Lachante Paul (born 6 August 2002) is a
footballer who plays as a
forward
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for
Burnley in the
FA Women's National League North. Born in England, she made her senior international debut for
Jamaica in February 2024.
Paul is from
London and began playing for the
Arsenal W.F.C. Academy. In 2018–19, she scored 15 goals in 15 games for Arsenal's WSL Academy team, including twice in the FA WSL Academy Cup final win over
Manchester United
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. She made her senior debut and only appearance for Arsenal on 12 December 2018, as a 73rd-minute substitute in a
2018–19 FA Women's League Cup
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group stage victory over
Millwall Lionesses.
In June 2019, Paul
transferred to
Leicester City. She scored six times in 19 appearances during a
2019–20 season which was curtailed by the
COVID-19 pandemic, then struck seven goals in 25 games in
2020–21
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as the club secured
promotion to the
FA WSL
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. She was among nine Leicester players to be awarded a new contract with the club ahead of their maiden top flight campaign in
2021–22.
In February 2024, Paul was called up to the
Jamaica national team amidst key player absences due to an ongoing dispute with the Jamaica Football Federation.
She made her international debut on 23 February 2024, starting and playing 74 minutes of a 5–1 friendly defeat to
Chile.
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2002 births
Women's association football forwards
Women's Super League players
English women's footballers
Jamaican women's footballers
English people of Jamaican descent
Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Black British sportswomen
Arsenal W.F.C. players
Footballers from London
Living people
Leicester City W.F.C. players
Women's Championship (England) players
21st-century English sportswomen
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