Education
Paul attended Damien High School.
Paul attended Damien High School.
College and amateur
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 University of California, Berkeley, 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, he claimed four Pac-10 Player of the Week honors as well.
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.
Professional
On January 14, 2011, Paul was drafted #51 overall in the 2011 Master of Library Science SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire. He made his professional debut on March 30, 2011, starting in a Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup game against the Colorado Rapids, and made his Master of Library Science debut on April 17 against Los Angeles Galaxy. Paul was waived by Chicago 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 before heading overseas to Norway to play with Stromgodset.
