Catherine Paulson

Catherine Paulson
Paulson with Bay FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name Catherine Pauline Paulson[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-05) November 5, 2001
Place of birth Mountain View, California, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 HB Køge
Number 13
Youth career
2010–2020 MVLA
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Stanford Cardinal 47 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Bay FC 6 (0)
2026– HB Køge 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 21, 2026

Catherine Pauline Paulson (born November 5, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Danish A-Liga club HB Køge. She played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal.

Early life

Paulson was born in Mountain View and raised in Los Altos, California.[2] She played basketball and danced in addition to playing soccer growing up.[3] She joined MVLA Soccer Club when she was eight.[3] She played two seasons of soccer at Saint Francis High School.[2] She and her twin sister committed to play college soccer at Stanford when they were sophomores.[4]

College career

Paulson's freshman season with the Stanford Cardinal was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. She scored one goal in the 12 games she played in the spring, starting 6.[2][3] She missed her entire sophomore season due to injury.[2] In her redshirt sophomore season in 2022, she helped the Cardinal win the Pac-12 Conference, scoring 3 goals in 21 appearances exclusively as a substitute.[2] She started the first 2 games and made 14 appearances in 2023. Stanford went undefeated all the way to the final of the NCAA tournament, losing to Florida State.[2][5] She graduated the following spring, receiving her bachelor's degree in science, technology, and society.[1]

Club career

Bay FC

Bay FC head coach Albertin Montoya, who previously coached at Paulson's youth club MVLA, invited her to join the expansion side as a training player after she graduated from college.[3] On August 27, 2024, Bay announced she had signed with the team on a national team replacement contract while Savy King was on international duty at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6] She made debuted for Bay the same day in their club friendly against Barcelona at PayPal Park.[3] On October 11, she signed a second contract with Bay for the remainder of the season.[7]

Paulson returned to Bay as a non-roster invitee in the 2025 preseason.[8] On March 10, she signed a short-term contract through June.[9] When it expired, she was re-signed until the end of the season.[10] On August 10, she made her NWSL debut as a late substitute for Penelope Hocking in a 1–1 draw against the Chicago Stars.[11] She made her first start in her sixth NWSL appearance in a 4–1 loss to the North Carolina Courage on October 17.[12]

HB Køge

On March 19, 2026, Danish club HB Køge announced the signing of Paulson.[13]

Personal life

Paulson is the daughter of Jen and Greg Paulson.[2] She has three siblings including a twin sister, Sarah, who played with her at Stanford.[14] Three generations of her family played college sports at Santa Clara University.[2]

Honors and awards

Stanford Cardinal

References

  1. ^ a b "133rd Commencement" (PDF). Stanford University. June 16, 2024. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Catherine Paulson". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e Driscoll, Curtis (April 15, 2025). "Los Altos native Catherine Paulson makes home with Bay FC". Los Altos Town Crier. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Shealer, Sheldon (October 30, 2017). "Recruiting Roundup: Oct. 30–Nov. 5". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Gutmann, Harold (December 5, 2023). "Women's College Cup: Stanford's NCAA title dreams dashed by Florida State". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Bay FC signs Catherine Paulson as National Team Replacement Player". Bay FC. August 27, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bay FC signs Catherine Paulson for remainder of 2024 NWSL season". Bay FC. October 11, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bay FC announces 2025 preseason roster". Bay FC. January 27, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  9. ^ "Bay FC Signs Los Altos Native Catherine Paulson Through June 30". Bay FC. March 10, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  10. ^ "Bay FC announces mid-season roster updates and new contracts for five players ahead of NWSL Free Agency". Bay FC. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Match Recap: Bay FC Share Points with Chicago Stars FC in 1-1 Draw". Bay FC. August 10, 2025. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  12. ^ "Catherine Paulson 2025 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  13. ^ "Catherine Paulson is a new player for HB Køge Women". HB Køge. March 19, 2026. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  14. ^ "Sarah Paulson". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
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