Davis Paul
{{short description|American professional soccer player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Davis Paul
| image =
| full_name = Davis Paul
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|12}}
| birth_place = San Diego, United States
| height = 5 ft 9 in
| position = Attacking Midfielder / Winger
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2007–2010
| youthclubs1 = California Golden Bears
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = Los Angeles Legends
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = Chicago Fire
| caps2 = 4
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011
| clubs3 = Chicago Fire Premier
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2011–
| clubs4 = FC Takwaba
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| nationalyears1 =
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| medaltemplates =
| pcupdate = April 23, 2014
| ntupdate =
}}
Davis Paul (born October 12, 1988, in San Diego, California) is an American professional soccer player who last played for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.
Career
=College and amateur=
Paul attended Damien High School.
Paul played college soccer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he scored 18 goals and 21 assists in 75 appearances for the team. Entering UCB, Paul was selected by College Soccer News to the "100 Freshmen From Coast To Coast To Keep An Eye On". The 2010 Bears set the school's single-season assist record of 49 thanks in large part to Paul, an NSCAA All-American as well as All-Pac-10/NSCAA Regional First-Team selection. The Upland, California forward concluded his senior season as Cal's all-time single-season assist record holder with 15. Paul ranks fourth on Cal's career assist list with 22 and scored 30 points (13th nationally) in his final season, tying Carr for sixth place on the school's single-season points list. Paul led the Bears with career highs in goals (9), assists, points and game-winning goals (6) in 2010. During the regular season, he led the Pac-10 in points (28), goals (8) assists (13) and game-winners (4). Along with many other accolades including Athlete of the Year at UC Berkeley, he claimed four Pac-10 Player of the Week honors as well.{{cite web |url=http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/paul_davis00.html |title=Player Bio: Davis Paul - The University of California Official Athletic Site |website=www.calbears.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115154402/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/paul_davis00.html |archive-date=2011-11-15}}
During his college years, Paul also played one season with the Los Angeles Legends in the USL Premier Development League, scoring 10 goals and notching 5 assists in 12 games.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/4069051.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=March 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610170022/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/roster/4069051.html |archive-date=June 10, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
=Professional=
On January 14, 2011, Paul was drafted #51 overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hottimeinoldtown.com/2011/1/17/1941077/mls-draft-meet-davis-paul-one-of-the-chicago-fires-draft-picks|title = MLS Draft: Meet Davis Paul, one of the Chicago Fire's draft picks|date = January 17, 2011}} He made his professional debut on March 30, 2011, starting in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game against the Colorado Rapids,[http://thecup.us/2011-us-open-cup-qualifying-chicago-fire-one-win-away-from-open-cup-after-beating-colorado-rapids/ Chicago Fire one win away from Open Cup after beating Colorado Rapids] and made his MLS debut on April 17 against Los Angeles Galaxy.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/barrett-gonzalez-lift-shorthanded-galaxy-past-fire |title=Barrett, Gonzalez lift shorthanded Galaxy past Fire |access-date=April 20, 2011 |archive-date=April 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420154913/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/barrett-gonzalez-lift-shorthanded-galaxy-past-fire |url-status=dead }}
Paul was waived by Chicago {{cite web |url=http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/06/fire-waive-davis-paul |title=Fire Waive Davis Paul {{!}} Chicago Fire Soccer Club |website=www.chicago-fire.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705111820/http://www.chicago-fire.com/news/2011/06/fire-waive-davis-paul |archive-date=2011-07-05}} and was subsequently re-signed by Chicago to their U23 team where he played until the end of the season. He had short stints with Sporting Kansas City and the Seattle Sounders {{Cite web|url=http://total-mls.com/chicago-fire/news-chicago-fire/davis-paul-on-trial-with-seattle-sounders.html|title = Davis Paul on Trial with Seattle Sounders}} before heading overseas to Norway to play with Stromgodset.
Upon return, he played in the Lamar Hunt Open Cup with CSL Team, PSA Elite, where he helped the team advance to the round of 16 with two goals over the Portland Timbers {{Cite web|url=http://blog.3four3.com/2012/05/18/psa-elite-versus-portland-timbers-u23/|title = Portland Timbers U23s are defeated by PSA Elite? WTF?|date = May 18, 2012}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{MLS player|davis-paul}}
- [http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/paul_davis00.html UCB profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115154402/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/paul_davis00.html |date=November 15, 2011 }}
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Category:American men's soccer players
Category:California Golden Bears men's soccer players
Category:Chicago Fire FC players
Category:Chicago Fire U-23 players
Category:USL League Two players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Sportspeople from Upland, California
Category:Soccer players from San Bernardino County, California