Paige Monaghan

Paige Quinn Monaghan (born November 13, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for and captains the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Butler Bulldogs and was drafted 10th overall by Sky Blue FC in the 2019 NWSL College Draft.

Paige Monaghan

Monaghan with the Utah Royals in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Paige Quinn Monaghan[1]
Date of birth	(1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Succasunna, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Utah Royals
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)
2019–2022	NJ/NY Gotham FC	57	(6)
2023	Racing Louisville FC	22	(3)
2024–	Utah Royals	22	(2)
International career‡
2018–2019	United States U-23
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 12, 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 20, 2019

Early life and college career

Monaghan grew up in the Succasunna section of Roxbury, New Jersey, alongside her mother Christine, dad Jim, two brothers and one sister.^[2] 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.^[3] She also played two years of high school basketball.^[4] She hopes to one day become a sports broadcaster.^[2]

Butler Bulldogs

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/NJ/NY Gotham FC

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]

Racing Louisville FC

Racing Louisville traded its first-round NWSL Draft pick to obtain the playing rights to Monaghan, $150,000 in NWSL Allocation Money and a 2023 international slot.^[10]

Utah Royals

In December 2023, she was selected by Utah Royals in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft.^[11] She was selected as the team captain in the 2024 season.

International career

Monaghan was a United States youth international at the U23 level.^[12]

Monaghan received her first call-up to the United States women's national soccer team in December 2019.^[13]

Career statistics

As of April 11, 2024

League	Club	Season	League			Playoffs		Total
			Apps	Assists	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
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	23	1	2			23	2
		2020C	6	0	1			6	1
		2020F	4	1	2			4	2
		2021	12	0	1			12	1
		2022	22	0	3			22	3
		2023	22	0	3			22	3
		total	89	2	12	0	0	89	12
NWSL	Utah Royals	2024	3	1	0			3	0
		total	3	1	0			3	0
Career total			165	21	34	7	0	172	34

^C – NWSL 2020 Challenge Cup^[14]

^F – NWSL 2020 Fall Series^[15]