Davis Paul
Encyclopedia
Davis Paul is an American
soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire Premier
in the USL Premier Development League
.
, who he helped to back-to-back Division 1 CIF titles, the only two in school history, as both the goal and points leader. Paul was also selected to the West Coast High School Classic Best 11 all-tournament team. He played club soccer for Arsenal FC, who he led to three consecutive USYSA National Championships. He was a three-time (2004–06) State ODP Champion with Cal South, scoring the game-winning goal to give Cal-South a National Championship in 2005. A Surf Cup, NHB, League Cup and Back-to-Back Premier League Champion, Paul earned NSCAA/Adidas Boys Youth All-American honors as well in 2006. He was selected to the prestigious Adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) and was one of 35 players chosen to play in the ESP All-Star Game.
Paul played college soccer
at the University of California, Berkeley
where he scored 15 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 14. Paul ranks fourth on Cal's career assist list with 21 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 (8), assists, points and game-winning goals (5) in 2010. During the regular season, he led the Pac-10 in points (27), goals (8) assists (13) and gamewinners (4). Along with many other accolades, he claimed two Pac-10 Player of the Week honors as well.
During his college years Paul also played with one season with the Los Angeles Legends in the USL Premier Development League
, scoring 10 goals and notching 5 assists in 12 games.
by the Chicago Fire. He made his professional debut on March 30, 2011, starting in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game against the Colorado Rapids
, and made his MLS debut on April 17 against Los Angeles Galaxy
.
Paul was waived by Chicago on June 29, 2011.
Paul was resigned by Chicago to their PDL team on July 20, 2011.
United States
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soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire Premier
Chicago Fire Premier
Chicago Fire Premier is an American soccer team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 2001, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference.The team plays its home games at...
in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
.
College and Amateur
Paul attended Damien High SchoolDamien High School
Damien High School is a private, all-male Roman Catholic high school in La Verne, California named for Saint Damien of Molokai. The school had its first graduating class in 1963. Each of Damien's freshmen classes draws from an average of over 75 different elementary and junior high schools for...
, who he helped to back-to-back Division 1 CIF titles, the only two in school history, as both the goal and points leader. Paul was also selected to the West Coast High School Classic Best 11 all-tournament team. He played club soccer for Arsenal FC, who he led to three consecutive USYSA National Championships. He was a three-time (2004–06) State ODP Champion with Cal South, scoring the game-winning goal to give Cal-South a National Championship in 2005. A Surf Cup, NHB, League Cup and Back-to-Back Premier League Champion, Paul earned NSCAA/Adidas Boys Youth All-American honors as well in 2006. He was selected to the prestigious Adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) and was one of 35 players chosen to play in the ESP All-Star Game.
Paul played college soccer
College soccer
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at the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
where he scored 15 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 14. Paul ranks fourth on Cal's career assist list with 21 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 (8), assists, points and game-winning goals (5) in 2010. During the regular season, he led the Pac-10 in points (27), goals (8) assists (13) and gamewinners (4). Along with many other accolades, he claimed two Pac-10 Player of the Week honors as well.
During his college years Paul also played with one season with the Los Angeles Legends in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
, scoring 10 goals and notching 5 assists in 12 games.
Professional
On January 14, 2011, Paul was drafted #51 overall in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft2011 MLS SuperDraft
The 2011 MLS SuperDraft was the twelfth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 13, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland, during the 2011 NSCAA Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center. The 2011 SuperDraft consisted of three rounds with eighteen selections each, for...
by the Chicago Fire. He made his professional debut on March 30, 2011, starting in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup game against the Colorado Rapids
Colorado Rapids
The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver suburb of Commerce City, Colorado which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, having competed in the league...
, and made his MLS debut on April 17 against Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
.
Paul was waived by Chicago on June 29, 2011.
Paul was resigned by Chicago to their PDL team on July 20, 2011.