Gianna Paul

College career

Paul was an "electric" substitute during her freshman season with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2022. In the NCAA tournament, she shook off a goal slump in the quarterfinals when she opened the scoring against Duke, leading Alabama to the first NCAA semifinal appearance in program history. She had 8 goals and 5 assists in 27 games and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and second-team All-SEC. In her sophomore year in 2023, she began the season with 7 goals in 10 games, but after suffering an ankle injury, she scored only once more in 11 games. She was named first-team All-SEC. She was named first-team All-SEC and fourth-team All-American, joining Reyna Reyes, Riley Parker, and Felicia Knox as the fourth All-American selection in program history. She again scored 12 goals and added a career-high 7 assists in 21 games as a senior in 2025, repeating her first-team All-SEC and fourth-team All-American selections.

Club career

The Kansas City Current announced on December 26, 2025, that they had signed Paul to her first professional contract on a three-year deal with a team option for another year. She made her professional debut as a late substitute for Ally Sentnor in a 2–1 win over the Utah Royals on March 14, 2026.

International career

Paul was called into training camp with the United States under-18/under-19 team in 2023.

Honors and awards

Individual Fourth-team All-American: 2024, 2025 First-team All-SEC: 2023, 2024, 2025 Second-team All-SEC: 2022 SEC Freshman of the Year: 2022