Paige Culver

Paige Culver
Personal information
Full name Paige Alexandra Culver
Date of birth (1997-04-04) April 4, 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position 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 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. She also played with the Ontario Provincial Team from 2010 to 2013, where she was named team captain and was also part of the National Training Centre during that time.

College career

In 2015, she began attending Kent State University, where she played for the women's soccer team. On October 4, 2015, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies. 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. 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. In her junior season, she was named the MAC Defensive Player of The Year. 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. 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. She also served as team captain at Kent State.

Club career

In 2014, Culver played with the Toronto Lady Lynx in the USL W-League, starting every match.

In 2018, Culver played with Hamilton United in League1 Ontario. In 2019, she played with the Oakville Blue Devils.

In August 2019, Culver signed with Italian Serie A club Pink Bari.

In June 2020, Culver signed with French Division 1 Féminine club ASJ Soyaux-Charente. At the end of the season, she departed the club.

In July 2021, Culver signed with Girondins de Bordeaux on a two-year contract. In December 2021, she terminated the remainder of her contract by mutual consent.

In December 2021, she signed with IFK Kalmar in the Swedish first tier Damallsvenskan. After finishing pre-season, she was named the club's captain. At the end of the 2022 season, she departed the club.

In January 2023, Culver signed with German club Turbine Potsdam in the first tier Frauen-Bundesliga. In May 2023, she announced her departure from the club.

In September 2023, Culver signed with the London City Lionesses in England's Women's Championship on a one-year contract.

In April 2024, Culver announced her retirement from the sport, due to a career-ending injury.

References

  1. ↑ "Three Oakville Soccer Club products commit to Ohio schools". Oakville Beaver. February 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.