspired by the X-Men heroine.[3] She has two sisters, whose middle names—Seven and Ripley—were inspired by fictional characters: Seven of Nine from the Star Trek franchise and Ellen Ripley from the Alien franchise, respectively. She has three dogs—King, a German Shepherd; Molly, a Great Dane–Boxer mix; and Apollo, a Catahoula Leopard Dog—who live at home with her family. In a local interview, she stated that she sleeps with pillows designed to resemble them. She is a pescetarian.[2][13][14]
Career statistics
College
| Season | Games | Scoring | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | G | A | PTS | SH | SOG | |
| Penn Quakers | |||||||
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens | |||||||
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 11 |
| Career | |||||||
| Career total | 56 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 66 | 26 |
Club
- As of match played August 22, 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting JAX | 2025–26 | USL Super League | 28 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 29 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 10 | |||
Honors and awards
Individual
- USL Super League All-League First Team: 2025–26[15]
- USL Super League Player of the Month: November 2025
- USL Super League Team of the Month: October 2025, November 2025, December 2025
- Gatorade Delaware Girls' Soccer Player of the Year: 2019