Paige Alexandra Culver (born April 4, 1997) is a Canadian former soccer player.
Personal information | |||
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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 |
Early life
editCulver played youth soccer with Oakville SC for 13 years.[1] She also played with the Ontario Provincial Team from 2010-2013, where she was named team captain and was also part of the National Training Centre during that time.[2]
College career
editIn 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]
Club career
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ "Three Oakville Soccer Club products commit to Ohio schools". Oakville Beaver. February 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Paige Culver Kent State profile". Kent State Golden Flashes.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Inks Seven to Letters of Intent". Kent State Golden Flashes. February 11, 2015.
- ^ "Kent State Earns Dominating 7-3 Victory over NIU". Kent State Golden Flashes. October 4, 2015.
- ^ "Oakville's Culver earns conference soccer honours". Oakville Beaver. November 6, 2015.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Lands Three on the OCSA 2015 All-Ohio Team". Kent State Golden Flashes. January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Marinaro Earns Coach of Year; Six Named to OCSA All-Ohio Teams". Kent State Golden Flashes. December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Culver Named Top Defender, Kats Top Freshman as Six Flashes Earn MAC Postseason Honors". Kent State Golden Flashes. November 2, 2017.
- ^ "Oakville's Culver earns all-American soccer honour". Oakville Beaver. December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Paige Culver's story". Horizons United FC. March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Paige Culver 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Paige Culver 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "Culver Signs with Top Level Professional Club in Italy". Kent State Golden Flashes. September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Pink Bari, ecco l'ufficialità per Paige Culver" [Transfer market: Pink Bari, here is the official announcement for Paige Culver]. Donne Nel Pallone (in Italian). August 15, 2019. Archived from the original on August 15, 2019.
- ^ Scarso, Federico (August 13, 2019). "Calciomercato: Pink Bari, ufficiale il ritono di Manno. In arrivo anche Culver" [Transfer market: Pink Bari, Manno's return is official. Culver also arriving]. Donne Nel Pallone (in Italian). Archived from the original on August 14, 2019.
- ^ Rech, Anthony (June 30, 2020). "D1 Féminine: Soyaux maintenu par la DNCG" [Women's D1: Soyaux maintained by the DNCG]. RMC Sport (in French).
- ^ "Six départs à l'ASJ Soyaux" [Six departures at ASJ Soyaux]. Charente Libre (in French). June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Paige Culver s'engage aux Girondins" [Paige Culver commits to the Girondins]. FC Girondins de Bordeaux (in French). July 2, 2021.
- ^ Ghisoni, Sara (July 26, 2021). "Paige Culver firma per il Girondins de Bordeaux" [Paige Culver signs for Girondins de Bordeaux]. Calcio Femminile Italiano (in Italian).
- ^ "Transferts (F) : Bordeaux officialise les arrivées de Chavas, Culver, Gomes et Herrera" [Transfers (F): Bordeaux formalizes the arrivals of Chavas, Culver, Gomes and Herrera]. L'Équipe (in French). July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Svava et Paige quittent le Club" [Svava and Paige leave the Club]. FC Girondins de Bordeaux (in French). December 7, 2021.
- ^ "Mercato : Culver Paige s'engage en Suède" [Transfer window: Culver Paige commits to Sweden]. Web Girondins (in French). December 26, 2021.
- ^ "Kanadensisk försvarare klar för IFK Kalmar" [Canadian defender ready for IFK Kalmar]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). December 1, 2021.
- ^ Lang, Pierce (July 18, 2022). "Oakville's Paige Culver is thriving with IFK Kalmar". Oakville News.
- ^ Lang, Pierce (December 23, 2022). "Mission Accomplished for Paige Culver in Swedish Top-Flight". Oakville News.
- ^ Billengren, Ludwig (December 7, 2022). "Bekräftat: Paige Culver lämnar IFK Kalmar" [Confirmed: Paige Culver leaves IFK Kalmar]. Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish).
- ^ Schmidt, Stephan (January 20, 2023). "Paige Culver wechselt zum 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam" [Paige Culver moves to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam]. 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (in German).
- ^ "Turbine Potsdam holt Kanadierin Culver" [Turbine Potsdam signs Canadian Culver]. B.Z. (in German). January 20, 2023.
- ^ Lang, Pierce (February 6, 2023). "Oakville's Paige Culver signs with prestigious German club". Oakville News.
- ^ Nafe, Saskia (May 25, 2023). "Paige Culver verlässt Turbine Potsdam" [Paige Culver leaves Turbine Potsdam]. 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (in German).
- ^ Frith, Wilf (September 15, 2023). "London City Lionesses sign Paige Culver from Turbine Potsdam". She Kicks.
- ^ "Canadian defender Paige Culver signs one-year contract with London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. September 15, 2023.
- ^ Flury, Jérôme (April 26, 2024). "« Je ne faisais que suivre un rêve » : les adieux émouvants de Paige Culver au football" ['I was just following a dream': Paige Culver's emotional farewell to football]. Footeuses (in French).
- ^ James, Luke (April 26, 2024). "Remi Allen on Paige Culver, securing survival, hosting Lewes in season finale". London City Lionesses.
- ^ "London City Lionesses defender Paige Culver retires from playing career for medical reasons". London City Lionesses. April 24, 2024.
- ^ Culver, Paige (April 24, 2024). "An open letter from Paige Culver". London City Lionesses.
External links
edit- Paige Culver at Soccerway
- Paige Culver at WorldFootball.net