Lachante Paul

Lachante Paul (born 6 August 2002) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Burnley in the FA Women's National League North. Born in England, she made her senior international debut for Jamaica in February 2024.

Early life Paul was born in London and began playing football in the garden with her father, brother and cousins, all football fans. She started playing more seriously for the Arsenal W.F.C. Academy. In 2018–19, she scored 15 goals in 15 games for Arsenal's WSL Academy team, including twice in the FA WSL Academy Cup final win over Manchester United.

Club career Paul made her senior debut and only appearance for Arsenal on 12 December 2018, as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup group stage victory over Millwall Lionesses. She scored six times in 19 appearances during the 2019–20 season, which was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, then struck seven goals in 25 games in 2020–21 as the club secured promotion to the FA WSL. She was among nine Leicester players to be awarded a new contract with the club ahead of their maiden top flight campaign in 2021–22. Early in Leicester's 2022-2023 campaign, Paul sustained a knee injury that required surgery and prevented her from playing for the rest of the season. Leicester City released Paul at the end of the season.

In 2023, Paul signed with Burnley, from where she was subsequently loaned out to Huddersfield Town.

Paul then joined Watford FC in the Women's National League South, scoring on her club debut against Billericay Town in August 2024.

International career In 2023, Paul received her first call-up to the Jamaica national team amidst key player absences due to an ongoing dispute with the Jamaica Football Federation. She made her international debut on 23 February 2024, starting and playing 74 minutes of a 5–1 friendly defeat to Chile.