Gianna Paul

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athleti

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Huntington Station, N.Y.
High School:
Walt Whitman HS

NIL Opportunities

Career Accolades

Alabama record holder with 40 career goals, 94 career points, 279 career shots and 115 career shots on goal
2025, 2024 USC All-American
2024 USC Scholar All-American
2024, 2023 USC All-Region First Team
2025 USC All-Region Second Team
2025, 2024, 2023 First Team All-SEC
2022 Second Team All-SEC
2022 SEC Freshman of the Year
2022 SEC All-Freshman Team

2025

Became the Tide's first-ever two-time All-American, earning fourth-team honors following her senior campaign
Captured her third First Team All-SEC honor and fifth overall conference selection
First player in program history to be named a five-time All-SEC honoree (three first-team honors, one second-team honor and one all-freshman team honor)
Just the second player in program history to be named a First Team All-SEC selection three times, joining Reyna Reyes
Led the team in goals (12), points (31), shots (80) and shots on goal (26) this season
Concluded the year ranked fifth among active Division I players in career goals (40) and eighth in career points (94)
Ranked 25th nationally in shots per game (3.81), 28th in total points (31), 30th in total goals (12), 32nd in points per game (1.48) and 39th in goals per game (0.57) for the season
Scored a brace against No. 1 Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Also notched a brace in the Tide's Iron Bowl of Soccer victory over Auburn
Ranked second on the team in assists with a career-best seven on the year
Surpassed a 20-year old record for career goals, set by Libby Probst in 2005, with her 34th netted shot in the team's victory over Lipscomb
Surpassed her second 20-year old record set by Probst, becoming the all-time leader in points with a brace against Auburn
Also holds UA program records for career shots (279) and career shots on goal (115) as well as single season shots (80)
United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team selection
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree
Named to the Preseason and Midseason Hermann Trophy Watch List
Recognized on the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch--Forwards list and TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Best XI Third Team
Picked up her third consecutive SEC Preseason Watchlist nod

2024

Earned her first career All-America honor after being named a fourth-team recipient
Earned USC First Team All-Southeast honors for the second straight year
Named a 2024 First Team All-SEC selection, her third consecutive year earning all-conference honors and second straight being named a first-team selection
Led the Tide in both goals (12) and points (25)
Finished the season ranked 17th nationally in game-winning goals (5) and 27th in total goals (12)
Scored five goals in SEC play
Her 12 goals this season ranks her third all-time in program history while also moving her to third in career goals with 28
Ranks seventh at UA in career points (63)
2024 College Sports Communicator All-District honoree
Co-Offensive SEC Player of the Week of 9/2
Scored a brace against Chattanooga and Florida Atlantic
Her brace against Florida Atlantic was part of a five-point game which included an assist on Nadia Ramadan's goal
Scored a goal against North Texas, Chattanooga, Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas A&M, Florida and Vanderbilt
Started all 21 games for the Tide

2023

United Soccer Coaches' All-Region First Team
First Team All-SEC honoree
Nationally ranked 10th and first in the SEC for game-winning goals (5)
Ranked 19th nationally and second in the SEC in total goals (12)
Scored a team-leading eight goals, including scoring a goal against three ranked teams
Recorded the equalizer against No. 3 North Carolina in the 79th minute
Scored the first goal against No. 23 Georgia in the fourth minute, No. 17 Memphis in the 24th minute and Texas A&M in the 53rd minute
Scored the game-winning goal against DePaul to open the season
Named SEC Offensive Player of the Week (9/11) for scoring goals against Southern Miss and No. 3 North Carolina
Named to College Soccer News' National Team of the Week (8/28, 9/11)
Named TopDrawerSoccer's Midseason Top 100 List
CSC Academic All-District Team

2022

Named the SEC Freshman of the Year
Second-Team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team honoree
Tied for 10th nationally among freshman for total goals (8) this season
Finished the year tied for third on the team in goals
Added five assists off the bench for 21 points, fourth best on the team
Scored the game-winning goal over then-No. 6 BYU
Netted goals against No. 6 BYU, No. 8 Duke, No. 18 Clemson, Chattanooga, Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi State, Jackson State
Recognized on TopDrawerSoccer's Best XI Freshman First-Team
SEC Freshman of the Week (9/5, 9/26)
TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (11/29)

High School

Two-time All-County honoree with Walt Whitman High School
Named Big School Offensive Player of the Year
Earned All-Long Island honors
Helped SUSA Academy win the New England Conference Championships in 2021
Named New England U17 First Team All-Conference
Also competed in track and field in high school, earning all-county honors four times
Named Athlete of the Year for track and field in addition to being selected for All-Long Island, All-State and All-American honors
Two-time state track and field champion