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 2010-2013, 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 Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in As ...

, where she played for the women's soccer team. On October 4, 2015, she scored her first collegiate goal in a victory over the

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. 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

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. She also served as team captain at Kent State.

Club career

In 2014, Culver played with the

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in the USL W-League, starting every match. In 2018, Culver played with

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in League1 Ontario. In 2019 she played with the Oakville Blue Devils. In August 2019, Culver signed with Italian

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club Pink Bari. In June 2020, Culver signed with French

Division 1 Féminine The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelv ...

club

ASJ Soyaux-Charente ASJ Soyaux Charente (''Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente''), commonly known as Soyaux, is a women's football club founded in 1968 and based in Soyaux, France. The club had played in France's top division except for spans of relegat ...

. At the end of the season, she departed the club. In July 2021, Culver signed with

Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux (), commonly referred to as Girondins de Bordeaux ( oc, Girondins de Bordèu) or simply Bordeaux, is a French professional football club based in the city of Bordeaux in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The ...

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 IFK Kalmar is a association football, football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The team plays in Sweden, the Damallsvenskan. IFK Kalmar play their home games at Gröndals IP in Kalmar. Current squad . Former players ''For ...

in the Swedish first tier

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. 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 1. Frauenfußballclub Turbine Potsdam 71 e. V., commonly known as 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (or Turbine Potsdam outside of Germany), is a German women's football club located in Potsdam, Brandenburg. They are one of the most successful women's footb ...

in the first tier

Frauen-Bundesliga The Frauen-Bundesliga (German for ''Women's Federal League''), currently known as the FLYERALARM Frauen-Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of league competition for women's association football in Germany. In 1990 the German Foo ...

. In May 2023, she announced her departure from the club. In September 2023, Culver signed with the

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in England's

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Culver, Paige 1997 births Living people Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Canadian expatriate women's soccer players Canadian women's soccer players Women's association football defenders Expatriate women's footballers in Germany 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players Frauen-Bundesliga players Expatriate women's footballers in Italy A.S.D. Pink Sport Time players Women's Championship (England) players London City Lionesses players Serie A (women's football) players FC Girondins de Bordeaux (women) players Division 1 Féminine players IFK Kalmar players Damallsvenskan players Expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate sportspeople in France Kent State Golden Flashes women's soccer players Hamilton United players Blue Devils FC (women) players Toronto Lady Lynx players ASJ Soyaux-Charente players League1 Ontario (women) players USL W-League (1995–2015) players Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario