Paige Culver

Canadian soccer player

Paige Culver
Personal information
Full name Paige Alexandra Culver
Date of birth (1997-04-04) April 4, 1997 (age 27)
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.

Early life

Culver 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

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]

Club career

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]

References

  1. ^ "Three Oakville Soccer Club products commit to Ohio schools". Oakville Beaver. February 6, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Paige Culver Kent State profile". Kent State Golden Flashes.
  3. ^ "Women's Soccer Inks Seven to Letters of Intent". Kent State Golden Flashes. February 11, 2015.
  4. ^ "Kent State Earns Dominating 7-3 Victory over NIU". Kent State Golden Flashes. October 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "Oakville's Culver earns conference soccer honours". Oakville Beaver. November 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Women's Soccer Lands Three on the OCSA 2015 All-Ohio Team". Kent State Golden Flashes. January 8, 2016.
  7. ^ "Marinaro Earns Coach of Year; Six Named to OCSA All-Ohio Teams". Kent State Golden Flashes. December 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Culver Named Top Defender, Kats Top Freshman as Six Flashes Earn MAC Postseason Honors". Kent State Golden Flashes. November 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "Oakville's Culver earns all-American soccer honour". Oakville Beaver. December 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "Paige Culver's story". Horizons United FC. March 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Paige Culver 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  12. ^ "Paige Culver 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  13. ^ "Culver Signs with Top Level Professional Club in Italy". Kent State Golden Flashes. September 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Rech, Anthony (June 30, 2020). "D1 Féminine: Soyaux maintenu par la DNCG" [Women's D1: Soyaux maintained by the DNCG]. RMC Sport (in French).
  17. ^ "Six départs à l'ASJ Soyaux" [Six departures at ASJ Soyaux]. Charente Libre (in French). June 8, 2021.
  18. ^ "Paige Culver s'engage aux Girondins" [Paige Culver commits to the Girondins]. FC Girondins de Bordeaux (in French). July 2, 2021.
  19. ^ 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).
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Svava et Paige quittent le Club" [Svava and Paige leave the Club]. FC Girondins de Bordeaux (in French). December 7, 2021.
  22. ^ "Mercato : Culver Paige s'engage en Suède" [Transfer window: Culver Paige commits to Sweden]. Web Girondins (in French). December 26, 2021.
  23. ^ "Kanadensisk försvarare klar för IFK Kalmar" [Canadian defender ready for IFK Kalmar]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). December 1, 2021.
  24. ^ Lang, Pierce (July 18, 2022). "Oakville's Paige Culver is thriving with IFK Kalmar". Oakville News.
  25. ^ Lang, Pierce (December 23, 2022). "Mission Accomplished for Paige Culver in Swedish Top-Flight". Oakville News.
  26. ^ Billengren, Ludwig (December 7, 2022). "Bekräftat: Paige Culver lämnar IFK Kalmar" [Confirmed: Paige Culver leaves IFK Kalmar]. Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish).
  27. ^ 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).
  28. ^ "Turbine Potsdam holt Kanadierin Culver" [Turbine Potsdam signs Canadian Culver]. B.Z. (in German). January 20, 2023.
  29. ^ Lang, Pierce (February 6, 2023). "Oakville's Paige Culver signs with prestigious German club". Oakville News.
  30. ^ Nafe, Saskia (May 25, 2023). "Paige Culver verlässt Turbine Potsdam" [Paige Culver leaves Turbine Potsdam]. 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (in German).
  31. ^ Frith, Wilf (September 15, 2023). "London City Lionesses sign Paige Culver from Turbine Potsdam". She Kicks.
  32. ^ "Canadian defender Paige Culver signs one-year contract with London City Lionesses". London City Lionesses. September 15, 2023.
  33. ^ 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).
  34. ^ James, Luke (April 26, 2024). "Remi Allen on Paige Culver, securing survival, hosting Lewes in season finale". London City Lionesses.
  35. ^ "London City Lionesses defender Paige Culver retires from playing career for medical reasons". London City Lionesses. April 24, 2024.
  36. ^ Culver, Paige (April 24, 2024). "An open letter from Paige Culver". London City Lionesses.

External links

  • Paige Culver at Soccerway
  • Paige Culver at WorldFootball.net