Gianna Paul

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athleti

Career Accolades

Picked up her third consecutive SEC Preseason Watchlist spot
Recognized on the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch--Forwards list and TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Best XI Third Team
Named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List
Started all five games for the Crimson Tide
Contributed a goal and assist in the win over LA Tech
Scored the lone goal against Chattanooga, marking her 30th collegiate goal
Put UA on the board in the first half against Samford
Netted a goal in the shutout win versus Mercer
Leads the team in points (9), goals (4), and shots (20)

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

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

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)

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