Paige Monaghan

Paige Monaghan (born November 13, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Sky Blue FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer at Butler University.

Paige Monaghan
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996
Place of birth Succasunna, New Jersey, USA
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sky Blue FC
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2014 Roxbury High School
Players Development Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Butler Bulldogs 80 (22)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Sky Blue FC 23 (2)
National team‡
2018–2019 United States U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 12, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 20, 2019

Early years

Monaghan grew up in the Succasunna section of Roxbury, New Jersey, alongside her mother Christine, dad Jim, two brothers and one sister.[1] She attended Roxbury High School, where she played soccer for four years, scoring 68 goals in 45 appearances and earning the NJ.com's 2014 NJAC girls soccer Player of the Year award.[2] She also played two years of high school basketball.[3] She hopes to one day become a sports broadcaster.[4]

College career

Monaghan played four years for the Butler University Bulldogs, finishing her university career with 22 goals and 18 assists in 80 games played. During her career at Butler she was twice named to the All-Big East First Team (2017, 2018) as well as being awarded the 2017 All-Big East Offensive Player of the Year. [5] Monaghan graduated from Butler with a degree in marketing.[6]

Professional career

Sky Blue FC, 2019–present

Monaghan was selected by Sky Blue FC with the 10th overall pick of the 2019 NWSL College Draft. In doing so she became the first player from Butler University to be drafted in the NWSL. [7] She signed with the club in February, 2019.[8] Monaghan made her club regular season debut on April 13, 2019. [9]

International career

Monaghan is a United States youth international at the U23 level.[10]

Monaghan received her first call-up to the United States women's national soccer team in December 2019.[11]

Career statistics

As of April 20, 2019

League Club Season League Playoffs Total
Apps AssistsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NCAA Butler University 2015 19 3 4 4 0 23 4
2016 18 3 6 0 0 18 6
2017 18 6 10 3 0 21 10
2018 18 6 2 0 0 18 2
total 73 18 22 7 0 80 22
NWSL Sky Blue FC 2019 2 0 0 2 0
total 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 75 18 22 7 0 82 22

References
  1. "Roxbury soccer alumna named to Big East first team". October 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. "Paige Monaghan of Roxbury is NJ.com's NJAC girls soccer Player of the Year for 2014". Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. "High School Sports New Jersey Paige Monaghan". Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  4. "Roxbury soccer alumna named to Big East first team". October 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. "Paige Monaghan Butler University". Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  6. "Paige Monaghan leads Butler women's soccer with talent and positivity". Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  7. "Former Butler women's soccer player Paige Monaghan selected in NWSL Draft". January 22, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  8. "Roxbury alumna Paige Monaghan signs with Sky Blue FC". February 4, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  9. "NWSL Washington Spirit versus Sky Blue 2019-04-13". April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  10. "Snow names 24-Player USA Roster For 2018 Thorns Spring Invitational". March 8, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  11. "ANDONOVSKI NAMES 24-PLAYER ROSTER FOR U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM DECEMBER IDENTIFICATION TRAINING CAMP IN FLORIDA". US Soccer. November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.


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